Happy New Year

No matter what 2011 looked like, the good and bad; God desires to make all things new.  He says in His Word, “behold I do a new thing, even now it shall spring forth”.  That’s what I love about the New Year.  It’s a time that speaks of a fresh start.  Keep in mind that real change must happen internally before it can happen externally.  And so we’ve designated  January as spiritual emphasis month.  We will have several prayer opportunities, along with a unity worship service, and our annual 21 day Daniel Fast planned for Jan. 10 – Jan. 31.  We encourage each of you to seek the Lord Jesus with us and experience His wonderful favor in 2012.  Your life will never be the same.  I really believe that this year is going to be the greatest year of your life!

Love and Prayers

Pastor John

God’s Will

“In everything give thanks for this is God’s will, in Christ Jesus, for you.”  Not for everything that comes down the pike but in everything; God is still in control, and His nature is merciful, loving kindness.

I love the Thanksgiving Season, with the fall colors, crisp weather, awesome food, and family love.  But the #1 priority is the returning of love and thanks to our Heavenly Father, for His goodness to us!  As we take inventory of our blessed lives and begin to count out blessings; on the positive side of life’s ledger, we find that the good far outweighs the bad.  When we praise the Lord with a thankful heart we stifle our tendency to complain.  God hates murmuring and people can’t stand to hang out with whiners so let’s cheer up and realize the kindness of Jesus to us.  ”Forget not all His benefits,” as it were.  Let me encourage you to practice God’s will for you this Thanksgiving season.

Thankfully,

Pastor John

“RELAX”

I Corinthians 15:10 “By God’s Grace I am what I am.”  You and I need to relax in who we are.  The Bible says, if we compare ourselves with others, we are not wise.  Forget selfish ambition, pride and insecurity and just RELAX.

The word prophecies that one of the signs of the Last Days would be the wearing out of the Believers.  Yet it also states that there remains a rent for God’s people,  in the Holy Spirit.

So dust off your Bible, get a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and listen to God’s voice to you.  ”I love you just the way I made you and I will do an awesome work in and through you by my Grace and Power alone.  Relax, a better time is coming.  RELAX

Growing together,
John Mark Sayre