Today we have one of the young men who grew up in our church sharing about a ministry trip he was on. He has had the desire for a long time to go on such a trip and God worked out the perfect timing so that desire could be fulfilled last month. Curtis has come back excited about what he has seen God doing in Asia and he is eager to share it with us this morning. I am eager to hear all about it and invite you to join in as well!
Pride and thankfulness don’t mix. Thankfulness acknowledges that you have been given something, something that someone chose to give you. Thankfulness acknowledges some form of exchange that you came out ahead on. On the other hand, pride tends toward the attitude that someone owes you something. Pride is demanding, it says people owe me. The other side of this coin is the fact that humility fosters thankfulness and thankfulness fosters humility. They tend to build on each other. The more we focus on what we have been given from God, the more humbled we become by His generosity. This is …
Today is a special day on our church calendar and one of our favorites. For the past several weeks we have been collection shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. Today we will be praying over them and dedicating them to the Lord’s use. These shoeboxes have been known to literally change the life of a child and we pray God gets just the right box to just the right child to do just that! Our service will be very different today, with the children remaining in the auditorium with us for the whole service. We will be celebrating children, giving, and …
We are taking a break from the Philippians study to talk about the events happening in the Middle East. It is important that we take the time to filter what we hear, see, and feel through a biblical perspective. That is true for any part of life, the struggles we face at home, work, and school, and the struggles that our world at large is going through. This message takes a look first at the competing narratives that surround Palestine and the events going on there. Following that, we will then look at what our attitudes should be as Christians …
