WHAT'S YOUR STORY? WHEN OUR PAST IS TOO MUCH FOR THE CHURCH TO HANDLE

"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

Here we are in Week #4! To recap, so far we have covered:

• Our past has a purpose, each experience becomes a part of our testimony.
  

• Our past has developed us, but it does not define us.
  
• Allowing our history to become His legacy.

We have discussed that we all have a story, that God uses our stories for His glory, and we've learned about others from the Bible whose stories have been used by God. 

We've studied a lot! 

This week we'll talk about when our pasts are too much for the church. 

Is your past littered with bad decisions, acts you wish you could take back, and sin that is just too big for the church?

Are you afraid if you confide in someone in the church, they will turn you away or cast you out? Or worse--has that actually happened?

We will dig more into this over the next 3 days, but concentrate on the memory verse today to see how God feels about you, even with a checkered past. 

Join us tomorrow to learn more about when our past seems like too much for the church to handle. Scripture Overview & Study Guide will be available for download tomorrow.

Devotional written by Mandy.

Focus on this today: "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."