Fall Creek Christian Church

"For the Lord sees clearly what a man does, examining every path he takes. The sins of a wicked man hold him captive; they are ropes that catch and hold him. He will die for lack of self control; he will be lost because of his incredible foolishness." Proverbs 5:22-23 While attempting to make the perfect cast, I heard an unusual buzzing sound coming from my reel. It was followed by a stumble producing yank as the lure failed to launch. I looked down to see that my line was in a terrible tangled mess. I had failed to exam my loop-filled reel before I reared back and attempted to cast the lure a country mile. My failure to examine my reel led to a massive snarl of line. There was nothing left to do but cut the line and start over. We're told in our verses for the day that nothing escapes God's examination. He makes 20-20 vision look like cement goggles. The good, the bad, and the ugly ... he sees it all. We don't. We do, however, tangle ourselves u...

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth ... So God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male and female he created them. God blessed them and told them, 'Multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. Be masters over the fish and birds and all the animals.'" Genesis 1:1,27-28 Each time the ball drops on a new year, the first thing I want to do is kiss my wife ... a long honored tradition at this point. It's kind of a "Wow, we made it!" Shortly after that, my thoughts begin to drift to the idea of possibilities. A new beginning. What could or should be a part of the newest chapter of this great adventure called life? New Year's Day stirs within us a powerful combination of dreams, hopes, potential and mystery. Our verses this morning draw us back to the first beginning, "the" beginning to be precise. God's creation in perfection, including those image carriers - men and women. Imagine ...

"For you, dear friends have been called to live in freedom--not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.  For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'   But instead of showing love among yourselves you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out!  Beware of destroying one another.  Galatians 5:13-15 "Ouch!!", was all I could say.  It was a subconscious response to the wound that I had just received.  In this instance, however, it was not a hammer to my thumb, nor was it a stubbed toe on the dresser.  It was an attempt of a friend to be funny that went wrong.  Later, when we were by ourselves, I told them that I knew they didn't intend to hurt me, but that the words they spoke really stung.  They knew that and were very apologetic and both us are careful these days to speak well to and about each other.  There are...