Roots and Doctrine and Foundations

Tonight is the start of our first Foundations course as part of our LIFE Development Track @ Westlife.

It is another phase of UNLEASHED! growth, Bible & learning in our great 2009 year.

Here is what Jesus said:

24 "These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living.
They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.
25 Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.
26 "But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach.
27 When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."
Matthew 7:24-27 (MSG)

And here is a quote I am using tonight from Charles Swindoll:

What roots are to a tree, the doctrines are to the Christian.
From them we draw
our emotional stability,
our mental food for growth,
as well as our spiritual energy
and perspective on life itself.

By returning to our roots we determine precisely where we stand.
We equip ourselves for living the life God designed us to live.

AWESOME!!

Hope to see you at 6.55pm with a workbook at Orion.