Do any of these rules sound familiar from your church background?
You should never dance. Or listen to secular music. You should only use a certain translation of the Bible. Women should never wear pants. Men should never have long hair. Tattoos are strictly prohibited.
Many people grew up in these kinds of environments and even today still carry with them a fear of messing up, making the wrong move, and somehow disappointing God. In fact, most religions of the world teach that there is some kind of divine being (or beings) out there and this “god” requires a specific kind of behavior from its followers. So that makes our job to learn and keep the rules so that “God” won’t be angry with us.
Enter: GRACE. The Undeserved reward of Jesus. What would happen if we truly understood grace and lived underneath it’s promise? Check out this message in part 3 of the series “I’m Good” where we dig into Matthew 20, a story about an “unfair” landowner. If you feel like you are constantly having to earn God’s love or wondering if you ever had it, to begin with, we’d love to invite you to listen to this message!
Bible References:
Exodus 19:16,18
Exodus 31:18
Matthew 20:1-16
Ephesians 2:8-9
Galatians 3:24-25
John 10:27-28
Romans 3:23-24
-
NEXT STEPS
Looking to take your next step? We want to help! Text the word NEXT to 909-281-7797 or visit sunrisechurch.org/nextsteps.
-
GIVE TO SUNRISE CHURCH
Imagine what God can do through our giving. You can give today at sunrisechurch.org/give.
-
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SunriseChurchCA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunrisechurchca
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SunriseChurch
"A Reason to Dance" | Easter Worship Podcast
"I Thank God" | Easter Worship Podcast
Palm Sunday | VERIFY JESUS part 12
Death of Lazarus | VERIFY JESUS part 11
THE GOOD SHEPHERD | VERIFY JESUS part 10
HEALING THE MAN BORN BLIND | VERIFY JESUS part 9
THE BROKEN, THE BEGINNERS, AND THE VETERANS | VERIFY JESUS part 8
WAYS TO VERIFY | VERIFY JESUS part 7
MIRACLES THAT DEEPEN DEVOTION | VERIFY JESUS part 6
HOW JESUS WORKS | VERIFY JESUS part 5
Verify Jesus - Part 4
Verify Jesus - Part 3
Verify Jesus - Part 2
Verify Jesus - Part 1
Be One, Bring One, Build One
Comfort and Joy - Part 4
Comfort and Joy - Part 3
Comfort and Joy - Part 2
Comefort And Joy - Part 1
Generosity - Part 4
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Life After Ministry
Cast The Word
Let Me Be Frank | Bishop Frank Caggiano’s Podcast | Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
The Bible Recap
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)