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Connecting Lives, Building Faith, Releasing Destiny
ENCOURAGING THOUGHTS
We live in a culture that is obsessed with "freedom" in the sense that we should be free to do whatever we want and free to pursue happiness in whatever way we choose. In light of that, Romans 6 can be confusing as it talks of both the freedom that we have in Christ while also referring to us as "slaves to righteousness." How can we be free while also being slaves?
.jpg "Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think Ephesians 320 (1)") The Bible is clear that throughout our lives on this earth we will always be serving something. We can either serve sin or righteousness, our "flesh" or God. Despite what the world says, there is no in-between ground where we are "free" to live however we want, serving ourselves, for if we are not serving God, we are serving sin. Without God, we are doomed to the path leading to death! Jesus has set us free from being bound to sin and death, but the only way to live in that freedom is to bind ourselves to Him! The only true freedom we can experience is by surrendering our lives over to the Lord, where we will inherit eternal life.
"But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life."
Romans 6:22 NIV
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Thank you so much to the Scholers for hosting such a wonderful picnic on Sunday! Everyone had a great time and we appreciate all the effort that went into it!
- Next Thursday, June 8th, we're having another "Ladies' Night Out!" Ladies, join us here at the church at 7:00 pm for another great night out! Please bring a snack to share if your last name starts with L-Z!
- It's grad season! If you or someone in your family has graduated from high-school or any kind of post-secondary education this year, we would love to celebrate you at our service on June 25th! Email Lainey at laineyd@onelifechurch.ca for more details!
- The Lethbridge Pregnancy Care Centre's "Baby Bottle Campaign" is still on! The Pregnancy Centre is a Christian organization that supports women and families walking through unexpected pregnancies, and they rely on the support of people like us to do all of the amazing work that they do! Join us from now until Fathers' Day in participating in this campaign by taking home a Baby Bottle from the Connect Hub, filling it with cash, coins, or a cheque, and bringing it back to the church, or by simply giving to the Centre by using this link here. Thank you for being a part of bringing hope and care to the women and families in our community!
- Remember, if you have a testimony to share, send us a 2-3 minute video of yourself telling it (info@onelifechurch.ca), and we'd love to share it at one of our Sunday services!
- To see a full list of the events and Connect Groups we have going on, check out our website here!
"In everything we do, our heart is for generations to know and experience God."
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