2023

<p>Entering and walking in God's kingdom is only possible as we honestly admit our need for God, recognize who you are in His eyes, and maintain an attitude of emptiness and a posture of receptivity</p>

<p>We must not rest content with a desert experience, but show all the diligence we can to reach the rest of deliverance and what keeps us in it.</p>

<p>The fullness of His presence among us requires each of us cleansing ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit.</p>

<p>Fashioning the Gospel to fit our lives fails in bringing God glory and keeps us from living out His purpose for us as His creation.</p>

<p>Ongoing spiritual inventory of our lives and our life together as the church are essential to ongoing growth.<br></p>

<p>Testing and examining the genuineness of our faith are essential steps in moving forward in our pursuit of health and growth/maturity as followers of Christ, and as an interconnected body of Christ, the local church.</p>

<p>We can assess our relationship with Christ by understanding the examples of Christian living the Bible has given us</p>

<p>Seeing and being shocked by God's Grace toward the unrighteous and the self-righteous will reveal the blind spot of my own gracelessness.</p>

<p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap">We internalize and live out pursuing Christ and experiencing the power of His resurrection by imitating the imitators of Christ, choosing who those people are wisely, and hoping together, in Christ, for His coming in power as Lord and Savior.</span></p>

<p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap">Jesus the Messiah King offered peace to mankind, wept over their response to Him, and the offer of peace with God and so should we.</span></p>