Live courageously from your heart!
Lets go back to the story of the woman caught in adultery in John 8:1-11 where the people of the town were going to stone her. This is one of the coolest stories in the New Testament. Jesus responds to the situation by saying “He who is without sin cast the first stone.” This is brilliant!
Once again this nation has come under attack. But for me and many others it’s right on our back doorstep, this time it happened in Boston. The Boston Marathon is a special day for celebrating everything that is good about Boston, its a day where the city opens up its arms and welcomes runners from around the world. It’s a day where they are part of our community for a day.
Sadly what started out to be a beautiful day with excitement and anticipation of who would win the marathon, tragedy struck.
Check out these lyrics from the song ‘Jesus Bring The Rain’ by Mercy Me.
So I pray
Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there’ll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that’s what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain
That’s a tough perspective, isn’t it?
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On this LIVE edition Tony Marino and Pastors Brian Whiteside, Michael Duncan, and Dr. Jeff Klick.
Guest Panelists: Jason Velotta, Lyn Smith, Ed Hook, Tim Young, and Shawn Savage (Shawn & Caroline Savage).
I want you to imagine this scene.
God had just finished creating Adam and Eve placing them within the pristine landscape of Eden; a land of paradise beyond our wildest imagination.
They live in a garden paradise where they could thrive and raise a family of their own, but this garden of theirs is more than a physical utopia. It’s a land where they live in perfect harmony with one another and with their Creator. They would commune with Him as their Father and as a friend. And that relationship – more than all the fruit-bearing trees, more than all the crystal waters, more than the beauty and comfort of their surroundings – provides everything their human hearts could ever desire. They have love, because their love came from God. They had joy, because their joy came from God. They had peace because their peace came from God. There was no hunger, greed, fear, or pain because God’s holy presence surrounded and filled that perfect place.
