Know God!

October 26, 2020 

Romans 1:20 NLT: “Ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”

God is not hiding! He wants everyone to know all that he does for us. Everyone should already know, since God has written these things on our hearts! 

Unfortunately, some people resist knowing God. An inherent narcissistic quality drives many to vain and selfish ends, rendering them unwilling to “let go and let God!” Their lives are a lot more difficult than they would have to be!

While someone might survive this life not knowing God, that plan won’t work when you get to the next reality. Your ticket to heaven doesn’t depend on how good you are. It depends on the work Jesus did on the cross, taking the sin of the world to the place of the dead, and dressing believers in garments of white, ready to see heaven from the inside, and that gives us hope! 

Blessings to all this week!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship

3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406

Psalm 62 - Repent and Return

September 19, 2016 Monday Message:

As Psalm 62 ends, God speaks, and David heard it at least twice. He reports:

a) All power belongs to you, God.

b) With you, Lord, is unfailing love; and

c) God rewards everyone according to what they have done.

(Or, conversely, God disciplines everyone according to what they have done.)

We all know that God is all-powerful, and we frequently sing of his everlasting lovingkindness. But the first step toward salvation, toward becoming a Christian, is acknowledging our defects and recognizing our need for a savior. Unfortunately, many are quick to say, “Ask Jesus into your heart,” without first saying, “Repent.”

It would be easier if Jesus would rescue us, but we could still be in charge of our lives. Redemption doesn’t work that way. God is God and we are not, and submission is on His agenda.

Fortunately, when we put God in the driver’s seat of our lives, God’s love blesses us, and life becomes wonderful, oftentimes in ways we couldn’t have imagined back when we were living without God.

Doing things God’s way is a good decision, and if I had to do it over again, I’d make the same decision. Life is better this way.

Norton Lawellin

Let’s worship together! Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) meets at the Akina Church, 3249 30^th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30am. This Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, I’ll wrap up 1 Corinthians Ch. 2. See you at church!