Weatherman said that there was a 60% chance of rain this morning! He should have said it was 100%!!!! Although many chose to stay home today and remain dry, those who arrived to church this morning and dodge the raindrops came and experienced a great service!

I preached on "Living Germ Free' in our service. As you and I walk up and down the aisle of any local grocery store you'll see many products sold that are labeled "anti-bacterial." People are obsessed with living as germ free as possible on the outside but seem less careful when it comes to the images and messages our culture constantly bombards us with. Each of the toxic influences we allow into our lives cause damage to our spiritual hearts. Consuming these constant influences can go a long way to poisoning us and eroding our spiritual relationship with Christ. Read what the scripture says in Romans 12:2 from The Message Bible.

   "Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking! Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out! Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to it's level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-informed maturity in you."

I challenged everyone to stop consuming things with spiritual germs...things that are toxic to their spiritual hearts and then allow the Holy Spirit to re-adjust their standards of what is right and wrong.