TN sunday recap…

While many of the high school students were gone at Fall-Out (heard it was incredible by the way), today’s service was smaller than normal, but there was an sense of intimacy that  was beautiful to be a part of. It was an all  acoustic worship set, and the music as well as the teaching  took place off the stage among the students.

The time of teaching was centered around the reality that Jesus came as a redeemer that would “enable God’s people to serve him without fear” (Luke 1:74). We also looked at how Jesus is the light that shines in  darkness, driving out fears that keep us from the fullness of life we are offered. Below are the verses we studied – I’d encourage you to read them and look for the common thread between them

1. Luke 1:67-80
2. John 3:19-21
3. Colossians 3:12-14, 3:15-17
4. 1 John 4:19

Here’s the quote from today’s teaching, out of Henri Nouwen’s book “The Return of the Prodigal son”

“The Father’s love does not force itself on the beloved.  Although he wants to heal us of all our inner darkness, we are still free to make our own choice to stay in the darkness or to step into the light of God’s love. God is there. God’s light is there. What is so clear is that God is always there, always ready to give and forgive, absolutely independent of our response. God’s love does not depend on our repentance or our inner or outer changes.”

Peace on ya,

bb