IN CHRIST ALONE

Not sure who is winning...

              Wow, lots of stuff has been going on this week. First off it is Easter! I would not be the same person if it weren't for Jesus dying on the cross for my sins and rising from the grave. He took the ultimate penalty for me and you. Why not share it with people? Tomorrow is probably one of the biggest days of the year to really show the world what Jesus is truly about as people flock to church out of tradition. I finished IMPACT at the Church at Brook Hills. It was really awesome learning about how to truly make disciples of ALL nations in today's world, and I am excited about all of the opportunities that God has put before my new faith community.
               On Monday night I cooked dinner for an awesome group of people. I have really been blessed with the great fellowship and prayer experienced when I am around my new faith fam. Everyone is encouraging. I can really say God is doing great things in my life, and 3 weeks ago I probably would not have even thought about having a dozen people over to my place for dinner. It was totally a God thing.
             I have been able to spend a lot of time at home this week. It has been really good to be home. The first thing to do when I got here was get my travel shots. It wasn't too bad. After yellow fever, typhoid, and a polio vaccine it felt really good to know that I would not have to do that again for a good long time. I also put in my tshirt order! Thanks everyone who purchased a tshirt. I am really excited to see how they really turn out. As some of you know I have been going to a cardiologist for some problems that I have been having with palpitations over the past few months. I am so happy to say that I got an all clear from the doctor this week and that my heart is perfectly healthy. It is definitely an answer to many prayers. God is so good.
                I leave you with one of my favorite songs of all times.....
IN CHRIST ALONE

In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid Ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm. What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand. In Christ alone! who took on flesh Fulness of God in helpless babe! This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones he came to save: Till on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied - For every sin on Him was laid; Here in the death of Christ I live. There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain: Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave he rose again! And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me, For I am His and He is mine - Bought with the precious blood of Christ. No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me; From life's first cry to final breath. Jesus commands my destiny. No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand