To Live The Love Of Christ

I was asked to confirm our Mission Statement with our District office today. As I read our statement, I took time to contemplate the magnitude of that statement. Think of it -- to live the love of Christ. He loved each of us so fully and so completely that He gave up His life willingly so that we would not know the sting of death. I could write chapters on that one thought. There are those out there who believe that there is something or someone who is not of this world but they have no concept of what happens after death. Many will say that they come back as another life, another living form; some describe an afterlife in the clouds or in another plane of existence. When I talk to these people, many times the conversation starts “well, we may go to…” I hang on that one word, “may”. There is no certainty and little hope. There are also the conversations with those who believe in nothing after death. The ones who believe we become worm bait and there is nothing beyond this life. Where is the hope in that?

My God said in John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” Jesus willingly and purposely gave up His life for each of us so that we could have hope in more than a dark grave. He gave us a look into glory by pointing the way, by beating death and He did it for you and me. Would you put down your own life to save the life of another? Would you put your fears on the back burner so that you could tell someone about the good news of glory? I have lost a few friends when I began to follow the way of Christ and chose to be a messenger for His Message on this world because they did not want to hear but I don’t blame them, rather I pray that one day they may come to understand the hope that is found in Christ’s message. When we give up our past and embrace a future filled with hope and peace, that is when we will see a new change. When we grasp the fullness of His love and treat each other with the same love and respect, life will take on a whole new joy.

This Sunday we welcome Rev. Glenn Reeder and look forward to another wonderful message. We invite you to join us in person or online at 10:30 MST or you can watch live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MainAvenueFellowship/) or view it afterwards on our website (www.mainavefellowship.blogspot.ca).

Blessings
Pastor Todd