Sunday Preview & Thought for the Week (3.31.17)

Hey Church! Can you believe it's the last day of March?  25% of 2017 is already in the books.  We're continuing our "Pray-er" series on Sunday, and I hope you'll be there to hear about 'Only Pray-er'.  A few other things that are important for the weekend: Workday at Harmony Grove Saturday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.  We'll have donuts and coffee to kick things off and lunch will be provided.  Painting, cleaning, and light construction. Reminder that our Lawrenceville Campus will begin meeting in one service at 10 a.m. this Sunday. Bring candy to fill our Easter Eggs for our Easter Festival & Easter Egg Hunt beginning this Sunday.  Preferably no chocolate. Thought for the Week "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  Romans 5:8 There has been a lot of talk about bridges in Atlanta the last day.  Thank God no one was hurt in the mess on I-85.  Lewis Grizzard once said they'd never finish 85.  He might have been right.  But, a lack of a bridge has halted all traffic.  You can't get from one side to the other.  That's what Jesus did for us by dying on the cross.  He made a way when we couldn't get from one side to the other.  As sinners, we can't get to God.  We can't do enough good works and deeds to bridge the gap, so our relationship with God screeches to a halt without Jesus.  There is a gap we can't overcome.  We are not holy.  God is holy.  And we can't be with Him unless we're holy.  Jesus is the bridge.  Even though we are sinners, Jesus died for us to forgive our sins and present us as holy before God.  Blameless before Him.  That's how much God loves us.  He became the bridge when we couldn't find a way over the gap. In Christ, Carter McInnis Lead Pastor