First United Methodist Church of Griffin

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Sunday Preview & Thought for the Week (3.10.16)

Bring on Spring!  It's been awesome outside this week, and God's creation is coming to life again.  As we head into the Easter season, we're continuing this Sunday with "The Story of Jesus" in "The Journey" through the Bible.  We're talking about an event called The Transfiguration in the life and ministry of Jesus, and it's kind of when everything changed for Him.  Maybe this week everything could change for you?  I hope you'll be there.

Thought for the Week
" Some men took a man who was not able to move his body to Jesus."  Luke 5:18

Who are you taking to Jesus?  In one of the most dramatic stories of Jesus' ministry, the star are really friends of a paralytic man who dig a hole in a roof to get through the crowd and let their friend down in front of Jesus.  Jesus is inspired by THEIR faith.  The man is healed, but he never would have been had he not been taken to Jesus by his friends.  So who are you taking?  I believe there is great power in the invitation of a friend, whether that's to dinner or to read a book.  So there is great power in the invitations of friends to church.  We simply never know how much of an impact our invitation will have on a friend's life.  There are many ways you can invite friends, but one of the easiest ways is to send an e-vite card.  You can check it out here.  It's an easy way to send an email with all the details.  These friends did it and made all the difference.  In fact, we ALL have a story of someone in our lives who helped take us to Jesus.  Let us be those friends for others, and Easter is a great time to do so.

In Christ,

Carter

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