Keys to a Joyful, Discerning & Confident Life

Join us this Sunday at 9:30am, as we continue our study in I John.  The book of I John can seem at times, confusing and repetitive.  I John tends to follow a meandering path around a number of different themes and topics.  The Apostle John begins by pointing us to the idea of walking in the light, before moving on to the need to confess our sin to God.  He then goes back to the theme of light...then to love...then back to sin again...then to truth...back to light, and so on.  This is what makes the book of I John so hard to study.  But remember, even with all its twists and turns, the overarching theme of I John is this:  Close fellowship with God and with his son, Jesus, is the key to a joyful, discerning and confident life.  I John is ultimately about loving God and living in the confidence of our relationship with Him.

I love how the Psalmist expressed his love for God in Psalm 73:23-26:

"Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.  You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.  Whom have I in heaven but you?  I desire you more than anything on earth.  My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever."

Make this the prayer of your heart today.  Let us desire nothing but God, possess nothing but God, and pursue nothing but God.

I want to encourage you to stay after the service and check-out one of our discipleship opportunities that meet every Sunday at 10:45am.  Below are the details for each:

Study #1:  Prayer that Moves Heaven
Facilitator:  Martha Bailey
Time:  Sundays at 10:45am

Study #2:  Psalms and Proverbs
Facilitator(s):  Mark Hester and Jonella Malinowski
Time:  Sundays at 10:45am

Thank you for being a church body that prays for one another.

Blessings.

Doug