The Great Healer

1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.

1 Peter 2:24 (NLT)
He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.

It is amazing how complacent we can become. The desire and prayer of my heart is that I will love and serve my Savior as I daily take up my cross and follow him. What a privilege to be called a child of God. No matter what our lives have been, we have the hope of heaven through believing in the shed blood of Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins. Whatever Satan tries to tell us, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Let's thank Jesus for healing our wounds and shamelessly tell others about His great love!

Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [19] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT)
Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. [19] Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. [20] Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Prayer

I pray for God's protection and blessing on our family. I pray for His guidance and direction for our lives, and that we will be, as Stacy put it, "obedient in the small things as well as the big things.". I pray for Mickey and his family, our church, and our ministry. I pray that God will bring about tremendous change and revival within our youth ministry. I pray that our Cities will be radically changed for God and that our "land will be healed."

Praise

I praise God for His faithfulness and for the opportunity to serve Him.

Thanks

Thank you Stacy for an amazing message about discovering "whose we are?," before discovering who we are. I choose to be Christ's and I'm all in!

Thought

Although the idea of a serf captures what we owe Christ, He purchased our freedom rather than our service. We have a choice to accept His calling to be free in Christ or remain chained in the bondage of sin. To serve Christ is an honor and privilege, but it remains a choice of our free will.

Reading

I am reading John Ortberg's the me I want to be, and it is talking about living in such a way that the Holy Spirit flows freely through one such that it over flows and spills out onto and into the lives of others. This is my prayer and commitment that my life will be over flowing with the presence and love of Jesus through His indwelling Spirit in me.

Romans 15:13 (NLT)
(13)I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Claim Your Campus

Pray as we attempt to claim the campuses of every middle and high school in the Quad Cities!

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT)
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

iSerf

The word serf means to be "a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner.". This describes our relationship to Christ. We must surrender our will to his, and He has promised to take care of us and our needs.

1 Corinthians 6:19b-20 (NLT)
(19b) You do not belong to yourself, (20) for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)
(5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. (6)Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.