HOW THEN SHALL WE LIVE?

"God's intended pattern for our lives is displayed throughout the Bible. He wants to be the SOURCE of all our behavior. His desire is that we live by His life, depending totally on Him to enable us to be all that He has called us to be and to do all that He has called us to do. God delights in our dependence upon Him.

To understand that we don't need to struggle to live a godly lifestyle -- but can simply trust Jesus Christ to be Himself in and through us -- takes tremendous pressure off those of us who have been struggling under the burden of religious rules. Grace means that God does it all!" --
from GRACE LAND -- Dr. Steve McVey

"Grace means that in the middle of our struggle the referee blows the whistle and announces the end of the game. We are declared winners and sent to the showers. It's over for all huffing, puffing, piety to earn God's favor; it's finished for all sweat-soaked straining to secure self-worth; it's the end of all competitive scrambling to get ahead of others in the game. Grace means that God is on our side and thus we are victors regardless of how well we played the game. We might as well head for the showers and head for the celebrations." -- Donald McCullough

What a beautiful picture of God's grace as we celebrate this Lord's today, February 27, 2005. ENJOY HIM TODAY! Celebrate His amazing grace in your life as you worship today.