Hope Presbyterian Church In Winston-salem Sermons

Series: The Gospel of GodScripture: Romans 6:15-23 “If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered to us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” C.S. Lewis “In service which Thy will appoints, there are no bonds for me; For my inmost heart is taught “the truth” that makes Thy children ‘free’; A life of self–renouncing love is a life of liberty. Anna Waring “I am growing in the awareness that God wants my whole life, not just part of it. It is not enough to give just so much time and attention to God and keep the rest for myself. It is not enough to pray often and deeply and then move from there to my own projects. As I try to u