Me Worry?

25“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26“Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27“Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29“and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
Matthew 6: 25 - 29 NKJV

I have often wondered if the physician Luke was involved in the words of Jesus we find in Matthew 6.  It is here that we find Jesus' words to those listening of the folly of worrying.  Now, I don't say to know exactly what worries that the common man of Christs day had, but I'm assuming that they fell along the same lines as those core worries that we today have.  What are those core worries?  Well, Jesus Himself listed a few of them.  Basically, we often worry about the same things over and over.  Money, provision and food.  Not only are these worries the cause of many a argument in our relationships, but all too often we tear ourselves apart in our struggle to come to grips with these fears of ours.  Jesus had a simple solution for these fears of ours...STOP!  I have no doubt that Jesus Himself knew of the dangers of worrying about these things in our lives.  For not only are our very thoughts occupied with our worries, but if left unchecked these worries can lead to some pretty intense physical consequences as well.  I wonder if old Luke had treated people with one sort of anxiety disorder in his day or not.  It is no mystery that our worries and anxieties often lead to health consequences as well.  Not the least of which is that our own immune systems become compromised.  Is it no wonder, then, that Jesus would warn us about the dangers of worrying about that which we ourselves cannot control?  I've often found myself in that same situation, worrying and fretting over something I could not change myself.  However, there is a deeper reassurance we can take from these words of Jesus in Matthew 6.  We are not to worry because our heavenly Father KNOWS what it is we ultimately need from day to day.

2My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3knowing that the testing of your faith produces apatience. 4But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be bperfect and complete, lacking nothing. 5If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. 7For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.
James 1: 2 - 7 NKJV

The words of Jesus also assure us of our heavenly Fathers provision.  In his examples of thenbirds of the air and the lillies of the fields, Christ assures us that God Himself has our best intrests at heart.  He knows exactly what need from one moment to another.  So why do we worry?  Well, again it comes down to the lie many have fallen for that we ourselves are in charge not only of our own lives but our circumstances and surroundings.  Nothing could be further from the truth!  This lie first conceived by satan is nothing short of putting God on the back burner.  What need would we have for God if we ourselves were in charge of all which is around us?  I have no doubt that Jesus knew that this lie was embedded into those He was speaking to.  I have no doubt that, in a way, He was attempting to show those who were listening the folly of this lie.  Why do you worry?  Why do you worry about what God will provide for you?  Are you not important to Him?  Trust me, the lie of our independent self is a tough nut to crack.  We must realize that, as created beings, we indeed share a connection with He who created us.  He is the reason for our daily provision and for each and every breath we take.  In Him we have our being {Acts 17:28}.  We are not independent, but dependent on Him as we walk each day in Him {Galations 2:20}.

~Scott~

What About God?

19Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body gand in your spirit, which are God’s.
1 Corinthians 6: 19 - 20 NKJV

It's no secret that as a culture that we have been living in a self glorifying "Me generation" for some time now.  While it's true that we still believe in charity and helping others, our main and primary focus is on ourselves.  So much so that we've fallen for the enemy generated lie that we ourselves are independent and masters of our own surroundings.  WE are the ones who are in control or ourselves.  It was common for those in the feminist movement to carry signs which proclaimed "Our bodies ourselves!"  Of course, this might be a logical assumption for someone who holds to the belief that they are truly independent.  I was one of those not so long ago.  I had a sphere of influence, and I controlled most everything which was in that realm.  I was in control of what happened to me and I dictated how my life path traveled.  It was me, and nothing else.  I can just imagine God in the background saying, "What about me?"  Well, what about God?  It is generally accepted that it is He who created not only the universe but ourselves as well.  So, how is it that we can then proclaim to our creator, "I got this!"  It is only our own arrogance and pride which leads us to such a conclusion.  We've fallen for the lie.  It is the same lie which satan himself believed as he convinced himself that it was he that would be exalted higher than God.  It is the same lie which he then spoke to Adam and Eve in the garden.  It is also the lie which many continue to believe to this day.  We are in charge of our own destiny, we are the ones who control our own lives.  Really?  Well, for those who continue to adhere to this belief I offer to you the words of the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 6.  For as Paul tells us, "You were bought at a price...you are not your own."  That "Price" is the very life and shed blood of Christ Jesus.  For it is Jesus who became sin on our behalf that we might be saved.  It is Christ Himself who lives on to this day in all who have accepted Him {Galations 2:20}.  So, do you still believe that you alone are in charge of your life and circumstances?

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.  The lie can be maintained only for such time as the state can shield the people from the political, and/or military consequences of the lie.  It thus becomes vitally important for the state to use all of it's powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the state."
~Joseph Goebbels~

The greatest mystery to me was just how a christian who adhered to the belief that God Himself is the creator of all which we see could still hold fast to the lie that they were themselves independent.  For if God has not created all that we see AND ourselves as well, are we really in control of these lives which God has given us?  The lie lives on.  Of course, such are the same people who, in times of distress cry out, "Help me God!"  So, christian, if you are indeed in control of your own life, why is it that you continue to pray and seek Gods assistance?  Were God like many of us, He would simply shrug us off in our time of need and proclaim, "Hey, you wanted it and you got it!"  However, in our Lords love and mercy, He gently brings us back into His presence even when we stumble.  For He is not blinded by the lie.  We do well to realize that we ourselves were indeed purchased by Christ for a price and that we are not our own.  The life we live, we live for God.


20But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?
Romans 9: 20 - 21 NKJV

~Scott~

~The Fuhrer with his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbles~

One Flesh

21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. 23And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” 24Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
Genesis 2: 21 -24 NKJV

The discussion this week centered around a verse in Genesis 2.  Particularly Genesis chapter 2.  It is that moment when God acts upon His own earlier realization that it was "Not good for man to be alone."  Up to this point, it had just been God and Adam in the garden, now the neighbors were moving in.  As Adam slept, God took a part of him to create a companion suitable for him.  I can imagine Adams surprise when God brought her before him.  It is the very same surprise every man to this day feels in the presence of a woman he seeks a relationship with.  It is no surprise, then, that many men have had many a embarrassing moment when first intorduced to...her.  I find Adams reaction interesting in the fact that he must have been aware of Eves human presence, as he immediately declares her "Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh."  He obviously must have sensed a companionship with Eve to react this way.  Now, one of the main subjects of our discussion this week came from the last part of this passage in Genesis.  As the writer proclaims "They shall become on flesh."  One flesh?  Now, I was initialy a bit confused about the deeper meaning of this passage but perhaps it is not as hard to grasp as I thought.  As Dennis mentioned this week, I believe that we can certainly look upon our relationships with our spouses in the same way as the relationship between Christ and the Father.  For as Jesus proclaimed that He certainly knew the will of His Father, so do a husband and wife reach that point in their marriage relationship where both seem to know what the other is feeling or even thinking at any given moment in time.  A husband and wife may certainly learn to read each other like a book.  Beyond just intimacy, this relationship is one of oneness...a union of the two which God has brought together.

5Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” 6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 7“If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.” 8Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.” 9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?"
John 14: 5 - 9 NKJV

In John 14, we see in the words of Jesus a perfect example of the "One flesh" example in Genesis 2.  His disciples waver and doubt.  Clearly, Jesus has often told them that if they had seen them that they had seen the Father as well.  However, obviously it didn't click with a few of His followers as Philip asks Jesus to show them the Father. As usual, Jesus' response should have been enough for anyone listening.  As He tells His disciples, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father."  Now, it is common christian knowledge that Jesus carries the title Son of God.  In fact, scripture tells us that God sent us His only begotten Son that the world might be saved through Him {John 3:16-17}.  But God and Jesus as one?

14in whom we have redemption dthrough His blood, the forgiveness of sins. 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
Colossions 1: 14 - 17 NKJV

It is in Colossions that the apostle Paul confirms the words of Christ.  For Jesus is the very image of our invisible God.  He and the Father are one.  It is God Himself who came to dwell among us in the form of a man.  It is through Christ that we see God expressed.  Have you ever noticed the interaction of a married couple who have been together for some time?  I have been blessed with the opportunity to see this union relationship in a select few of my brothers.  These are not relationships of mere convenience.  One does not overshadow the other, but both benefit from being in union with the other.  They are no longer seperate lives, but one flesh in union with one another.

~Scott~

In The Mirror Of Christ

6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be adone away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6: 6 - 11 NKJV

A friend recently forwarded a video clip of the television series "The young pope" for a very profound reason.  In the scene, the pontiff is attempting to his visitor his overall importance in the big scheme of things.  Finaly, the pope proclaims "I do not exist!"  Now, I do not dispute this anology, for we who have accepted Christ Jesus ourselves no longer exist, but only live through Jesus who is within us.  However, to hear such new age christian talk coming from the leader of the worlds foremost institution of idol worship took me by surprise.  I would have been much more comfortable to hear a catholic pope proclaim, "Christ only exists because I allow Him to exist!"  What else would one expect from a religion which places the virgin Mary almost on par with Christ Himself?  A religion in which millions of faithful catholics the world over dutifuly stream millions of dollars into church coffers in the belief that somehow their "Sins" will be forgiven.  A religion where ornate church palaces seem to be worshiped more than our heavenly Father.  Not a religion really, but a business institution.  But, I digress.  What intrigued me of this video clip was the pontiffs speech, even if it was just for show.  For in the larger scheme of things, we ourselves do not exist!  Oh, we used to exist in that sin nature which we were born into.  However, all of that has changed once we accepted Jesus into our hearts.  For once we realized that there was more to Jesus than the man on the cross, a new reality was opened up for us.  A reality where that old man which once resided within us, having been put to death with Jesus on that cross, has now been replaced by Jesus Himself.  Therefore, when we look into that mirror each day, we see not ourselves but Christ Jesus looking back at us.  This is the reality of who we truly are in Christ.

20“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
Galations 2: 20 NKJV

The apostle Paul tells us in Galations 2:20 the basis of this very truth.  It is no longer we who live, but Christ who now lives in us.  It is Dennis who is fond of saying that we are but ourselves in Jesus form, and I agree.  I am Scott in Jesus form, Praise be to God!  THIS is the image which we see each and every day when we look into that mirror.  Not ourselves as we have known, but the image of Jesus looking back upon us.  And so, it is in this respect that we ourselves no longer exist.  It is but Christ Jesus, only He exists... in us.  One cannot take a good look into Pauls words in Galations 2:20 and not see this truth which he was trying to explain.  It is no longer I who live...but CHRIST lives in me.  This is our true image.  It is in this very image of Christ Jesus that we live, breathe and have our being each and every day.  Whatever it is we experience, we experience as Jesus who is in us.  So perhaps I can cut the young idol worshipper a bit of slack if he truly indeed knew the truth of Christ.  Of course, this would fly in the face of the teachings of the institutional catholic church.  He may even be facing excommunication for his radical beliefs.

~Scott~

Our Best Laid Plans

13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; 14whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. 15Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.” 16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil. 17Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.
James 4: 13- 17 NKJV

I have a habit.  Some who have known me have recomended therapy for this disorder, but so I've resisted.  See, when it comes to many of my activities in life, I tend to do things in the spur of the moment.  Pre planning is for chumps, I'll just take it as it comes.  Of course, there are certain things in life which can and do require our best laid plans and indeed I have at times succomed to pre planning.  To be organized, it seems, is a foriegn concept to me.  James warns us against the arrogance of making plans for the future.  For we say to ourselves, "Tomorrow we will travel to this city and make a profit."  Rarely do we think that in our efforts to make our plans that we may be overlooking our Lords will for our lives.  It's happened to me many a time where I have prayed as I entered a certain situation only to not have things work out the way I had anticipated.  Was God against me from the start in that situation?  Most certainly not, but it was my own arrogance which led me to believe that what I was doing was what God intended for me.  James calls such thoughts boasting, and I agree.  For I myself am but a extension of Christ Jesus who is within me {Galations 2:20}.  Therefore, these plans I make always include Him as well.  When I have stepped back and looked at my decisions from this perspective, I've seen the arrogance which James warned against.  Indeed, my own arrogance.  If God Himself has assured us that He has His best intentions for us, how can we not trust in His judgement?  If we are indeed the extension of Christ Jesus who is within us, how can we not accept His direction for our lives?

16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17“And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18“So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20“But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ 21“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Luke 12: 16 - 21 NKJV

I've often wondered about those people whom I have had that conversation about Jesus with.  For inevitably I will hear someone tell me, "I don't need Jesus, I know where I'm headed."  Sadly, I don't think that they do.  The scriptures are filled with more than a few references of that place one goes when they pass the bonds of this life.  I truly believe in my heart what the scriptures claim, that there is indeed a heaven and a hell.  It is beyond me how one could choose the conditions of not living their eternity with Christ Jesus.  Ultimately I think this decision all comes down to that control which we falsely believe we have over our own lives.  It is this false belief that we are indeed a independent self which is contrary to God.  Truly, if we were independent, would we even need God?  Satan didn't think so, look where it got him.  Taken at face value, how is it that we can be independent of He who created all that we see?  Yet, each one of us has within us that burning desire to be truly independent.  We long to be in control of that life which we live.  More than a few have staked this claim in error.  For if we are indeed extensions of Christ who is in us, that independence we desire is a lie not of Jesus.  It is Jesus Himself who claimed that He only does the will of His Father.

19Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20“For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel."
John 5: 19 - 20 NKJV

It is Jesus who is within us, and Jesus who knows and does the will of the Father.

~Scott~

Heretics!

13“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 14“You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15“No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you."
John 15: 13 - 16 NKJV

I read this week from Wayne Jacobsen of how it was once considered heresy to encourage others to worship the Lord at home with friends and family.  If this be true, then count me in the company of heretics!  In fact, count our weekly discussion/worship group as just one more group of rebel heretics.  For the only church we know is not a church at all, but a local fast food joint which has earned our nickname of McChurch.  You see, we learned early on that we felt more comfortable outside of the constrictive walls of the institutional church and among our brothers.  What started out as a two man gathering with Dennis and myself has now doubled in size.  We have no worship band, no sermons and no offering plate.  However, what our McChurch does offer us is comradeship between brothers and a desire to learn more each week of the truth of Christ Jesus.  So yes, if you can call that heresy then please count me among the guilty.  How far we have come from the true worship of Jesus in our church congregations.  And they wonder why fewer and fewer people are shunning the local church...heretics all!  Myself, I have seldom looked forward to a Sunday morning spent among the strict institutional requirements of organized religion.  It seems I'm not alone in that regard.  Therefore, I switched my Sunday mornings from institutional church to one of companionship and learning about Jesus.  For it is Jesus who is the center of the church and not vice versa.  Those who have read my page will notice that one of the main verses I often quote is Galations 2:20.  For it is here that the apostle Paul lays out for us the truth of Christ Jesus in us today.  It is no longer we who live, but CHRIST lives in us!  I find this truth far more important to me than a Sunday sermon or a rockin worship band.

"This is what happens when we lose sight of the church as the company of people learning to live in the love of Jesus and following Him, but seek to contain it in institutions with those who need to derive their income from it."
~Wayne Jacobsen~

This is why we gather at McChurch on Sundays, not to revel in a tradition but in Jesus who loved us first.  Each one of us has felt that tug on his own heart to "Come and see" the truth of Christ.  It is Christ Himself who welcomed us into this assembly.  It is Him who we worship.  I guess we would be called McHeretics.  I cannot say that we are a threat to the local church as most heretics go, but we indeed have each seen enough of the organized church to lead us away from it.  As I've mentioned, I believe that this is exactly why others are leaving the local church in greater numbers.  Are we all heretics?  Perhaps, but perhaps we're also in search for something more than a tradition and conformity to the institution.  I've often found myself in envy of those few disciples who shared their lives with Jesus during His ministry.  Day by day these men walked and lived in the presence of God Himself!  If we ourselves believe in the truth of Christ Jesus, we too will share in this experience once we accept Him into our hearts.  Each day we will walk and live AS JESUS who is within us.  That doesn't sound like much of a heretic to me.

~Scott~

Heretics! 

Me

1Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, 2saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. 3“Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. 4“For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 5“But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. 6“They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, 7“greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’ 8“But you, do not be called ‘Rabbi’; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. 9“Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. 10“And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. 11“But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. 12“And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Matthew 23: 1 - 12 NKJV

I found myself listening to an old radio preacher the other night and parts of his message got me to thinking of what his real motivation was.  Near the end of his sermon, the pulpit pounder exclaimed to his congregation, "Come join me next Sunday in my church won't you?  Can anyone see what I did?  Well, let me translate his statement for you...me me me!  Unfortunately I have seen this far too often in my church comings and goings.  In fact, congregations are often refered to as the flock of one pastor or another!  Really?  I suppose that scripture of Christ Jesus being our Good Shepherd was lost on these guys.  For the true head of our church is Jesus Himself, and one day He will return for her.  What pride have we that we ourselves would lay a claim of ownership over those who God has brought to us.  No matter if this pastor indeed led someone to the Lord or not, the one true teacher, the one true Lord can be found in none other than Christ Jesus.  For the very church which we claim membership is His and we are His.  I would dare to call such claims by certain pastors as pure arrogance and nothing else.  In our group we have often had many a discussion on the error of our thinking that we ourselves are truly independent beings.  I say "Error" because it is foolish to believe that we are independent of our heavenly Father who created not only ourselves but all that we see each and every day.  How is it that I can proclaim that I have my own independence when I myself a created being ultimately dependent upon God?  Jesus Himself had some harsh words for the Jewish Pharisees of His day, themselves a prideful group.  These Pharisees were famous for placing conditions of Gods children, and Jesus called them on it!  I've often joked with Dennis of his time spent in "Pharisee school" at seminary.  Although it is in jest, there is truth to this statement.  For even as the Pharisees of old would place conditions on Gods children, so do more than a few of todays pulpit pounders.  They are the epicenter of the church, of the congregation.

15Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. 17And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2: 15 - 17 NKJV

I have been bewildered for some time of the mainstream churches refusal to speak of the truth of Christ Jesus which is found in Galations 2:20.  For instead of talking of Christ Jesus in us and the restoration of that relationship we once shared with Him, we instead talk of the importance of the pastor and the church.  It is as if the center of Christs church resides in the ornate buildings and ordained pastors.  The apostle Paul was quick to point out that God Himself does not dwell in buildings built by men.

Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24“God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. 25“Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.
Acts 17: 23 - 25 NKJV

Our focus should not be on what we do, but what Christ is doing in us.  In fact, I could use another statement in describing this.  With apolagoes to the late John Fitzgerald Kennedy, "Ask not what you can do, ask what Christ Jesus is doing in you!"  Suddenly, that church building, worship program and collection plate would take a back seat to the will of our heavenly Father and what He is doing in each one of us.  Now, I can see why the truth of Christ in us is not preached of that much in the christian church, for to do so would possibly decrease the pastors congregation size.  Sadly, the focus has been that empty pews translate into less income for the pastors church.  I have shared more than a few times of a gathering Dennis and I attended not so long ago at the home of a dear friend.  The focus of this Sunday morning gathering was simply that, to gather in the presence of Christ.  There was no pulpit pounder sermon, no blaring worship band and no morning offering.  This was simply a gathering of people who were experiencing their freedom in Christ without the trappings of the organized church.  One by one, each guest talked of the freedom they felt in Jesus that morning.  THIS is true worship, relaxing in the presence of our savior.

~Scott~