Life is hard to balanceEven in the bible finding the balance was difficult.Look at examples in Scripture –
David, - was the friend of God, the man after God own heart yet he made some pretty big mistakes. Adultery, murder just to name a few.
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We have spoken about being involved in mission over the last few weeks. But most of us are usually at a bit of a loss how to go about mission. That is because we usually think of it as an over there thing. Something that someone on the mission field does but we don’t. We do church, or we do bible study or we do youth group but we don’t perceive that we do mission. Well we know we do but it doesn’t sink into our psyche. Have you ever thought what a mum’s mission is? Well if mum’s wrote a purpose statement maybe it would sound like this” My purpose is to provide for my kids an environment so they can reach their potential, be totally well and be totally safe. This is a great passage. A tad controversial in places but we’ll deal with that as we go. I love this first bit. COL 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Today we begin to look at a section of Colossians that is practical and ethical in its emphasis, Paul encourages his readers, and that means us, to give outward expression of what we believe in daily living to the experience of knowing Jesus. The Christian life is a life “hidden with Christ in God,” but it is still a life lived out on earth. Christians must give careful attention not only to their inward experience with God but also to their outward relations with their fellow human beings. Read the rest of this entry » |
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