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I have been sharing posts over the last several weeks from The Gospel of Yes by Mike Glenn. I recommend the book to you. If you want your life and the church to be known as a place of yes rather than no, this book is for you. Here are some final quotes from the book: "Over the years I've had to let go of a lot of concepts of God that proved too small to contain the God I was trying to follow." "When you find your "yes" and it aligns with the greater "yes" of God to his world, things bigger than you always happen." "No matter the circumstances, no matter how loud the "no" that I was dealing with, Christ would bring a "yes" that would give meaning and hope." "If God tells us "no", then his "yes" has promoted the "no." "So the people of Jesus have to find a way to be the "yes" of Christ to our wounded world." "The church has to become a plac...

Here are my notes from my message today entitled, "Check Yes or No" based on 2 Corinthians 1:18-22. Introduction:   The title for this morning’s message comes from a George Strait song with the same name as well as remembering back to elementary or middle school where notes were passed between boys and girls with a question usually related to do you like me with two boxes at bottom.   Usually with the obvious directions to check one.    This morning we are going to look a similar question the people in Corinth were asking.   They wanted to know if it was yes or no. We will look at three P’s to help us understand and live out this passage from the Word of God. Read 2 Corinthians 1:15-22 Preach vs. 18-19 - The But—How often have you heard or used the following in relationships: I love you, but, I am proud of you, but, I forgive you, but, I was wrong, but, I was going to call you, but, etc. ·        ...

On Thursday, I continued reading The Gospel of Yes by Mike Glenn. I am only a third through the book. Glenn definitely shares some great thoughts about the "yes" of God. Here are a few quotes from my reading: "We are on earth to fulfill the dreams God had for his masterpiece: creation." "And because we don't know the stories of God, we don't know God, which leads to our misunderstanding his intentions." "In every no, God finds a way to say yes." "even when there is good reason for God to say no, he chooses yes. Then he finds a way-working with highly flawed people-to accomplish his plans." "God has decided to overcome every no of humanity with his powerful and persistent yes." "But God is more than just a Divine Judge of Right and Wrong." "How does God temper his justice with mercy? The answer is Jesus, the God-Man." "Jesus took into himself the no of our sin and died in ...

How would you answer this question?  Before you begin lecturing me about ignoring sin, let me say that I am not interested in explaining away sin, but instead wondering if we focus too much on it. I have been on a journey these last few months trying to understand why much of our belief about God or the Christian life focuses on the negative.  Is this what God's Word teaches?  I hope to be able to answer this question soon. One book I am reading right now is called The Gospel of Yes by Mike Glenn.  As I was reading this week, several of his quotes from Chapter 2 spoke to my journey and questions I have been pondering.  Here are some of those quotes: "One generation after another has been trapped in the habit of no."  "But the no of God is also positive. Like the banks of a river, our given limits increase our power by focusing our potential." "The Ten Commandments, those great "Thou shalt nots," are gifts of grace and mercy. God offers th...