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Concord, Ca
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What are you looking for in life?
 
Every person who is asked that question will no doubt offer a different answer.
 
At First Lutheran Church, Concord, California, the answer to that really big question about life is always the same:  LOVE.
 
Of course, everyone thinks love is a good thing.... if you can find it.
 
The Good news is that you CAN find love.  Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God and Savior of the world, will actually give you God's love as  A GIFT.
 
True love consists of lots of wonderful qualities; however, the primary characteristic of genuine love is FORGIVENESS.   
 
You may have just noticed that no matter how strong or how smart you are, you cannot always "get it right".
 
THAT'S LIFE! 
 
Now.... what to do.  Brood and maybe boil over because of the messes we make, or others make?  Or....turn them over to someone who can help us with the messes of life?
 
FORGIVENESS means we admit we have done the bad or not done the good.... but then turn to Jesus and accept God's verdict: "You are forgiven".  That is precisely why Jesus went to the cross and died, and then rose on the third day.
 
As a person would erase a white board of all the black marks on it, so God erases our sins and says: "Today is the first day of the rest of your life.  Rejoice and be glad in it."
 
Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, God erases not only the sin, but the guilt and shame, the bitterness and anger.... so that we can learn from our mistakes and move on to better days.
 
Accepting forgiveness for ourselves and sharing our forgiveness with others is not an easy thing to do.  That is why we gather weekly to listen to God's Words to us.  We need all the help we can get.  And.... God is ready and willing to talk us into believing in forgiveness.... and He will re-talk us into it as often as it is necessary.  That is why we have Worship Services every Sunday.     SO COME AND WORSHIP WITH US SOON.
 
Pastor Jim Mueller