Mercy Church - Charlotte, Nc

We the church, we are not saved not to sit but saved to be sent. So here is hope for our time today, I want you to walk away knowing that God has sent you.

Church isn’t a program you attend it’s a people you belong to.

Show you how your current way of operating in the world is deficient and then offer you a better way. That’s what Jesus still does today. To those just listening in and to those who follow him his words show you a better, more fulfilling life by first turning yours upside down, then rebuilding with a better foundation.

At the core of Christianity is not a set of doctrines, at the core is an event. The death and resurrection of Jesus; this is what Christianity hinges on.

As Christians, we don't obey God in order to earn favor, we obey God because we have favor. God's commands are good, but when you obey out of religious duty it smothers your love for God, and you could eventually fall into the trap and you will say things like, "well, I tried this Jesus thing, and it just didn't work for me. I did everything Jesus asked. I'm a good person, why do I feel so empty?" You feel empty because you need to understand this new kind of obedience.

God. Loves. You. Inside of those three words is the victory over anxiety and fear. If you believe that statement in its fullness you will be set free today I promise you. Now Jesus is going to take 9 verses to press this simple truth into our hearts. In fact, threaded in here are God’s promises for anxious people.