Summary of April 19 Care Group

These pictures are worth 3,000 words!
We had the privilege of sharing a meal tonight. What a great group of friends you all are! We give thanks to God that we get to be your friends!!

Video Trailer For “The Greener Grass Conspiracy”

Video Trailer For “The Greener Grass Conspiracy”

Summary of April 5 Care Group

Thanks to Cheryl for the beautiful trifle dessert! Our theme for the night's conversation was chapter 5 in our book, "Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment." Here's what we talked about: -Have a posture of leaning toward your spouse with an attitude of mercy. This keeps you ready for the unexpected moments that can catch you off guard. -Mercy sweetens marriage and can change the atmosphere of a home from a battle ground to a sweet place. The gospel can keep us in the right posture. -At hectic moments God gives us grace to respond like Him and take time to be merciful. -Mercy doesn't remove the need to speak truth. It replaces the need to win a battle with the desire to represent Christ. -God helps us to be forgiving, patient, merciful with co-workers and children. I need to ask myself regularly "Do I want to speak to __ about __ because I want God's glory? or because I'm irritated? Am I the center of this? or is God's purpose? -Usually I do worse stuff than anyone I accuse of sinning against me. This is GOOD to remember! -We all need to move in His mercy at home, at work, everywhere, and learn to live in a forbearing way. We can be the shock absorber and let things go, not mentioning offenses. We need to pray for God to make us grow in this area. -God has been SO forbearing with us! Remembering this moves us to receive mercy and give it out freely. -Self-righteousness is the enemy of mercy. We can be so quick to judge even our own children. God wants us to remember our place, our smallness, and trust Him. -God has a never-ending supply to provide us with as we pass on His mercy to others. -In marriage all the masks come off and it can be easy to forget to be merciful to our spouses as we see the good, the bad and the ugly. -Sometimes we judge others because we measure them by our own strengths. This is self-righteous! -We need to ask forgiveness and let that forgiveness affect us powerfully and move into His love as we interact with our spouses.