The Secret life.
It can be a really bad thing , it can also be a really good thing.
That was the topic of this week's message.
We learned that there are bad, isolating secrets and there are secrets that lead to reward.
Jesus told us to let these 3 things be a secret and not for the whole world to see:
(Matthew 6:1-18)
1. Your giving
2. Your praying
3. Your fasting
I challenged everyone to pick one of the three in this week and to pursue it with great passion. As it is done in secret, where only your Heavenly Father can see, it will be rewarded. And, His reward system is greater than this world's. There is not even a comparison.

Remember the Mark Twain quote, "Everyone is like a moon, each has a dark side that they don't want to be seen." We talked about how God sees all and how we will all account for what we have said and done while here on this earth. God is full of grace and forgiveness, but will still require an account of us, just like the Tiger Woods press conference- accounting for his mistakes. That could have been each of us. The difference is that we will be accounting and accumulating or forfeiting rewards for crowns to lay at the feet of Jesus, the one who made possible the way for us to recieve a full pardon from our sin. (1 Corinthians 9:25/ 2 Timothy 4:7-8) Unbelievers will be accounting for their decision to reject Jesus which will result in judgement and eternal separation from a holy and loving God. (Matthew 12:36-37/ Romans 14:10-12/Matthew 25:31-46) You ask yourself, how can a Holy and Loving God let people go to hell? That's a long answer. http://http://www.gotquestions.org/God-create-doomed-people.html Try this link for starters.

I hope you have a "quiet" week, one that connects with a great rewarder!
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2rDrCWzCSQ (If you need encouragement)

Next week we finish up the Jekyll & Hyde series.
We will look at the Temporal and Eternal, very different.
Where do you live?
Steve