Grace and Peace friends -
I'm thrilled to be starting this blog together, this will be a place where we can share the things that are going on in our lives, and how God is working in them. It's also a place to be sharpened by one another, to be challenged, but also to be loved. Together we can encourage one another, pray for each other and learn from each other. So here goes the first blog...
In Galatians Paul writes this "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-which is really no gospel at all."
This is a strong statement to start our first blog with, but it's what we need to hear. I am not worried that any of you have walked away from the truths of the gospel, or left the Faith, but we have in more subtle ways forgotten what the gospel means for daily living. We tend to drift into orphan living - forgetting that we have a Father who loves us, and has accomplished redemption for us through Jesus Christ. The gospel is for daily living, not just for salvation, it's a new framework with which to view the world, one where you see the cross and realize that you are more sinful than you can ever believe, but more loved than you will ever understand. Stop performing for God, for your spouse, for your friends and co-workers, your family or church. Live in freedom, which brings me to our "founding" verse way back in the day when we started Friday Prayer.
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."
So with that theme in mind what are things that put you back into slavery, where you need to hear the gospel and renew your mind? Let us encourage one another with the Gospel. Keep believing-
Sara Copeland
Scripture from Galatians 1:6, 5:1 NIV
