Blessed Sunday to you all!

Today in worship we were blessed with a 150 voice youth choir from Minnesota. They were amazing and the sanctuary was packed.

Prayer: “Lord, help me to walk in fellowship and communication with You today! Thank you for Your promise to guide my steps and direct my thoughts. Today, Lord, give me opportunity to tell someone about You! In Your name. Amen”

Colossians 1: 9-10 “We also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding: that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.”

This morning in Pastor Joel’s sermon he spoke of his desire to be not only a fine musician when he grew up, but to be the best musician he could be. He began by playing simple pieces of music and then advanced to more complex pieces. He is now an accomplished organist and pianist. But he did not get there by accident. God gave Pastor a talent for piano and organ playing and through study and practice he became an excellent musician.

He then compared this path to our Christian lives. God plants His DNA in each of us at our birth and it is affirmed at our baptism. We cannot stay at this infant stage of our spiritual growth. The way we grow into the likeness of Christ is through prayer, Bible study and fellowshipping with strong Christians, learning how to serve and then serving Christ through helping others.

At the root of all of this growth is salvation in Jesus. The outcome of our growth in Jesus pleases God. So let us continue to be lifelong learners in our spiritual lives and strive to grow into the likeness of the One who created us.

Take joy in the journey. Wear comfortable shoes. Count your blessings and say your prayers. Have a blessed spring break and remember that everyone is fighting some sort of battle. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.

Special prayer alert: A friend from the Emmaus community lost their 27 year old son last evening in a tragic car accident near Stephenville. The family’s name is Burns. Peace, gc