yawn

In Romans 3:23, Paul tells us how it is . . .

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.

Then in Ephesians 2:8-9, he tells us how we can make right even though we are born sinners . . .
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.  Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.


The important and amazing part is that God's saving us with his grace is a GIFT (all we have to do is believe) - not something that we have to work for... it is by our faith we are saved, not our works... Our works are a result - the evidence - of our faith.  It is not the quality of your faith that saves you, it is the object of your faith. (notes from Pastor Rick's message today)

Clearly Wesley was bored with us, as evidenced by his huge yawn. 
haha ... Joe looks so young, and I look so... so, strange.