C4 Connextion Corner

  Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…   Good day, or evening depending on what time you are reading this. With Resurrection Sunday a few weeks away, I am going to get a little ahead of myself; but I implore you to walk with me. As we picture the Savior on his way up Golgotha Hill; body bloody, bruised, and broken.   However, his spirit was at an all-time high.    We often think he did this for us (which is partially true), but the number one reason why Christ sacrificed his life on the cross: it was the WILL of the Father. Think about it if you will; Jesus Christ the second member of the Trinity, left Heaven to prove a valid point. Sacrifice for God must transcend human frailty. It must be an act rooted in The Will of God.   So fast forward to us, and if you are a member of C4 and reading this you will hear me repeat this often, “Everything we do must be done for the Lord”. We are currently in the season of Lent, and to bear fruit after

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-4 KJV Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, if thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Rethinking Sacrifice What do you think of when you hear "Lent"? For many, Lent or the Lenten Season is simply about giving something up for 40 days, but it’s deeper than that. Lent calls us to sacrifice. When we sacrifice, we release one thing and make room for something else.  The Lenten season begins today, with Ash Wednesday. In a typical year, Christians all over the world would bear Ash Crosses on their foreheads to honor the opening of this season. The text set before us discusses the time Jesus spent in private, praying to the Father. H