http://kogf.org Whats in your Church? Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:36:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's easy to be tempted to give up on a goal, prayer or desire when it seems as if the answer isn't coming as quickly as you would like. Yet, at these times, dare to learn how to hope even more in God. Usually, our battles seem the darkest just before the ... http://kogf.org/2008/08/15/youre-closer-than-you-think/ If Paul in the New Testament letters started all his letters to his kingdom family with the words "Grace and peace to you," why is it all we can manage is a "hi"?  Do our friends and family (in the sense of both our blood and Christ's blood) mean so ... http://kogf.org/2008/08/08/grace-and-peace/ "I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well" (Psalm 139:14). How do you define your self-worth? Do you define it based on your money? Is it based on what you have achieved professionally? Do you define your value based ... http://kogf.org/2008/07/17/defining-your-self-worth/ Who is your neighbor? The people who live next door? The guys who have lockers next to you? The people who you work with? Think about it. Check out what Jesus said: Luke 10:25-37 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what ... http://kogf.org/2008/07/08/neighbors/ With our country's celebration of freedom, we look deeper to our freedom in Christ.  As Christians, we can look to the song by Jon Egan from New Life Church to say all that needs to be said about freedom in and through Christ:  Through You the blind will see/ Through You the ... http://kogf.org/2008/07/04/freedom/ Abraham Heschel once wrote: "Living is not a private affair of the individual. Living is what man does with God’s time, what man does in God’s world." What have you done in God's creation today?  In what ways have you brought God's Kingdom into this world?  What more could you do today?  Give thanks to God ... http://kogf.org/2008/07/03/pondering-god/