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Last week I brought up this idea of seeing ourselves as “saints” instead of “sinners.” It’s brought up a lot of discussion here at the Pizza Ranch Support Center, so I’d like to revisit this again. So often we talk of ourselves as “sinners saved by grace” and this is of course true, but sometimes that simply gives us the “okay” to sin. There is so much more to it:

We know we are sinners. We know we can live without sin. We persecute ourselves when we do sin. What can we do???

St Francis House October 27, 2021 "One of our guests favorite meal!

Monday's mission was about living holy and free from sin in Jesus Christ. But what happens when we do sin?

When you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior, and the Holy Spirit is in you, you have the power to live holy.

We’ve been working through the Old Testament looking for the New Testament Jesus hundreds, even thousands, of years before He was born. They’re all great stories on their own, but they absolutely paint a picture of who Jesus will be and what he’ll do for those who believe. Jesus claimed that the entire Old Testament pointed to Him (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39, 46; Romans 1:1-2; 1 Peter 1:10-12). Since the Book of Malachi is a part of the OT, let’s look to see how it points to Jesus.

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10

If you're new to our blog, the Pizza Ranch restaurants are encouraged to get involved in their communities and the organizations that make an impact to glorify God. The Morton, Illinois Pizza Ranch is actively doing this by supporting a wonderful cause through Samaritan's Purse called Operation Christmas Child. BUT, they're not limiting participation just to their restaurant because they're joining hands with their guests and allowing them to help!

Yesterday I shared about the intention behind using our spiritual gifts. Did you learn more about your own spiritual gifts? My giftedness is in administration and serving others and I display this through hospitality. Because I enjoy these things ...

As I was driving to work this morning I decided to listen to my Bible app instead of the radio and was convicted when I heard 1 Peter 4. The passage is titled "Living for God" and offers reminders of how we should act as followers of Christ. Verses 10 reads, "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."

1 Corinthians 16:13 "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong."