HFD Ministries Community Group

Rebecca Black and I dive deeper into our journey we began speaking on last week. Join us for part 2

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JESUS PLUS NOTHING: The Simplicity of the Real Gospel

Many people believe that salvation requires more than just faith. Some are taught that to be saved they must believe and do certain works. Others live under the fear that to stay saved they must constantly maintain their salvation through performance.

But the truth of the Gospel is this: you can’t add anything to the finished work of Jesus.

When Jesus cried out on the cross, “It is finished,” He wasn’t leaving something undone for us to complete later. He had fully accomplished salvation. Nothing can be added. Nothing needs to be maintained.

“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God—not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

If we believe salvation requires our works to secure it, then His death was…

THE END OF RIGHT AND WRONG: Letting Go of Judgement in a World That Demands it

The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil always feeds the mind. It keeps us in the realm of judgment, separation, and fear. We begin measuring, evaluating, striving to discern what is right or wrong, good or bad, acceptable or not. And in doing so, we close ourselves off from the heart. From union. From the Tree of Life. Because the Tree of Life is not rooted in intellectual striving. It is rooted in revelation. In abiding. In knowing who the Father is and what Love looks like. To walk in Life is to walk in the Spirit. It is to remain in Love.

The idea that “all things are permissible” was radical to Paul’s audience, especially to the Jews or those learning from them. They had lived under the law for so…