Hey Church!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you've had a great week. This
Sunday, we're beginning a new 4-weeks series called "Pray-er" in which we're talking about how to truly
become people of prayer. Whether you're just curious about prayer, want
to know what it's all about or looking for ways to connect more deeply with
God, I believe this series will transform your life.
Tonight is is our St. Patrick's Day Chili Cook-Off Party & Game
Night. Bring some chili
for the competition, a dessert, or a game to share or just come on out for some
fun! No matter what campus you're a part of, all are welcome! 6 p.m. at Harmony
Grove.
Thought
for the Week
"And we know that in
all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Today, many of us will wear a shirt with 'lucky' on the front or hope for the
'luck of the Irish' in our lives. It's all in good fun along with our
green clothes. If you search for the keyword 'luck' on Biblegateway.com
(a great resource) or the Bible App on your phone (another great resource), you
won't be able to find the word luck anywhere in the Bible. Now, this
isn't to say I don't believe in luck. Sometimes you get lucky.
Sometimes you're unlucky. I'm a big enough sports fan to have seen
both sides of it. But the idea of luck is a really deep issue if you want
to get into it. It's hard use anything other than luck to describe
something like me fooling around on a basketball court and throwing a
full-court basketball shot one handed and it going in. But the idea of
luck is not really addressed much in the Bible. It's not really a concept
that's discussed. Unfortunately, many of us bank on it. We're just
hoping to get lucky. In our jobs. In our finances. In
relationships. In parenting. In life. Maybe we'll just get
lucky and things will work out. That's not really the message of God.
Instead, in Romans, the Apostle Paul flatly says that things wont's always
work out. There will be negatives. We might call it bad luck.
But, for those that fervently pursue God, He begins to weave those
negatives into a beautiful tapestry that tells our story. They become a
part of the fabric of what God has done and is doing in our lives. They
become a catalyst for the movement of the Spirit. So love Him.
Seek Him. God is working for the good of you, even in your unlucky
moments. He didn't cause them. He CAN use them to write your story.
And He has such a good story planned for you.
In Christ,
Carter
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