REDEEMED!

I have to tell you.....

I am really excited about the Fall study!

I mean, really excited!

Really.

Why am I so excited?

This Fall we will be WALKing through a study of redemption. We will be using a wonderful study guide by Jennifer Kennedy Dean called "The Life Changing Power in the Blood of Jesus Christ." We will also be using the books of Hebrews and Leviticus to supplement the study.

We will be focusing on the redemptive power of Christ's blood.

What does "redeemed" mean? When you think of "redemption", what comes to your mind? How about "atonement"?

What about the role of the Old Testament prophesies, rituals, feasts and sacrifices? What meaning do they have for us?

I'll be honest with you. There are so many feasts, sacrifices and rituals in the Old Testament that they make my head spin. It's so hard to keep up with them and to understand why they existed, let alone the significance that they have for us today. But the truth is that we MUST understand them to have a better understanding of the significance of Christ's once-for-all sacrifice. When we look back at the Old Testament we receive a fuller understanding of how Christ completes it.

In my humble opinion, the foundation of who we are in Christ lies in the atonement. The redemptive plan. Restoration. These words need to be upon our hearts and written in our minds. Yet I find that we don't have a good understanding of what they mean.

Well, no more! This Fall quarter, we will be WALKing through God's redemptive plan and focusing on how Christ's blood not only saves us, but purifies us daily, cleansing us and restoring us to the Father who loves us so much. We look at how God had a plan for redemption all along, even before the world was created! We have a better understanding of the freeing power that flows over and within us. We'll look at how God revealed his purpose through Old Testament ceremonies and rituals so that we could have an understanding of what they mean to us today.

We'll look at the difference between "shadow"living and living with power, freedom and purpose.

In the end, we'll have a better understanding of who we are in Christ!

Our prayer is that you will join us for this study and take this journey with us. Together. Arm in arm, as God intended His family to be.

I hope you'll join us!

Grace and peace to you all.
Michele