This past week, Wednesday night thru Sunday morning, was “disciple now”, or D-Now as some know it, for many of the churches here around Clarksville, Tennessee. The set up was new; pulling together all of the churches for two worship services, the first and last night. The theme was ID3NTITY, and knowing your identity in Christ, not the world. I enjoyed seeing Sam and Jonathan, as well as forming some new relationships with the rest of the band. For me, even though I was running sound and helping out all weekend, God was present and speaking to my heart.
Our speaker, for the city-wide sessions as well as ours here at First Baptist, was Jamey Crosson. We got to know him and his wife over the time this weekend. The message that God had to bring through him was impactful and deep. He talked about diagnosing the root problem of sin, that being, believing in lies that Satan puts in our heads. When we work so hard to combat a sin in our lives, we believe the lie that the sin has some type of power over us. Christ has paid the price, he has broken the power of sin, and if we are in Christ, sin has no hold over us. We must strive to glorify God as we are called, and created, to do, rather than continually trying not to sin. Don’t combat the sin because we can do nothing, but seek to glorify God, and Christ through you will overcome the sin. We must not only read, but believe what is stated in Galatians 5:1. Do not submit to the bondage of sin for in Christ it has no power over us.
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” – Galatians 5:1
I could go on and on about the message that God brought through Jamey, but I fear I would run out of room, so I digress.
I enjoyed seeing some friends from back home, making some new ones, helping out with the fantastic students here, but most of all worshiping the Savior and being shown the truth in His word.
Our speaker, for the city-wide sessions as well as ours here at First Baptist, was Jamey Crosson. We got to know him and his wife over the time this weekend. The message that God had to bring through him was impactful and deep. He talked about diagnosing the root problem of sin, that being, believing in lies that Satan puts in our heads. When we work so hard to combat a sin in our lives, we believe the lie that the sin has some type of power over us. Christ has paid the price, he has broken the power of sin, and if we are in Christ, sin has no hold over us. We must strive to glorify God as we are called, and created, to do, rather than continually trying not to sin. Don’t combat the sin because we can do nothing, but seek to glorify God, and Christ through you will overcome the sin. We must not only read, but believe what is stated in Galatians 5:1. Do not submit to the bondage of sin for in Christ it has no power over us.
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” – Galatians 5:1
I could go on and on about the message that God brought through Jamey, but I fear I would run out of room, so I digress.
I enjoyed seeing some friends from back home, making some new ones, helping out with the fantastic students here, but most of all worshiping the Savior and being shown the truth in His word.
