The Virtue Filter - 5/21/23 - Hamilton Hills Church

The overwhelming majority of parents say that parenting is harder than expected, and that they often parent based on others perception of how they parent.
If only there was a book that could tell us what the purpose of children are.

There is nothing wrong with being a good person. Virtue is a good thing. But when we put on the Virtue Filter, it can turn be dangerous for ourselves and to others.

On Mother's day we hear from Denise, who share's her testimony about finding Jesus through her mother's strong and resilient faith. Denise shares how she found joy and peace in her life by loving Jesus with all her heart.

The Bible talks more about money than any other subject. We use money to achieve security and status in our life. In the Bible we learn that we get our security by the riches of God's glory. And we get our status from Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. 

Has there ever been a time in our life that you felt completely overwhelmed? You don't have to look very hard to see how distracted we are as a culture. One of our most valuable resources is our attention. Let's find an alternative to busyness.

Your body is important not because of how much better or equal it is compared to another body. It is precious because it is woven by God Himself. Because you were seen from the beginning of time. 

In Scripture Jesus consistently says that what is in our hearts is the most important. It is what inside that counts. Jesus teaches us that using filters to make ourselves look one way only keeps us from working on our self. 

Will you start a different life. Will you turn from the old disappointment and will you meet Jesus? He will take all of your mess ups, sin, and disappointment. Jesus will make you new. 

The more time we spend with Jesus. The more time we spend learning Jesus. The more time we will be like Jesus. The more that we are with Jesus the more we will conquer land for the Kingdom of God. 

When we give our heart to King Jesus and we turn away from the kingdoms of this world we desire His law. We love it actually. We don’t look at it as a job or toil, but rather as a guideline on how to best represent the King.