e-news for week of 9/19/10

Behind the scenes.

Faith often displays itself when no one is looking:

Moses out in the desert lifting up the staff turned serpent
No large audience when Peter stepped out on the sea with Jesus
No one around when David killed the lion
The quiet prayer of an elder or a deacon ministering to a shut in
A follower of Christ writing a check and trusting the Lord for continued provision
A worker in the nursery singing with an infant, injecting in them from infancy with the love of the Lord
A dad praying over his kids as they sleep
Helping someone during a time of need or crisis
We want to be like Christ.

This Sunday we start a new series called, "Grow" connected to the theme of Your Personal Best. We'll talk about growing in Faith. Hebrews 11: 1-6 will serve as our focal point. It's one of the marquee passages of the Bible helping us to understand define, and challenge us toward active faith. Also we'll touch on the words of Christ connected to faith and a mustard seed.

As I'm writing this on Thursday, one of our elders, Tim Myers, is going through open heart surgery. While this has become a "routine" procedure, the truth is that as we go through various situations in life, faith defines us as it defines Tim today. Bottom line question: Are you striving to be like Jesus?

Don't forget that starting on Sunday October 3rd the four-week miniseries, "Questions" will begin for K - 5th Grade in room 107 at South Campus.

Our Personal Best 5K will be on October 16. I want to encourage you to get registered this Sunday so that we know T-shirts, sizes, etc. There's also a series of training runs that are happening that are detailed on the website. Really looking forward to this. Currently, my personal best is about 100 yards of run followed by a long walk.

One step at a time, right? Sounds like faith in action, doesn't it? Looking forward to a great day of worship on Sunday. - Scott