ALL ARE WELCOME HERE

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

“All are welcome here, as we are, as we are. All are welcome here every heart.”

This is a little lyric we shared yesterday in worship at AHOP.

And what a wonderful promise that is!

ALL are welcome! Every heart!

GOD welcomes us to HIMSELF just as we are!

That is wonderful news in a culture where “fitting in” is way over-emphasized.

“Am I sporting the ‘right’ look?”

“Do I associate with the ‘right’ people?”

“Am I a member of the ‘right’ organizations?”

Yet GOD wants you to know this morning that He loves YOU for YOU! GOD wants you to be reassured that once you have accepted Him and you are free to enjoy rich intimacy with Him. GOD wants you to remember that YOU yes YOU, are the focus and emphasis of his love each and every day!

Isn’t that awesome!

Ephesians 1:5

How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.

Read that carefully. Thanks to JESUS, GOD loves and accepts you “WHOLELY”; you are acceptable in His sight!

Titus 3:7-8

Our Savior Jesus poured out new life so generously. God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives. And there’s more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on thiI know the enemy wants you to believe that GOD doesn’t accept you. He plants seeds of doubt and perpetuates lie after lie.

Lies like "We should be afraid of GOD" or "Our sins are too great to be forgiven”. Lies like “We haven’t been meeting GOD’s expectations” or “You are going to be kicked out for what you have done.”

Don’t “BUY THE LIE”.

Instead revel in the acceptance that is yours THROUGH CHRIST JESUS!

1 John 5:11

God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son. So, whoever has the Son, has life…

In other words acceptance.

So this morning accept His “WELCOME HERE” invitation! Delight in being accepted as part of the family.

Once you do Jesus confirms…

John 6:37

…once a person is with me, I hold on and don’t let go”

You see that? JESUS is not letting go. Not ever!

Even if this morning you woke up on the heels of an “unacceptable”weekend.

Acceptance is waiting.

How do I know?

Thanks to JESUS, "All are welcome here as we are, as we are."

I love you all!

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney