More Than Sliding Through Faith
March 12, 2016
John 10:10 “I have come that they may have life
and that they may have it more abundantly.”
A skyscraper in Los Angeles is adding an attraction that is not for those with a fear of heights: a 36 foot glass slide that goes from the 70th floor down to the 69th floor around the outside of the building, where you can see straight down nearly a thousand feet to the pavement. They plan to charge $25 for this ride in the sky. I can tell you for sure, they will never get my $25. For many people, faith is little more than a skyslide–a fun ride that promises to give you a ticket to heaven when you die. But true faith in Christ is something much deeper. To trust in Jesus is to be transformed from the inside out by the love of God. It is to know God fully and completely in such a way that you become like Him in His love for all people. That’s much more than a stairway or a slide to heaven. God wants you to have His joy, His peace, and His purpose within you while you are on this earth. In other words, God not only wants you to go to heaven, He wants to get heaven inside of you while you live on this earth. He wants you to live abundantly.
– Tim Thompson, Senior Pastor
and that they may have it more abundantly.”
A skyscraper in Los Angeles is adding an attraction that is not for those with a fear of heights: a 36 foot glass slide that goes from the 70th floor down to the 69th floor around the outside of the building, where you can see straight down nearly a thousand feet to the pavement. They plan to charge $25 for this ride in the sky. I can tell you for sure, they will never get my $25. For many people, faith is little more than a skyslide–a fun ride that promises to give you a ticket to heaven when you die. But true faith in Christ is something much deeper. To trust in Jesus is to be transformed from the inside out by the love of God. It is to know God fully and completely in such a way that you become like Him in His love for all people. That’s much more than a stairway or a slide to heaven. God wants you to have His joy, His peace, and His purpose within you while you are on this earth. In other words, God not only wants you to go to heaven, He wants to get heaven inside of you while you live on this earth. He wants you to live abundantly.
– Tim Thompson, Senior Pastor