What a wonderful day as we concentrated on the theme of "Love." Our time of worship drew us toward God's love for us and our love for him. Then in the message on the 7 trumpets of Rev 8-9 we saw God's judgment as another facet of his love. God loves us enough to warn us about what is to come should we ignore His provision for our disobedience. How sad it is to read the last two verses of Chapter 9.

The tension is building as we continue in our Rev study - In the opening verses of chapter 8 we see the power of prayer as it relates to the Day of the Lord and the blowing of the 7 trumpets. What an encouragement it is to know that our prayers have such significance in the overall plan of God. This weeks recap lists a number of opportunities for you to grow in your relationship with God and one another.

Family Recap for February 1, 2010

Meditation verse for these next few weeks come from what is known as “The Bridge.” This week we are looking at the price paid for the penalty of our sin through Rom 5:8 (NIV) ”But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

Ice, snow, ice, snow - Vikings loss - what a weekend. But what made it a great weekend none-the-less is the fellowship of the body of Christ. We are beginning to look into the specific events of that time when Jesus will restore His creation.

Do you get as excited as I do when you read Revelation? What a sight it must have been for John. What a challenge it must have been for him to put the scene of the Throne Room of God into words. I thank God that they were!