Romans 8:28 “And
we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who
love God and are called according to his purpose for them.”
Today is a gift
from the hand of a gracious God. Live
this day with purpose! Do not let
someone else ruin or steal this day from you.
It’s your day . . . it’s your gift!
Own it.
Discouragement is
a choice before us every day. It’s my
determination that I will reject discouragement and choose JOY. I can do this because I know my purpose for
the day ahead of me. In the first weeks
of the series “What on Earth Am I Here For?” we have learned that we are called
to be LOVED by Christ, to BELONG to Christ and to BECOME like Christ. Each day presents opportunities for me to
live these purposes to the full regardless of what happens.
This coming weekend
I am eager to speak to our fourth purpose.
This is going to be tremendous as we look into God’s Word together to
understand what on earth we are here for.
My family and I will be here and are excited to see you as well.
Please be praying
for me and my family as my awaited surgery is Tuesday, October 8. I anticipate being out for about 3
weeks. I am at peace with it and can’t
wait to get this done. I am confident
that our church is in good hands with the oversight of our staff team and the
accountability of our Church Board. Even
more than that we have hundreds of amazing partners in ministry that already
shine so brightly as they selflessly serve one another week in and week
out. We cannot thank you enough . . . but
we will keep trying.
I ask that
while I am recovering each of us will:
1. Be present and accounted for. We need to be together.
2. Be faith-filled people as the mission
of God continues.
3. Remain faithful to whatever
responsibilities we carry.
4. Be the beautiful, gracious and kindhearted
people we have always been.
5. Continue to be generous with our time,
talents and financial resources.
We love you and
can hardly wait to join you as we celebrate the goodness of our God, catch up
with friends and experience God’s presence together.
Pastor Craig,
Becky, Seth, Hannah and Riley the dog
P.S. October is going to be an exciting month as we will be having Dr. John Jackson as our Guest Speaker on October 20th, we’ll be kicking off our new series on October 27th called “Straight Talk from the Book of James”, and we’re also hosting our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat for the community on October 31st.
