Rev Bill

I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. Based on Hosea 11:1-11, it is entitled: “Choices”.

Here’s a portion of it:

God chooses to offer you a new way to live and new things to love and want and have a desire for – things that don’t separate you from Him and others.
God choose to offer you a way to live without saying things that hurt people.
God chooses to offer you a way to live without flying off the handle and getting mad at others.
God chooses to offer you a way to live the life God wants you to live.
God choose to offer you a way to use the material things in your life – be it your television or your computer or your cell phone or your home or you car – or whatever it might be – a way that does not harm your relationship with Him and others but can help it.
God chooses to offer you a way to be use your feelings – the things you want and desire in the world – the things that give you pleasure – in ways that do not separate you from Him and others and are not sinful.
God makes a loving choice to save you – even though you have gone against Him
You can choose to repent and be saved.
You can choose to live in God’s ways.
You can choose to be active in the Church and the community – doing God’s will – taking part in God’s work and worshipping, fellowshipping, learning, and serving with God’s people – doing the things God wants you to do – and finding the new life God wants to give you – or you can choose not to do these things and go on worshipping yourself and not doing God’s will – coming to Church when you feel like it instead of when God calls you – and – in the end – risking not being the person God has called you to be.

You can read the sermon here.

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