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My Sunday

I was brought up to go to church twice on a Sunday with Sunday School in between.  Today I went to church in the morning and the evening, but I believe there is far more to being a christian than this.  It is possible to just go through the motions and do what we did as children, after all who knows that we have just put an attentive look on our faces, while we spend the sermon thinking about lunch and the coming week! No there is much more to being a true believer.  It is about completely trusting Jesus to make us fit to meet his Father and our realization that He has made this possible by His death on the cross.  Because of this we love Him because He first loved us and every moment of our lives is lived in the light of what He has done for us.  That is what makes us tick and makes us who we are now, with all the old sinfulness washed completely away.  This is for those who will believe. Then the church going is about meeting with other believers and sharing our lives and what the Lord has taught us, with them. How many real believers are there in some churches? Many churches are preaching that you must do this and that as if you can add anything to what Jesus has done.  No! Put your trust in Jesus alone and walk in the Spirit and He will make you the person He wants you to be. Reading the Bible in a year might be a good idea, but it won't impress God. It is only Jesus who ever impressed God and we need to lean on Him.  You cannot add to anything Jesus has done and you surely cannot contribute toward your salvation.  To try to do that is an insult to both Jesus and God the Father and of course the Holy Spirit.

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