Real Talk
A REAL HOPE - Followers of Jesus have found that the promises made by “the world” are empty of hope. Money, sex, career, power, position and recognition are good, but they can’t buy real happiness. They are temporary fixes to a permanent problem. When God created mankind in HIS spiritual image and we chose to reject Him and go our own way, He vacated that place in our hearts and minds that only He can fill. We try to fill that emptiness with everything other than who it was made for ... namely God.
A REAL GOD - The one and only God... the one you read about in the Bible... is the center of our worship and life. He is the One who gives us love, forgiveness, joy and energy. First Church belongs to Him. God transcends (goes beyond) time and space. He created us to transcend time and space with him, but can’t because of our choice to sin (chose our ways not his). But the REAL God made it possible for us to be restored to Him by faith in a REAL Jesus for forgiveness of our sin.
REAL PEOPLE - Followers of Jesus are ordinary people - with an extraordinary God - who go through the same problems and experiences as every other person. We don't pretend to be something we're not. We struggle in life, but we're winning. We're finding answers to the everyday situations of life, and we're finding the strength to live victoriously where we used to fail.
We're honest with each other. We encourage each other. And we celebrate every victory.
