Glory Art Challenge with Patter Cross - #13 - Religion

This fortnight Patter's theme is "Religion".  Please read her thoughts here

It took me sometime to find the Scripture that I wanted to use but eventually the Lord lead me to the one I needed. I feel it works so well with the truth in the quote I have also used on my page.
Our Heavenly Father wants a personal relationship with us... nothing we can do will earn us His love. He already loves us because He allowed His Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ to die in our place.

I saw the black branches reaching up on my page symbolize us trying to reach up to God which is what "religion" tries to do. The reality is that God reached down to us.

Here is a link to a song by The Imperials which was a group I enjoyed and I think I owned two of their records back in the early 80s.  When I first heard the song, I reacted negatively but when I really listened to the words it all makes sense....   our Christian denomination ( the Church we worship with) does not get us to Heaven.



Here is my artwork:

The digital kit I used is by Red Dog Designs and is a free one given to members over at Just Art Scrapbooking

Glory Art Challenge hosted by Patter Cross - #12 - God's Will

If you have not already visited Patter's blog, please do so HERE  so you can read her teaching based on her chosen theme for this fortnight.

The scripture I  used is from The Voice Bible.  Most other versions of the Bible have the word "sanctified" instead of "set yourselves apart and live holy lives".  This is  truly the meaning of the word sanctified... set apart, holy.
My husband and I many years ago came across a book everyone should read and I should possibly read it again as it is only small. The book is  "Found God's Will" by John Macarthur JR.  Briefly the book teaches that there are 6 steps to finding God's Will and these are the steps:
We are to be   Saved
                       Spirit Filled
                       Sanctified
                       Submissive
                       Suffering
and if all these are operating in your life...... Do Whatever You Want

If you are living a life of being Saved ( believe in Jesus death on your behalf) , Spirit Filled (allow the Holy Spirit to fill your life ), Sanctified (living a holy life) , Submissive ( to God), Suffering ( even brief persecution for your faith), then you will only want to do the things God wants you to.

I enjoyed creating my digital page for this. I made the frame with the words,  following a tutorial I found on a new Digital Scrapbooking forum I have just discovered and become active on - Just Art Scrapbooking.

I have used the digital kit Home Sweet Home by Wisteria Moments

Glory Art Challenge hosted by Patter Cross - #11 - Share

I finally found time to create a page for this challenge of Patters. Please visit her blog  HERE to read her teaching centered on the word she chose for us this fortnight - " share".

When deciding what scripture to use on my digital art, I felt led in the direction of us sharing our faith with others and I felt this verse from 1 Peter 5 was a good teaching.  We are to share our faith by the example we set for others.  When talking about Jesus and what He did for us in dying on the cross for our sins, we are not to "lord it over" those we talk to.... we are not speak in a way that makes the person feel inferior.

( for my digital art I used a kit called Blue Fantasy by Indigo Designs)