Confession Results in Joy

My Confession

I am a sinner.
I am a sinner
saved by Grace through faith.
I am a sinner saved by Grace through faith
walking in forgiveness.

~ Selah

I am saved by Grace through faith.
I am saved by Grace through faith
walking in forgiveness.
I am saved by Grace through faith and walking in forgiveness
because of Jesus Christ.

~ Selah

I walk in forgiveness.
I walk in forgiveness
because of Jesus Christ.
I walk in forgiveness and because of Jesus Christ,
God sees me as righteous

~ Selah

Because of Jesus Christ,
God sees me as righteous and
I will worship

~ Selah

Remembering to Redeem your Rejoicing

Tonight @MattChandler74 used Ecclesiastes 11:9 - 12:8 as his primary text.

He used the scriptures to show us how we "rejoice" in things that are not eternal: youth, personal pleasures, beauty, health.

Instead we are commanded to "remember your Creator" (http://esv.to/Eccles12.1)

This act of remembering occurs on 3 distinct ways:
Remember who God is
Job 38:1-13 ~
Psalm 147:4 ~

Remember what God has done
Exodus 12:14 ~
Joshua 4:5-7 ~

Remember God's commands - they exist for my joy; they reveal my guilt and my need for a savior
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Numbers 15:39-40

Steppin' into Joy

Last night I began a new Bible study. For the next 16 weeks I will be participating with about 120 other men and women in Steps at The Village! Steps at The Village falls under the umbrella ministry of Recovery at The Village Church.

From the orientation materials:

This program is centered on the gospel and offers biblical counsel alone. The hope the world offers falls short of God’s plan for redeeming the world and for recovering what has been marred because of sin. Our hope is to engage the culture around us, with its different beliefs and ideologies, with the hope that can be found solely in the gospel of Jesus Christ


If you are already a believer in Christ, we trust that God might use this program to enrich your relationship with Him, grow in your understanding of the rhythm and order that He has ordained us to ideally function in and grow in your love for Him and others.

Regardless of what you believe at this point, you are welcome to stay with us as you investigate the claims of Christ, seek to understand the hope that God has sent into the world and the implications of that hope in the lives of those who put their trust in Him. Skeptics are welcome and we are not offended by your questions. We trust that God will accomplish His plan in you and are glad you are here

I am already a believer in Christ, so the opportunity to go deeper in my relationship with Him and be further transformed is exciting!

Just before going into the study last night, I searched the Bible for scripture containing the word "reveal". Daniel 2:22 spoke to my heart:

he [God] reveals deep and hidden things;

he knows what is in the darkness,

and the light dwells with him.

One step at a time...