He is our God
Great and mighty to be praised!
God of all days
Glorious in all of your ways
The wonder and grace
In the light of Your Name

The message this week was on Sacrifice, which is another way of talking about what we value. At its core, sacrifice is giving up or letting go of something that is valuable in order to gain something that has longer lasting value. Put like this, it’s clear that we sacrifice every day, but not always for the right things. See, we don’t need to just start sacrificing different things, but we need to get at the root: what do we value? Sometimes we sacrifice sleep because we want to watch a TV show, or sometimes we sacrifice money for a pair of shoes we think will give us long lasting happiness.

The truth is, we know how to sacrifice, but we don’t value the right things. In getting to know God and understanding what he has done for us through the gospel, it is clear that he is to be valued, and that we can sacrifice anything in order to gain the total joy he gives.

Christians who have the confidence and courage to acknowledge and confess their sins are happiest, healthiest people in the entire world.

That’s because we gain the courage and confidence to confess our sins before God and to others when we trust God is truly merciful, loving & forgiving (see Psalm 51).

While God is everywhere, He’s designed the universe that the only place we can go to confess and repent and find life is the Cross of His Son.

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
—1 John 1:9

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Dudes and Dudets,
Thanks so much for a wonderful weekend. It was phenomenal to seek Jesus together. Thanks for coming and being apart of what God is doing in the High School ministry at Willamette Christian Church. You all rock! Later friends.

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