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Last year, I wrote a curriculum for our 2nd-4th grade classes at our mid-week program at church called Hide N Seek.  The curriculum focused on who God is. As part of that curriculum, my friend Brittni Rhodes, made images to convey the truth about who God is.  I would like to start sharing these images weekly as a reminder of the good, great, and awesome God we have.  

We often forget.  We see throughout history the Israelites and the church forgetting. We need to be reminded often of who God is in Scripture, church history and in our lives and churches. The names of God are important because these names are not just what God does, it is who He is.  I hope this will encourage you as you are reminded of how good, great, and awesome our God is. Savior Savior means one who saves.  It can also be translated deliverer.  11  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:11) 14  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. (1 John 4:14) What it reminds me?  Ever since sin entered the world in Genesis, people have been looking for a savior or deliverer.  For many, they saw this person as one who would deliver or save them from the oppressive or corrupt leaders of conquering nations.  Howeve...

We are continuing our series, God is….which will look at what some call the attributes of God or the character or God or what makes God, God. Previously, we discussed God is Creator, Good, Great, Holy, Loving, Provider, and Merciful. Introduction: A.W. Tozer writes, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us. And the second is what we think God thinks of us.” Opening Quiz : What is the point of the story of Abraham and Isaac? Why is Leviticus in the Bible? Why is it important to understand sacrificial system? ·          What we do with Old Testament matters.   If the focus is the story or book itself, we often are left scratching our heads.   But when we see that all of Scripture points to Jesus, things begin to make sense.   ·          Paul David Tripp writes, “God is the hero of every story in the Bible. In fact the Bible is not...

This Sunday, I continue series on the attributes of God. Or in other words, the things that make God, God.  It is entitled, "God is...." Thank you to Brittni Rhodes for the graphics. This week, we will look at God is.....Savior, Substitute, and Sacrifice Here are a few things to ponder prior to Sunday: Read the Bible passage : 1 Corinthians 2:2 and Hebrews 7:22-28 Questions to think about: What have you learned about God as Creator, Good, Great, Holy, Loving, Merciful, Provider from previous weeks?   We know what God has saved us from.  But what has he saved us to?   Why is Christ as a substitute important for us? Think about the sacrifices of the Old Testament.  How does that point to a greater understanding of God as a sacrifice? Helpful Resources God As He Longs For You To See Him by Chip Ingram The Christian Faith   by Michael Hort...

We often forget.  We see throughout history the Israelites and the church forgetting. We need to be reminded often of who God is in Scripture, church history and in our lives and churches. The names of God are important because these names are not just what God does, it is who He is.  I hope this will encourage you as you are reminded of how good, great, and awesome our God is. Savior   Savior means one who saves.  It can also be translated deliverer.  11  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:11) 14  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. (1 John 4:14) What it reminds me?  Ever since sin entered the world in Genesis, people have been looking for a savior or deliverer.  For many, they saw this person as one who would deliver or save them from the oppressive or corrupt leaders of conquering nations.  However, God h...

We often forget.  We see throughout history the Israelites and the church forgetting. We need to be reminded often of who God is in Scripture, church history and in our lives and churches. The names of God are important because these names are not just what God does, it is who He is.  I hope this will encourage you as you are reminded of how good, great, and awesome our God is. Savior   Savior means one who saves.  It can also be translated deliverer.  11  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:11) 14  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. (1 John 4:14) What it reminds me?  Ever since sin entered the world in Genesis, people have been looking for a savior or deliverer.  For many, they saw this person as one who would deliver or save them from the oppressive or corrupt leaders of conquering nations.  However, God h...

We often forget.  We see throughout history the Israelites and the church forgetting. We need to be reminded often of who God is in Scripture, church history and in our lives and churches. This is a new feature on the blog on the names of God.  Why?  Because these names are not just what God does, it is who He is.  I hope this will encourage you as you are reminded of how good, great, and awesome our God is. Savior   Savior means one who saves.  It can also be translated deliverer.  11  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:11) 14  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. (1 John 4:14) What it reminds me?  Ever since sin entered the world in Genesis, people have been looking for a savior or deliverer.  For many, they saw this person as one who would deliver or save them from the oppressive or corrupt lead...

This is a new weekly post connecting who God is with who we are because of what He has DONE.  These are true because it is about God and His relationship toward us not anything we must DO. Jesus is our Savior For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior , who is Christ the Lord.  (Luke 2:11)  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. (1 John 4:14) So...We are Saved! For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)  Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power. (Psalm 106:8) And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved . (Joel 2:32) And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved . (Acts 4:12)  ...

Worship is about Jesus.  Be reminded that Jesus is your Savior.  Enjoy this hymn of the faith.

Our love of Jesus is rooted in His love for us first. Enjoy this hymn about his love and how He demonstrates it to us.

Since yesterday was Easter, I am sharing two of my favorite songs from Easter today and tomorrow.  Enjoy!  We serve a risen Savior.

Christ the Lord is risen today!  What a great reminder that we serve a risen Savior.  Jesus is alive! Today at Hesston MB during Children's Church, we will have an Easter Egg Hunt and I will tell the story of Easter using Resurrection eggs.  Check back later today for pictures!

I was totally unprepared and unaware of the dangers of daily gospel ministry. My greatest fear was and is saying "I'm in ministry, but I am bit of a mess. It took me a long time to realize this and a war to live this: unless your ministry is firmly rooted in finished work of Christ, it will be uprooted by some form of ministry dysfunction. 1 Timothy 1:12-15 We can be comfortable with, "I once was but now I __________" Jesus came to save people like me! This is not just a confession of past iniquity.  It (Jesus came to save sinners) is a message that I desperately need right now. I have not arrived. Your weakness is not in the way of vibrant gospel ministry. Your delusion of strengths are. 1 Timothy 1:16-Grace never runs out, never gives up, never turns it back & walks away. It's grace upon grace upon grace. I can still shop horizontally for what I already have vertically. How much of your ministry is driven by fear not faith? If your ministry isn't rooted...

I love Easter!  Here is a new version of a popular song that many of us will sing on Easter Sunday.  Be reminded that our Savior is risen!

Another great song about our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Listen to who God is and the victory He has won in this song by Jeremy Camp:

My hope is built. . . Christ alone.  Be reminded of our Savior.