Announcements
Jodi and Sean Murphy are anticipating the arrival of their daughter, Sara, today at 1:00pm at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.
A note from Brittany Whitworth:
Family and Friends,
As you know, we're in the adoption process and let's just say things are moving as things move for Dwight and I - FAST! We completed our Home Study three weeks ago and we got a call just over a week ago about a birth mom. We had a "Match Meeting" on Monday with her (Amy) and we all seemed to get a long. She's expecting a girl on 18 August. If things continue, we'll be parents sometime in August. She thinks she might deliver a week early and if this is the case, then our daughter would be here on my birthday. :)
We, of course, would love continued prayers for Amy's health and emotions as well as the baby's health. We will let you know if this adoption goes through in August and will hopefully have pictures to send your way. Until then, we'll not clog your inbox but did want to give you an update.
Much love,
Dwight and Brittany
Scripture
Romans 3:21-28 (ESV)
But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it [22] the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: [23] for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, [24] and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, [25] whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. [26] It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
[27] Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. [28] For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
Questions for Reflection
1. What makes it difficult for many of us to believe that we can gain God’s forgiveness by faith in Christ alone?
2. Why would God offer His righteousness free to every person?
3. What does it mean to believe and put your faith in Jesus Christ?
4. How should our boasting and bragging about our relationship to God be different when we realize it is by faith alone?
