The Scarlet Thread
Pt. 2 Adam and Eve
The Scarlet Thread is the story behind the stories of the Bible. It is the Gospel and it is present in each chapter of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. In this blog series, we’re doing a very brief survey of this truth. We’re picking out some of the big stories and finding the main points of the Gospel.
For six weeks in 2016, Lead Pastor Brian Loveless shared a deeply personal six-part series with Calvary Baptist Church about what God had laid on his heart about himself, the church, the moving forward in the years to come.
"Crossroads" Brian Loveless preaches the first of a six-part series on February 14, 2016 at Calvary Baptist Church in Grand Prairie, Texas.
“EMBRACE GRACE” What do you think, when you think about God? What posture does God assume toward you?
ANGRY? Clenched fists, looking down on places like Haiti and Japan (post-earthquakes)? Little children that are suffering and disease wracked places? A God who has the ability to intervene and do something, but doesn't? DISTANT? Yes, He's out there and He's powerful and mysterious, but very far away and not involved with where I live and breathe, raise my family, and go to work? DISAPPOINTED? Arms crossed, shaking His head, because He has given you all these chances, a good job and family, but wondering why you haven't come around decided to serve Him? DESPERATE? Wringing His hands over how badly the world is going? Full of love hoping we'll make the right decisions? Hoping we'll take better care of our planet and each other? The kind of God hoping we'll get this thing straight and desperate for our approval? FATHER? That's either positive or negative depending on the kind of father you had here on Earth. If you had a good upbringing, a daddy who you loved, that means a whole different thing than if you had a dad that was abusive, distant, or difficult to live with. What do you think, when you think about God?
