The shepherd had two tools: the rod and the staff. The rod was used to protect the flock. The staff was used to direct the flock. The purpose of this blog is to provide a forum where beginning Christians can gain wisdom from the Bible and grow their relationship with Jesus Christ. In gaining wisdom, the flock is better protected. Let's grow together in our knowledge of the Bible and use it to "Ignite Our Faith!"
There was another person that walked the earth years ago that wasn't much of a religious man. In fact, he despised religion and it's leaders. He made the religious leaders look like fools. That's why they pursued him, captured him and killed him. That man was JESUS! Jesus came to the earth to help us understand that God wants to have a relationship with each and every one of us. Religion is a list of rules and regulations that we must follow in order to be considered "GOOD ENOUGH" by the religious leaders. Religion keeps us FROM a relationship with God. It stands between us and God. Jesus wants to have a relationship with us directly - without religious leaders getting in the way.
Jesus wants us to ask Him to come into our lives. He wants us to choose Him so he can come into our lives and show us the way.
Andy Stanley is the pastor at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, GA. In these short videos, he delivers the message that Jesus was bringing to the people in a crystal clear way. Enjoy!
Andy Stanley has many great video messages available on YouTube. This message seemed to align with our previous messages so I thought I would share it with the group. Let me know what you think.
