Sneak Peak

Friend Days at StoneBridge are always exciting. The past has taught us that people seem to get excited about inviting their friends on specific (targeted) days to reach their friends and family for Christ.

Tomorrow is another Project 80 Day. I have invited several people to attend and have personally been sharing Christ with my unsaved and unchurched acquaintances. I am looking forward to seeing new faces in our services.

My message is going to center around the life of Jacob. Jacob's name means "to grab one's heel, or deceiver." Jacob's life consisted of grabbing. Grabbing for his father's approval (Isaac loved Esau in particular because of his wild game), grabbing for his brother's birthright, and grabbing for his brother's blessing. Jacob had some psychological and emotional problems because he could never measure up in his father's eyes. Enough was never enough. Many people face the same psychological and emotional wounds because they have grown up in homes that were performance based. Bill Hybels said, "Religion is spelled do, Christianity is spelled done."

I am thankful that God the Father does not base our relationship with Him on what we do. If that were the case, I would never measure up, and neither would you. The only way we can be accepted by God is through Jesus Christ. When we know Christ, we have been declared righteous and positioned in Him. Thank God for His saving GRACE.