PB Devotion

Only 5% of Americans have received a personal invitation to church. 80% of Americans would be open to attending church if invited by a friend. Invite someone to Back to Church Sunday, In-Person or Online, September 21st.

Get back to church! Help someone let go of any reason that has kept them out of church.

In Colossians 2:6 Paul says, “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him.” You didn’t come to God with a list of your accomplishments in order to earn his approval. You came by faith, depending on his power to move you from death into life. Live your life dependent on that same power to conform you to the image of his Son. In Philippians 3 Paul issues strong warnings to believers to watch out for those who would hold up religious behavior as the means to righteousness. In fact, he calls “enemies of the cross” those who add anything to the cross of Christ as a means to God’s acceptance. Why? Because they perpetuate the idea that the cross isn’t enough. Beware of them and the churches they attend. God’s rules are important. But God’s rules are to serve the ones he loves and to help their lives and relationships work better. He didn’t give the rules as a means of earning his approval. He gave so that we may receive his acceptance, and his life as a gift to us.

Back to Church Sunday!!