Vision - Why Rivers of Grace Continues to Gather
Intro. 4th of July of this year we celebrated Rivers of Grace 15th anniversary.
Was it a celebration of survival? Pastor Dan Secrist: In over 12 yrs. 25 churches and house church starts have come and gone! Building challenges, conflicts with people? Only the Lord knows.
Celebration of people? Marriages, babies born, people saved, healed, delivered, touched by revival fire. Has to be more than that to continue! Whidbey Is. House of Prayer: they had all that but after 38yrs. had last meeting - better buildings, money. But they lost something along the way. Vision?
God of Love births something in the hearts of people. They are born from above, born of love. That love motivates people to lay down their lives for Jesus – to give their money, time, talents to construct a spiritual house, to set up a banner.
What does the banner say? We are better than ______? More Spirit filled? River church?
“The God of Love can be Found here.” People who love Jesus can be found here. We have found the God of the good-news gospel.
Jn. 3:16 He found us, we found Him. You can find Him too!
Finney’s HS baptism: He said it was like waves of liquid love.
Through these open doors, people can find Jesus, the Door to heaven where a friendly God is beckoning to them.
He is the inclusive God. 1 Tim. 2:3-4 God, our Savior, wants all men to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Peter 3:8-9 He is patient, not willing that any should perish.
Rev. 22:17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “come.” Gate of the City always open.
Come in – His Presence is here. Filipino: Pagibig mo’y di nagbabago. Your love never changes.
Children – come! People born of love – want to love you.
Youth – come! People born of Love want to introduce to a God of Love. Love and acceptance kept Diane and me at our first church.
People – join us, whosoever will – learn to love God and let God love you. Learn to love people and let them love you.
Was it a celebration of survival? Pastor Dan Secrist: In over 12 yrs. 25 churches and house church starts have come and gone! Building challenges, conflicts with people? Only the Lord knows.
Celebration of people? Marriages, babies born, people saved, healed, delivered, touched by revival fire. Has to be more than that to continue! Whidbey Is. House of Prayer: they had all that but after 38yrs. had last meeting - better buildings, money. But they lost something along the way. Vision?
God of Love births something in the hearts of people. They are born from above, born of love. That love motivates people to lay down their lives for Jesus – to give their money, time, talents to construct a spiritual house, to set up a banner.
What does the banner say? We are better than ______? More Spirit filled? River church?
“The God of Love can be Found here.” People who love Jesus can be found here. We have found the God of the good-news gospel.
Jn. 3:16 He found us, we found Him. You can find Him too!
Finney’s HS baptism: He said it was like waves of liquid love.
Through these open doors, people can find Jesus, the Door to heaven where a friendly God is beckoning to them.
He is the inclusive God. 1 Tim. 2:3-4 God, our Savior, wants all men to come to the knowledge of the truth. 2 Peter 3:8-9 He is patient, not willing that any should perish.
Rev. 22:17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “come.” Gate of the City always open.
Come in – His Presence is here. Filipino: Pagibig mo’y di nagbabago. Your love never changes.
Children – come! People born of love – want to love you.
Youth – come! People born of Love want to introduce to a God of Love. Love and acceptance kept Diane and me at our first church.
People – join us, whosoever will – learn to love God and let God love you. Learn to love people and let them love you.
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