Dear St. Andrews Family,

A lot of Preachers talk about forgiveness, but forgiveness is richer and higher and harder and more shocking than we imagine. It’s not just an act of piety, it’s liberation of the cosmos. I can’t begin to encapsulate this in a blurb so letme tell you this…

I want to tell you a story about a man in prison and a son compelled to eat pig slop and a prophet King who came to free the world. I am praying that you will see “Forgive us our debts as we forgive out debtors,” in an all-new way.

Pastor Jace

Dear St Andrews Family,

Over the years many of you have asked how I got this superhero physique. The answer is simple: It’s all in what I eat. Did you know that in 3 years Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson eats a ton of fish. Literally, a ton of fish. I have a similar diet. In three years, I literally eat a ton of bread. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Ritz crackers, chapatis, pepperoni pizza, E.L. Fudge cookies . . . I eat a ton of bread. Now you know my secret.

This week in Matthew 6:11, Jesus tells us we are to ask God for bread. But this is so much more than asking for God to care for our physical needs. This prayer has a context that might just change everything. It hasn’t changed the way I eat bread, but it has changed the way I pray. I hope you will think this through with me.

Dear Family,

Don’t mess with my office. My desk is not a place you put stuff. Don’t move my books or my chairs. This is my kingdom. Mine. Don’t mess with it.

I have a lot of little kingdoms. My car, my bedroom, my countertops. I have an office at my house that I use for about 5 minutes a week. I gave it to Dan a couple weeks ago and every day I go down there it grates on me. It’s my kingdom. Don’t mess with my kingdom.

And yet we Christians know we are to seek His kingdom. We even pray “Thy kingdom come.” How do we make this shift from this being ours to it being Gods? How do we use what he gives us for His Kingdom? Let’s talk about this from Matthew 6:9-10.

Pastor Jace