A Living Hope (2 of 17)
Series: Glow
Joey Rodgers
1 Peter 1:3-9
As most of you are aware, after college I lived in Norway where I served w/ the IMB at North Sea Baptist Church. While in Norway, we'd often go on overnight hikes where we'd witness the most magnificent sights. The one sight I remember most was the aurora borealis - or northern lights. The 1st time I saw them I freaked. I thought we were being invaded by aliens. I'd never seen anything like it. The sky suddenly lit up as if someone opened a bright green umbrella overhead w/ reddish streaks shooting downward to the earth.
Science tells us the northern lights light up when charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere causing electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When these electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon of light causing the sky to glow.
Last Sunday we began a study in 1st Peter entitled - GLOW. When something glows it emits or reflects a steady radiance of light. We learn in 1st Peter that as Christ-followers, we're called to GLOW by emitting/reflecting the steady radiance of Christ in us to the dark world around us.
Last week we began our study by looking at the gift of God's grace and learned that in salvation we're chosen by the Father, changed by the H.S., and cleansed by the Son.
We discussed how we glow b/c our salvation comes as a result of our faith response to God's initiative - and that those who He foreknew would accept His gift of grace by faith would become His elect w/ a call to be holy/blameless.
Today, I want to discuss further the impact of God's grace on our lives to give us a right perspective of our salvation. Truth is - perspective is everything when it comes to truth.
Cartoon - a boy was standing at his teacher's desk. Caption - I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't get better grades somebody is going to get a spanking!
Perspective is everything!
As Abi ...
Series: Glow
Joey Rodgers
1 Peter 1:3-9
As most of you are aware, after college I lived in Norway where I served w/ the IMB at North Sea Baptist Church. While in Norway, we'd often go on overnight hikes where we'd witness the most magnificent sights. The one sight I remember most was the aurora borealis - or northern lights. The 1st time I saw them I freaked. I thought we were being invaded by aliens. I'd never seen anything like it. The sky suddenly lit up as if someone opened a bright green umbrella overhead w/ reddish streaks shooting downward to the earth.
Science tells us the northern lights light up when charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere causing electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When these electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon of light causing the sky to glow.
Last Sunday we began a study in 1st Peter entitled - GLOW. When something glows it emits or reflects a steady radiance of light. We learn in 1st Peter that as Christ-followers, we're called to GLOW by emitting/reflecting the steady radiance of Christ in us to the dark world around us.
Last week we began our study by looking at the gift of God's grace and learned that in salvation we're chosen by the Father, changed by the H.S., and cleansed by the Son.
We discussed how we glow b/c our salvation comes as a result of our faith response to God's initiative - and that those who He foreknew would accept His gift of grace by faith would become His elect w/ a call to be holy/blameless.
Today, I want to discuss further the impact of God's grace on our lives to give us a right perspective of our salvation. Truth is - perspective is everything when it comes to truth.
Cartoon - a boy was standing at his teacher's desk. Caption - I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't get better grades somebody is going to get a spanking!
Perspective is everything!
As Abi ...
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