All conflict ends in peace, but what kind of peace? Either it ends in the peace of absence (absence of disagreement or hostility) or the peace of abundance (the presence of unity, joy and love). For a lot of us conflict ends in the peace of absence. But for having couples conflict ends in intimacy, understanding and closeness. How do they do it? And how can we?
Let me ask you this: have you ever felt afraid? Ok, let me ask you this: have you ever been in love? They felt totally different and yet according to Bible these two feelings are completely intwined. THey’re locked in an epic battle. For fear to die – love has to win. But how does that happen? How does someone go from fear-based to love based? How do we have less fear and more love? The solution might be simpler…
Let me make a prediction. Something bad is going to happen this year. Either you’ll go through a rough time, someone or something you love will leave your life, or you’ll just meet a host of difficult people. It happened last year and it’s going to happen this year. Bad things will happen. Now here’s the good news: you know it’s going to happen. And the quality of your year won’t be all things you accomplished. Rather it’s going to…
You’ve heard it said, “you can’t take it with you.” But what if you could? What if some of the things that happen in this life follow us into the next? You’d want to know what those things are and you may even want to make them part of your life now. Join us as we wrap up our O Come Emmanuel series talking about heaven and what gets in.
