Grace Calvary Chapel
5103 S 50th St.
Saint Joseph, MO 64507
(816) 279-2090
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We often think that God and His justice have abandoned us when we suffer for His name or experience tribulations in this life. Paul reminds us that God has not forsaken us but is actually preparing us for His return and everlasting kingdom.
Every book/movie have the same things in common. Some of them are a dynamic cast of characters/ a conflict/lessons to be learned/and finally a beautiful ending
What made that moment unique of course, is that I met someone who I couldn’t see, who died, and yet was somehow tangibly present in that room, in my heart, and in my mind. Since that moment, I have experienced this same Jesus speaking to me, guiding me, providing for me, healing me, leading me, comforting me, and changing me from the inside out.
Knowing Jesus allows us to serve God under a better covenant. Just as the covenant is greater, so is the weight of responsibility.
Hebrews 12:18-29
2nd Corinthians 5:17-6:3
“The church in ancient Philadelphia was no losing team in God’s eyes. Though the world may have seen them as weak and seemingly insignificant, Jesus looked at this church and saw a championship team, full of faith and good works.”
“What we now know spiritually in our hearts, God intends to bring about physically on the earth.”
-Pastor Josh Blevins
Inevitably, God wants to use us for purposes bigger than what we can see and understand. Sometimes our own prejudices or preferences keep us from full obedience and blessing. God wants to realign our hearts to match his so that His plans to rescue people can be accomplished through us.
A time is coming when those who are afflicted for the sake of Christ will be comforted, and those who trouble the church will be afflicted by God. Now is the time to find peace with God through His Son before He returns to judge the world in righteousness.