Restoring Grace 4

Hello Everyone,

Lastly CONVENIENCE is another way that some fall away.

We want to have faith but we want to have a comfortable faith. We want it to fit our schedule. Sure I want to follow Christ as long as it doesn't cramp my style.

Look what happened to Peter. It says he followed Jesus from a distance. "Then he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire." This is an amazing scene to me.

Jesus is about to be executed and Peter is partying with the enemy. He's sitting there in the crowd wanting to be one of the gang, warming his arms by the fire.

The very men who were going to torture and execute Christ, Peter is sitting around a campfire with hanging out, wanting to be comfortable.

If you try to enjoy the world's campfire, you're going to get burned. You're not in the same kingdom, the same world, the same lifestyle any more.

Over the years I've seen it all. I've watched a lot of people flame out, a lot of people sidelined. People who were supposedly strong Christians and today they can't be found anywhere.

I've noticed a pattern when people fall away from Christ. It is the same pattern. I've seen it over and over again.

It always starts like this:

When a person's real active in a church and they start falling away the first thing they stop is their giving.

Jesus said your giving indicates your heart. He said where your treasure is your heart will be. It's a thermometer. It’s a good EKG of your heart. How's your giving?

It says I'm getting into the world's way.

The second thing that stops is PRAYER.

The third thing is they stop ATTENDING.

What should I do when I sin? One word: Return! Come back to Christ.

Greater Things Are Still To Come!