When you come face to face with the presence of God, it's not uncommon to walk away feeling very inspired. Those moments feel so real. Whether is be a powerful church service, camp, a conference, or whatever, that powerful moment generally fades quickly leaving us all with the same question: "Now what?"
Taking a step back, Pastor Jason asks the question: "What now?" As in, what now are you doing? Are you reading your Bible? Do you pray? Are you in a daily relationship with Jesus Christ?* These things are the foundation.
But let's say that you have that - or are working on that. Now what? Pointing to a fairly well know verse, Pastor Jason aims to answer that. In his letter to Corinth, Paul tells believers:
"But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13; The Message)Pastor Jason walks through these three things - faith, hope, and love - to give a picture of the next steps in this journey of becoming.
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*If you're unfamiliar with this blog or with Pastor Jason's sermons, this is pretty much the core of most of his messages - as he mentions in the podcast itself. I recommend going back to the Five Love Languages blog post (here) and listening to this sermon.
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