"In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." - 1 John 4:10
Ahoy Church,
So many of our decisions in life are based on love, the lack of it, or the longing for it.
Despite the joys of being loved by others, God is clear that true love is not when we "fall for" someone, nor even when we come to love God himself. Rather, the deepest form of love is that God has loved us.
Just considering this scripture has led me to simply pen a prayer:
Father God. We love you.
We thank you for your love for us.
You saw us before we saw you.
You made the first move.
You've given us what we could never give you.
You've given your son, Jesus.
His life was sacrificed to redeem ours.
Jesus. We love you.
Holy Spirit. We love you.
Fill us with your presence.
Teach us how to walk in your power
Thank you for true love.
Guide us to avoid every subtitute.
Amen
May your week be a week of God's true love.
Knowing it. Believing it. Experiencing it!
Much love, see you Sunday,
Dan
P.S. Next week I'll debrief from our AGM, offering a reminder about our vision for each of us to be Fully Alive in Jesus. As you heard on Sunday, we've got a plan; it's simple, but it might be part of God's transformation of every part of your life. This term we'll spend time hearing stories on fasting.
Coming Up
August - 9am [Home] + 3pm [Moffat]
Mondays - Young Adults - Marcello + Mariela 0428 986 423
Fridays - 6am Men's Prayer - Fred 0431 437 080
Aug 09 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach
Aug 16 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach + Baptisms [Anyone?]
Aug 23 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach
Aug 30 Sunday Gatherings: Home + Beach
September - 9am [Home] + 3pm [Moffat]
Mondays - Young Adults - Marcello + Mariela 0428 986 423
Fridays - 6am Men's Prayer - Fred 0431 437 080
Sep 07 EHD: "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" Ends
Our Mission
To help people find and follow Jesus.
Our Vision
Fully Alive through faith in Jesus. To see this vision come to life, we developed FAM, our Fully Alive Model. Ideally, you can work through FAM with someone else.
Our Rhythms
Get to Know Jesus: how are you getting to know Jesus this week?
Invite people into your life: who can you intentionally open up your life to?
Gather and get involved: who can you connect, listen, share, or pray with this weekend?
Giving Up, In, and Out
Our church follows the same simple pattern of giving that we encourage each other individually: UP, IN, and OUT.
Giving UP
As a church, we give 2.5% to our denomination to support what's happening in churches like ours statewide and show appreciation for all the support they provide. We encourage each follower to consider giving "up" to support their local church - in this case ours :)
Giving IN
We give to personal/family needs within our church from our $5,000 Giving Kitty. Please alert us if you know someone with genuine needs that you're unable to meet out of your own resources.
Giving OUT
This term, we are encouraging our church to give to the family who visit us each year from the country where they share Jesus. We'll give to them as a church, and we encourage you to give to them too.
BSB: 923100
Account #: 37443010
REF: KyleG GIFT
Last month's giving: $11,459
Last month's expenses: $10,033
Balance: $69,660
Giving in : Oct 23-Jul 26: $5,000
Giving out : Oct 23-Jul 26: $20,293
"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed." - Proverbs 19:17
If you would like to support what we are doing and our giving to those in need, you can get started giving to Open Road to meet the needs of our church or get in touch with any questions you may have.
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