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The Bible Reading from Ephesians 3:14-19 is from the New Living Translation: 14 When I think of the wisdom and scope of God’s plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you might inner strength through His Holy Spirit. 17 And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in Him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, how deep his love really is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
The birth of Jesus is the story of the Christ coming as a baby searching for a home…
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Prov. 3:5-6: NIV: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
In order to understand the Bible, it helps to understand what sort of writing you are reading. The O.T. has many straight forward stories. Sometimes there is commentary to make the lessons obvious, but often it is left up to us determine how to apply it…Today, as we continue character studies from genealogy of Jesus in Matt. 1, we come to King Asa. Last week I handed out list of Kings of Judah and Israel… if you don’t have one…. As I read through the story of Asa, his story is one of Trusting God. Prov. 3:5-6 makes a wonderful caption. His kingship is a living example of great trust, but towards the end of his life, he abandons his faith and “leans on his own understanding.” Many of Jesus’ family/ancestors are people of faith who trust the Lord, but often those same people show an imperfect faith and drift away from God. Sounds like us. |
 
Carl Crouse, Pastor
At SACC we believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Every Sunday the worship service includes a message from the Bible. My words are an attempt to understand and apply the Bible to our daily living. I post weekly sermons and other biblical messages on this page. May you find meaning and hope as you read through each message and seek to hear God's voice. Leave a comment to ask questions or inspire others with your insights. Categories
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