Repentance

Im not sure if its okay to have two posts in one day, but ill do it anyway.


Our church, Harvest Bible Chapel (the one in Rolling Meadows) is doing a series on change.  I have been getting a lot out of it, especially since lately I have been feeling a little down and out.. not getting into the Word enough and not necessarily knowing where to start.  


I am feeling very thankful lately for harvest, for the men & women who work so hard to keep the church running smoothly and for our friends who go there.. 


"True life change comes only from God and must begin with rejection of faulty self-help methods"


There are many self-help methods the world gives people to use to change, but what is the most crucial is to know that those methods will not create true, everlasting change... we wont change based only on environment, digging up the past, self-discovery, legalistic rules (hello law!), intellectual studies or doing it alone!


What I needed to know was that my problem is a heart problem (Romans 7:24 "What a wretched man I am!  Who will rescue me from this body?")  Then I must turn to God to change my heart (Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God who delivers me!)


To do this... I must commit to full cooperation with Gods desire to transform me.. which is NOT easy! However.. God never shows us in His word that he has messed this up.. 


So.. here we go, unto a journey of Change!  True life change that will encourage myself and Mike to really look deeper into our lives, to isolate what God wants to change in us and ask in faith that He will guide us on our new journey.. 


We are isolating what needs to change (Romans 14:10-12 You then, why do you judge your brother or sister?  Or why do you treat them with contempt?  For we will all stand before God's judgement seat.  It is written: "As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God." So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.")  


To see the message from Harvest go to.. 


Lord Change Me, Lets get Specific


Random Fact: Tonight is Monday Night Football!! GO BEARS!  Im making chili cheese dup in the crock pot (love the crock pot) which needs to be ready right about now... yikes!