Is it finished for your church?

Steve Brown began the pastor's pre-conference at Liberate. Here are some thoughts from him:

Galatians 5:1-9-These should be applied to the church more than just to an individual.

The church is not "your" church. 

If it is not finished for you, it won't be finished for your church.

If you get that "you are finished", you become dangerous.

When you know "it is finished", you don't have to prove anything, you don't have to win an argument.

Galatians 5:6-what counts is "faith working through love."

When it is finished, we can laugh.





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