RADICAL FAITH

Yesterday I shared a message entitled “Radical Faith.” The fact is, most of my Christian life has been one of faith. It works like this, I read Scripture, pray for wisdom and then I make decisions and act on them, hoping that I am in His will.

I hope that is not a disappointment to you.

You may have thought that as a pastor, I get a message from God every day, just like on the 60’s TV show, Mission: Impossible.

“Good morning, Mr. Holland. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves leading a person named Carl Leroy to Christ. He will be pumping gas at the station across from the church at 1:35 p.m. today. This message will self-destruct in five seconds.”

In reality, the chances are that I will see my “idiot light” come on, and then pull over to get some gas. Old Carl will be standing there and say, “How ya doing?” And I will find myself right in the middle of the will of God as I share Christ with him.

Emotions will come and go. Some days, you “feel” more spiritual than others. Some days, you are very encouraged, and other days you are discouraged.

The best thing to do is just hold your course.

The Christian life is one of faith, not mere feeling. Scripture says “The just shall live by faith” (Romans 1:17).

So hold your course today.

Sunday at Gatetree

We will continue in our series “Radicalis—Deepening Spiritual Roots.” If you’re in the Danville area, we love for you to drop in to our 10:45 Worship Service. If not, you can listen to the message series on our church’s website.