Philippians 2:1-9

Matthew 7:24-27

 

 Are you trying to get “up” in the world? Are you striving for success, comfort, a good life? How are you doing that? How do you treat others when you are “upwardly mobile?” This second message in our Dr. Seuss series uses his story Yertle the Turtle to hear God's command to love people where they are, and for whom they are. Come and discover how we can treat others as objects of our love and affection rather than objects of our selfish attention!

 

Exodus 20:8-11

Leviticus 23:3

 

Looking forward to your Labor Day weekend? It's the national holiday honoring the work we do all year long. Yet God thinks that His people need to do this more often...actually, once a week. We don't do this very well. We are so busy that all our days--including our days off--are full and busy. This Sunday we'll discover why God says we need to do a better job of this! Make a point to take a break from it all, and attend worship. You'll be glad you did!

2 Samuel 2:1 “Some time later, David questioned the Lord, ‘Should I go to one of the towns in Judah?’” “Yes, go,” the Lord told him. “Which one should I go to?” David asked. “To Hebron,” the Lord replied.”

 

After years of running for his life from King Saul, the news finally came that Saul had died. Not only was David finally rid of his nemesis, the window opened for him to seize the throne! What did David do? He waited to be told what to do. What? Why didn’t he jump at the opportunity, you know, “Seize the day!” “Faint heart never won fair lady” and all. But David had learned from his painful mistakes, that he had to turn to the Lord for guidance. So David waited for God to guide his steps. This is a lesson we all need to learn. This Sunday we’ll explore how we can learn to make our decisions while “waiting on God.”

1 Samuel 18:1-5, 1 Samuel 20

 

David had a fast friend in Jonathan. When we read this part of David’s story, we see that it is Jonathan who is the one who acts in a godly way, especially in the times of David’s struggles. Who has God placed as strategic friends in your life? How have they carried you through hard times? This week we’ll see what godly friendship looks like, and learn how we can be such a friend!

1 Samuel

 

This Sunday we begin our summer message series on David. David was a famous king in the Old Testament, ruling about 1000 B.C. He was famous for killing the giant Goliath. Yet what makes him most interesting for us today is that he was a person much like us: he had his strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures, and although he loved God with his whole heart, he struggled to follow God’s leading in every part of his life. We’re going to take a closer look at David and see how we can also become people after God’s own heart. This Sunday we’ll take a look at his childhood as the shepherd of his family’s sheep. He was chosen to be the next king of Israel while still a lad, but this only put him into harm’s way. Don’t miss this first message as we explore how what we do in our “down times” often determines how we hold up in the important times.

Dads are so important for families. This Sunday the Rev. Dan Hair will talk about how God calls dads to be present, to provide and to affirm. Dads help us identify the traps that are all around us in life, and how we can avoid them. Come celebrate God's intention for fathers. Happy Father's Day!

Titus 2:1-10 Chapter 2 of Titus describes the kind of person God intends His followers to be. He describes the character of men, women, and those working for others. God wants to develop the character of His people to influence those around both in the church and also the wider community. God wants to develop our character. We are witnesses to others around us, both to other Christians, and to everybody else. How we live and what we do shows God to others. Come Sunday to hear about how God wants to develop you as a character witness to others around. How we live makes all the difference.

Every day we are on the witness stand!!