Liz Curtis Higgs came to Brookside this past weekend.
Here are my random notes in no perfect order…
*Acts 16 – Faith is NOT a feeling. Take THAT Oprah Winfrey. Your “feel good” experiences are not enough to stand on their own. You need Christ Jesus our Lord & Saviour – He is the ONLY way.
*Mark 5:25 – I can’t remember why I wrote that down
Encouragement & Grace
Amazing Grace Lyrics – Parts of the lyrics made me think of slavery?
*Proverbs 31:8-9 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Embracing Truth
Embracing Forgiveness
God is always with you…
You are Loved…
All is forgiven…
There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
*Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
*Ephesians 1:3-14 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment—to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ. In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
I believe…
You can not out-sin the grace of God
Embrace Forgiveness
Liz’s website: LizCurtisHiggs.com
Did you know Liz is on Facebook too?
Embrace sin…
Go now & leave your life of sin
*James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
*Romans 1:8-10 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. God, whom I serve with my whole heart in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you.
He washes your sins over & over again…
It’s NOT possible to be perfect
Perfection = JESUS
God loves us because we are His, not because we’re perfect…
*Romans 6:1-14 Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
Love one another
What if I mess up?
YOU WILL!
You don’t lose your salvation…
We are always in a state of guilt
If I don’t forgive myself, THAT negates everything He has done for us
Pride = TROUBLE
Fair is the Road
People writing horrible things are hurting, try to remember that
God works through the bad stuff…
His Grace is Enough… for me
28/01/2009 at 1:39 PM Permalink
I loved reading this! I needed to read this today. It was like having a refreshing drink on a hot day. I think that one of my favorite scriptures is Ephesians 1.
I am so glad that you went to this. If I lived up there, I would have gone with you. That would have been fun!
Love you!
29/01/2009 at 2:34 PM Permalink
If you lived up here we would probably be doing a lot of church things together. If only… lol :)