We concluded Pursuit last night for the year of 2013! What a crazy year 2013 was! I'll be sharing some huge numbers with you that we saw throughout the year come January when we kick off 2014 with a celebration service but until then, here's what happened last night!
- God didn't wait for you to start loving Him before He started loving you!
- God's love is active not passive!
- We shouldn't wait for others to ask us about a relationship with Jesus but instead we should pursue others with the same passion that God pursued us with!
"She will give birth to a son , and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins...The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel - which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:21, 23 (NIV)
- He not only came to save us but he came to walk with us. He not only saves you - he stays with you.
- There's no distance He won't go to show His love for you.
- What (Jesus) was up had to come down so that what was down (us) could go up.
- God's not afraid of your mess. Jesus came in the flesh to bring you out of your mess!
- When we were at our worst, God gave us his best. Do we celebrate this gift at Christmas? Or do we celebrate ourselves and all our gifts at Christmas?
"When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:6-9 (NLT)
- Jesus is the only gift that never gets old & will always leave us satisfied!
- Santa's gifts are for the "nice". .Jesus' gift is for the bad- the sinners. Us.
Last night, we wrapped up 2013 with 146 students, 10 new guests, 4 salvations, and 1 rededication!!
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