What It Means To Be Acceptable to God

Romans 5:1-8

1. By faith we have been made acceptable to God. And now, because of our Lord Jesus Christ, we live at peace with God.
2. Christ has also introduced us to God's undeserved kindness on which we take our stand. So we are happy, as we look forward to sharing in the glory of God.
3. But that's not all! We gladly suffer, because we know that suffering helps us to endure.
4. And endurance builds character, which gives us a hope
5. that will never disappoint us. All of this happens because God has given us the Holy Spirit, who fills our hearts with his love.
6. Christ died for us at a time when we were helpless and sinful.
7. No one is really willing to die for an honest person, though someone might be willing to die for a truly good person.
8. But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.

Happy New Year & God bless you all

Thank you Lord for the wonderful year of 2007
As we welcome the brand new year may we grow closer to you and may we do your will and purpose in our lives.

The Great Faith of God's People

Hebrews 11:1-6

1 Faith makes us sure of what we hope for and gives us proof of what we cannot see.

2 It was their faith that made our ancestors pleasing to God.

3 Because of our faith, we know that the world was made at God's command. We also know that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

4 Because Abel had faith, he offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God was pleased with him and his gift, and even though Abel is now dead, his faith still speaks for him.

5 Enoch had faith and did not die. He pleased God, and God took him up to heaven. That's why his body was never found.

6 But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and that he rewards everyone who searches for him.