My heart is anxious for tonight…not because I am fearful, but simply because my heart is renewed and overwhelmed at the same time. Watching each of you walk up and drop your Secrets into the box last week moved my heart…Just minutes after service ended Wed I sat down in my office and began to read the anonymous confessions of your wounds…as I began to share the generalities among the Secrets some of the PURE staff began to cry, some because they shared the same secret and others because it overwhelmed their hearts.

For me my heart is broken because so many people in our generation are hiding in shame.  I had a friend tell me last night that they dont like coming to church because they feel Christian judgment when they do…I dont think that in reality she thinks that all Christians judge her for her mistakes and failures in life.  But somewhere we have believed a lie that told us if we were transparent and real we would be be outcast, if we were honest we would be rejected.  The subtlety of our Secrets and the worlds posture toward them has taken more of a toll on us than we realize.

Radical Grace is an anthem for us at PURE, but it requires Radical Transparency, and that is the bold step that each of you took last week.  I am so proud of you because today, this week, is a new chance, a new place of hope and life…a place that mistakes don’t equal failure and wounds don’t mean destruction.

Hope for Every Heart is a path to World Change, but its time for us to truly understand what Radical Grace really is about…This is coming from a recovering Porn addict Pastor whos radical transparency in church circles may just be a bit uncomfortable…truth is this is me, healed forgiven and restored, Jesus chose me like He did you and said, ‘youre good enough for me, your good enough for me to die for…’  This is me a Person of the 2nd Chance.

Whats still holding your heart?  What place do you need to be radically transparent and radically graced?? More tonight…

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