Moving In Grace

Sunday was a good day. In all three services I saw many people who took serious the challenge of writing down a name or situation that they had never truly forgiven someone and moved on. It was exciting to see so many take the those names and throw them in the provided trash cans that we had placed around the auditorium.

In the End Zone after each service people shared with me about the anger, resentment, hate, and many other feelings they have had against a parent, spouse, friend or other person in their life. However, on this day they were choosing not to swallow the poison any more and were going to forgive.

As I write this BLOG the sun is coming up and it is a new day. I am praying for many of you that today is the first day in a long time you can breath in and breath out with the sweet oxygen of Grace. Grace that you have received and Grace that you have offered. It is the only way to live.......truly live free!

If.....yesterday you could not bring yourself to move toward forgiving someone and today you are still harboring anger and such toward that person or situation, then, contact the church office and ask to speak to one of our pastors. We would love to help you understand more about the message yesterday and begin the process of accepting and then moving in grace.

Speaking of living free......if you have accepted Christ as your savior but have never been baptized, then please email chris@charlottesouth.org and get the info you need. A pastor will contact you ASAP about our upcoming baptism.

Today's Bible Reading John Chapter 12

Today we read about the triumphal entry of Jesus. People were excited to see Him and Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. However, in the back ground the Jewish leaders were getting more and more concerned about this Jesus who people were following. They knew they would need to kill him soon.

Have you ever wondered how the people went from...one day laying out palm branches and hailing Him as King to just a few short days later screaming at the top of their lungs...."crucify him!" We sometimes think..."I would never have done that!" However, how many times have we had a wonderful worship experience, heard a great message, made a few spiritual commitments and then only a little time later we have completely stopped doing the things we promised God we would do and moreover, have begun doing the again the wrong things we said we would stop. In a sense we go very quickly from hailing Him as King to turning around and saying...."I will do want I want Jesus, you are not worthy of my following you." Ouch! That hurts I know. However, in my life and your, that is what we do. We just don't do it in His face!