• Grace

    A Question To Ponder

    In this past week’s sermon, Pastor Kevin, began with a thought provoking question:  “When you die and stand before God and give an account of your life, when God asks ‘Why should I allow you into heaven?’  What will your response be?”    He went on to say that over the years of his ministry that many have answered that “I’m a good person.”   He proceeded to ask “Do people get to go to heaven if they are ‘good enough’?”  Immediately, we sought truth from the Bible.  In Romans 3:23 it says “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  What about if they do lots…

  • Grace,  Lent

    Shut Mouth Grace

    In the Bible, James tells us “but no human being can tame the tongue, It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.”(James 3:8-10). Last evening with my prayer group, we talked about “shut mouth grace”, again. This has been a hot topic that has come up quite frequently over the past few months. A few years ago, I had a good Christian friend tell me that her pastor had…