Hey Church!
I hope you've had a great last week of January. We're coming to the end of our "REVOLUTION" series this week as well. We'll be talking about starting a Revolution in our Community. I hope you'll be at one of our locations to be a part of it.
Also, don't forget we're continuing with Serve Team Sign-Ups this week. This is a great way to get involved, meet others, grow in your faith, and be a part of God's ministry.
Thought for the Week
"The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity." Proverbs 11:3
I read something the other day that was really striking, especially in our technology heavy culture. It essentially said that there are not two of you, an internet you and a regular life you. If you are mean on the internet...you're mean. But that is really true about all our lives. We would like to compartmentalize our lives, but something I often say is 'everything affects everything.' There is not a work you, home you, church you, internet you, by-yourself you. There is just you. That kind of duplicity will destroy you. Integrity guides you because you don't ever have to wonder which 'you' that you should be. When we have different versions of ourselves, we aren't really being authentic. Which is the real us? Integrity means we are the same person in every situation around all kinds of people. And you know what? People really want to be around people with integrity. Employers want to hire people with integrity. Children respect parents with integrity. Others respect integrity. So, is there an area of your life that is marked by duplicity rather than integrity? Don't fool yourself. That's not just the 'other you' for that area of your life -- that's you. We don't live in multiple realities. Be who you want to be and God created you to be in every arena. Have integrity.
In Christ,
Carter McInnis
Lead Pastor
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