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Winter Weekend January 2026 Talk #2
The Trinity is the most foundational dogma of Christianity: within God, there is three. God is community. God is Love. God's love is infinite and always raining down on us. He doesn't love us because we are worthy, we are worthy because he loves us. What umbrellas do you put up that stop God's love from raining on you?
Crucification is the worst way to die and yet it's the central moment of Christianity. We hold this painful story as the symbol of God's infinite love for us. The physical suffering that Jesus experienced was nothing compared to what he experienced spiritually. Salvation is a free gift but discipleship costs everything. Are you willing to take up the cross?
Evil is name we use to mean less goodness. There is no such thing as evil. Evil only exists as an absence of good. God is good and God created everything in goodness. He also gave us free will and as we make choices of less goodness, our world becomes "evil". Follow God's path for he always leads us in triumph.
Forgiveness is a decision of our will. We can choose to forgive or not. When we don't forgive someone, we are the ones that get hurt over and over. Unforgiveness is an open wound. When we choose to forgive other's failings, our Heavenly Father forgives us ours.Â
Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation. Forgiveness is a one way street that is your will and reconciliation is a two-way street with another. Reconciliation requires the other person to come "eyelash to eyelash". You can forgive and not be reconciled. Often we need to suffer a little in order to be open to reconciliation.
Heaven awaits. This world is not our home for we are made for more. We don't know the how or the when so we need to prepare. We can use this life to practice for our life in heaven. We will improve on anything we practice. What are you practicing for in this life? Selfishness, forgiveness, centering Jesus?
Testimony Sunday morning by Aakash Chandarana
Andy Swanda - Saturday Evening Talk at Winter Weekend
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