Imperishable Beauty

Quote...

2008-02-28T22:09:00.003-05:00

Here's a quote from my devotions this morning.

A Cure for Distrust

"Every time I deliberately disobey a command of God, it is because I am in the moment doubtful as to God's true intentions in giving me that command. Does He really have my best interests at heart? Or is He withholding something from me that I would be better off having? Such questions, whether consciously asked or not, lie underneath every act of disobedience.

However, the gospel changes my view of God's commandments, in that it helps me to see the heart of the Person from whom those commandments come. When I begin my train of thought with the gospel, I realize that if God loved me enough to sacrifice His Son's life for me, then He must be guided by that same love when He speaks His commandments to me. Viewing God's commands and prohibitions in this light, I can see them for what they really are: friendly signposts from a heavenly Father who is seeking to love me through each directive, so that I might experience His very fullness forever.

When controlling my thoughts as described above, the gospel cures me of my suspicion of God, thereby disposing me to walk more trustingly on the path of disobedience to His commands."

~Milton Vincent

A Gospel Primer for Christians

Here is the biblical basis for this quote...

Genesis 3:4-6

Deut 5:29

Let me know what you think...

Quote...

2008-01-30T14:55:00.000-05:00

“What young men [women] will be, in all probability depends upon what they are now, and yet they seem so easily to forget this. Youth is the seed-time of full age, the molding season in the little space of human life, the turning-point in the history of man’s mind. By the shoot we judge of the tree, by the blossoms we judge of the fruit, by the spring we judge of the harvest, by the morning we judge of the day, and by the character of the young man, we may generally judge what he will be when he grows up. Young man, do not be deceived. Do not think that you can willfully serve your self and your pleasures in the beginning of life, and then go and serve God with ease at the end.”

~JC Ryle

emphasis mine

Lets dialog about this...what do you think?

Are you Preaching?

2007-12-22T21:47:00.000-05:00

Are you still preaching the gospel to yourself? Don't stop!!!

"The more we dwell where the cries of Calvary can be heard the more noble our lives become. Nothing puts life into men like a dying Savior.”
- Charles Spurgeon

New meeting date...

2007-11-19T13:30:00.000-05:00

Our next meeting will be this coming Sunday, November 25th. Grab your lunch after church and come on over to my house for a little chat.

Love,
Kelly

What will you leave behind?

2007-11-02T17:09:00.000-04:00

I heard a song today on the radio called "How will they remember me" by Nichole Nordeman. It struck me and I wanted to encourage you with the chorus of the song. The thing about a legacy is that you have to think ahead to what kind of legacy you want to leave. If you wait till the end - there won't be much of a legacy.

So why think about leaving a legacy now, at your age? Because you have to decide now what legacy you want to leave and you have to do things now to make sure that it happens.

I want to leave a legacy How will they remember me? Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough To make a mark on things? I want to leave an offering A child of mercy and grace who blessed your name unapologetically And leave that kind of legacy.

How do you want your friends to remember you? Were you a friend who always pointed them to the cross or toward the world?

What things in your life need to change in order to leave a biblical legacy?

Think about it...

Come On Girls...

2007-10-29T16:03:00.000-04:00

Just a few weeks until our next meeting... are you working on your assignments? have you memorized your verses? Are you ready for our Secret Santa?

It seems like forever since our last meeting. I can't wait to be with each of you again!

Be diligent and don't wait till the last minute, oh and if you didn't talk at the last meeting - come ready to talk this time!

Love,
me

Celebrating Reconciliation

2007-10-22T12:06:00.000-04:00

Girls,

We all just returned from Celebration and it can be so easy to get back to normal life and forget what we've been taught this past weekend. Take a minute and share 1 thing that impacted you the most. Make sure to share it with your parents and your accountability partner too.

The Glorious Gospel

2007-10-05T13:44:00.000-04:00

Here are some bits of encouragement from your peers. Tell me how you have been affected by preaching the gospel to yourself and I'll post it too.

"I have been practicing the guitar and that has been very helpful in preaching the gospel to myself. My favorite worship song right now is 'Here is Love'. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! 'Grace and love like mighty rivers, poured incessant from above, and heavens peace and perfect justice kissed a guilty world in love', the words are so rich and deep!! I love it!!!"

"I have been doing accountability, I haven't started working on my verse yet because I was in the midst of memorizing one from Corinthians and I want to get that one down solid before I try to tackle another one. One thing I've noticed is that since I've been trying to focus on the gospel more, I am noticing hints of it more readily now. (for example: in worship songs and scriptures that aren't blatantly about "the cross" God's drawing my attention to how it relates or hints at the gospel"

Welcome!!!

2007-10-05T12:48:00.000-04:00

Hi Ladies,

I thought this would be a fun way to keep everyone up to date on assignements, news, etc. We will hopefully be having guest bloggers and be able to use it as a way for you to encourage each other with how you are applying what we are learning about. I won't be able to post everyday, but I'll try to as much as I am able.

Love,
Kelly