Exercising Our Relationship With God


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November 12, 2017. Would Jesus recognize us if we walked away from him? Today is Confirmation Sunday, and in her sermon Pastor Penny shares excerpts from the confirmands’ essays on how we can exercise our relationship with God, how we can use every means given us to make sure God knows us.

*** [Keywords: 15 years 2000 years later 2017 APA Alex Cramer Alex Hill Bible Calvin Ciorba Christ Lutheran Church Confirmation David Feed My Starving Children Florida God knows us God loves us in spite of our sin God will be with them God’s idea to have relationship with us His loving arms Holy Communion I don’t do a lot with my money I don’t know you Jesus’ return Juno Matthew 25:10-13 Paige Lauer Pastor Penny Holste Psalms Puerto Rico QT Room at the Inn Sunday morning Texas active adopted stray cat age out of foster care system angry prayers animal protection back on the path backpack baptized as infants baseball be a light to the world beautiful coat of Angora and calico fur becoming a teacher been disappointed biked past drug store body and blood of Christ body is a gift book of Matthew bridegroom bridesmaids build closeness bullied bullying camping chocolates or candle climbing come into Kingdom of Heaven come to church concern confirmands’ essays courage to move forward cramped detour to QuikTrip didn’t bring extra oil didn’t recognize them direction disappointed by ourselves doesn’t recognize us don’t understand us door was shut drawing us down early Christians end of the world every means we can excerpts exercise our relationship with God exercising faith affects family connections family of Christ far away fishing forgotten to get present found nice home friends playing basketball fun times with family gave kitten to each of their friends get better get stronger gift he wanted girls in story gives us strength and courage good thing to remember grow up had saved her life healthy help bring them back up help next generation hiking homeless honest with my family hopped on his bike house was dark how important it was how to use these gifts hurricanes impacted my decisions and thoughts included a light judge keep it stronger kept the mother kittens knew he was late knocked on door know God and be known by God leave us without guilt let us come in like-minded individuals long checkout line love of God is light in our lives many church events together maybe got distracted members’ parties mission trips with the church most Sundays mother’s surprise birthday party my brother’s birthday my family bonds through the church new cat no longer recognizes us as children of God not God’s plan not thinking of Jesus coming this moment nurtured her for years older kids one and holy purpose our most precious possession out to eat parable party started pedaled fast people we love person represents Jesus pets don’t recognize us physical problem promises of God raking leaves read and hear words of Scripture receive touch of Jesus recognize them as children of God reflected relationship as a gift relationship with God through Jesus Christ return sacrifice scrawny alley cat sermon service service to others sin skinny cat soccer someone we feel should know us somewhat repay Jesus sorry you missed the party spent all money saved up spills over into our lives sports story as a warning swimming take them into his kingdom tender care thanksgiving they meant well they were hurt things are hard those who do the will of my Father time we’re able to hang out times when we need him together at same place doing same thing took them to vet traditional treat others trust me waiting for Jesus to show up walked farther away from Jesus wanted a pet way I pray we know God we love we pray went to store what if Jesus doesn’t recognize us here when I start making money words to deal with it work overwhelming writes]