Urgency has really hit home as we were saddened with a call from my dad , that Mom's brother Benn, in South Carolina was found dead in his home by his son Jack. Benn was seventy, and here is the irony. On March 9th, we had a surprise 80th birthday reunion for my mom in the cabins of the Smoky Mountains. Benn and Jack were the first to arrive. This picture is a compilation of the group that came. Benn is in this picture.
This passed Sunday we launched our "Who's Your One Campaign."I preached a message from Luke 15 and the value that Jesus places on the one. I am grateful that as a fourteen year old boy, I met Christ and accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. while I have always enjoyed sharing the Gospel, I will admit that it isn't the normal default position. It is a decision I must make daily and in the opportunities that God gives us.
Thirty days of praying for, spending time together, inviting, and sharing the Gospel with urgency.
When we opened in prayer at the party, I shared, it is wonderful to get together and it not be a funeral. A time to celebrate. Little did I know that in eleven days, one in the picture would no longer be with us.
I don't know if Benn is in heaven, but I do know that there is only one way to be sure and confident that when you die you will go to heaven.
- It is by recognizing you are a sinner. Romans 3:23,
- Realizing the wages of sin is death, Romans 6:23,
- Accepting that God loves you more than anything and that Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sin. Romans 5:8; John 3:16,
- By placing your faith in Christ and confessing Him as your Savior you shall be saved. Romans 10:9-10, John 14:6
- No one is good enough to go to heaven on your own and no one has done something bad enough that God can not forgive. Romans 3;10-11; Romans10:13
- Because of God's love , grace, and mercy you too can know that heaven will one day be your home. John 6:47., I John 5:13
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