His Presence Our Present: Love (Romans 8)

MOTIVATE God loves you. GOD loves you. God LOVES you. God loves YOU. God loves you. Christmas is a love story. A love story between a young couple named Joseph & Mary. Joseph was a righteous man hoping to marry the girl of his childhood dreams. Mary was a sweet spirited girl hoping to marry…

Presence: Hope

  MOTIVATE   One of my favorite cartoons is Peanuts. There is one where Lucy is at her 5c psychology booth and Charlie Brown stops for advice about life. Lucy says, “Life is like a deck chair Charlie. On the cruise ship of life, some people place their deck chair at the rear of the…

Presence: Faith

MOTIVATE There is something that takes places every Christmas that just doesn’t seem to make sense: wrapping presents. And even worse, paying someone to wrap presents! The person who is receiving the gift does not really care if the gift is wrapped, they simply appreciate the thought. Do not get me wrong, some people will…

God has adopted you

God has adopted you. Romans 8:15 – 39   Paul makes the case that those who belong to God (in Christ) have received His Spirit which makes them an adopted child, rather than a slave of fear (8:15). The contrast of adoption and slavery is stark. Slaves have little to no rights, are treated presumptuously…