Question: Do you often find yourself listening to christian music?
Question: Do you often use the word free in your vocabulary?
If you answered yes to both questions then you’ve just won……a link to the Free Christian Music Blog! Ya! Congratulations! You are probably thrilled beyond repair….right? Well you should be. In all seriousness though, it is a great place to find new christian artists or to find great songs from some of your favorite bands. Oh, and did I mention that all of the music there is free? Go ahead and check it out. Oh, and one more thing…..F-R-E-E that spells FREE christianmusicblog.com baby.
Just a reminder that we will be going to Pizza Hut after Reality Check on Wednesday. You are invited to join us at 6:45 on Wednesday evening at Reality Check Teen Center at 204 S. Main as we go through 1 Corinthians 13 and look at what Love is really like.
Just a little video to remind everyone of all that went on at camp this past summer. AND to remind you that we are talking about 1 Corinthians 13 on Wednesday evenings at 6:45. Sounds like a cheap plug for RC but the song is “Luv is a Verb”. Okay – it is a cheap plug. Hope to see you there!
You are invited to join us for a study of 1 Corinthians 13 on Wednesday evenings at 6:45. This past week we started this series and focused on the importance of Love. Jesus talked a lot about Love being necessary for those who follow Him. My hope is that we will all Love God and Love Others more after we dig into this section of the Bible.
One thing God has taught me this summer is how I have been set free. No longer do I have to follow my old way of living. Out with the old; in with the new! Instead, by knowing God, I am set free from discouragement, failure, anger, a life of pain and being worried.
I discovered that inventing new rules, new goals do not help me. Making up morals to follow in my life only left me feeling discouraged because I could not keep them perfectly. Rules do not set me free. Instead, by following the right rules and making up new ones, it left me feeling empty.
But I do not have to dwell in bondage any longer. When I wake up in the morning, I don’t have to feel depressed or upset at the thought of a new day and the same old schedule. When we make mistakes or do something silly, it is okay. It is okay to be hurting; that is why God is our healer. We don’t have to beat ourselves up about it.
Sometimes in our lives there are chains, things holding us back. Perhaps it is an addiction of some sort or a relationship that keeps pulling us down. It is time to let go of those things and be free. God says, “I have set you free so now go and be free.” He does not desire for us to live a life of hurt and despair. We are set free from having to live that kind of life. We are free from the hurt and bitterness we have inside of us. God does not want to simply put a band-aide on our hurts; He wants to completely heal them! We are set free from having to impress others or make them happy all the time. We are set free from feeling like everyone is better or everyone. We are set free from sin and feeling like we have to be the most popular one. We are free of our past and our mistakes. We are free from being envious of what others have and free from temptation. We are free from always having to act right or look right or say the right thing.
WE ARE FREE!!!
My challenge and encouragement to you is this: give God whatever it is that’s holding you back and enjoy His love today. Experience the life of freedom He is offering you!
Question: Do you often find yourself listening to christian music? 
