What an incredible couple of weeks it has been!
This past Sunday we began a new teaching series “Economic Atheists”.
God built a “Fence of Favor” in the book of Leviticus showing us how we should live in His blessing. As theists, specifically mono-theists, we believe in one God and because of our belief we should live according to God’s “Fence of Favor”.
Big Idea: God is a God of Ethics and Economics; God is a God of Morals and Money!
God wants to bless us, but His blessing is not just to serve us but to also serve others. Check out this verse that is worth putting to memory.
Psalm 67:1-2
Psalm 67:1–2 (ESV)
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
2 that your way may be known on earth,
your saving power among all nations.
God’s blessing is meant to go forward to bless others with making HIM KNOWN! This is why we should live as Economic Theists!
God is deserving of all the glory for what is happening in the life of Church at the Grove! God does choose to work through us and partner through us to work and I want to say that you (Church at the Grove) are being amazing partners with God right now! Thank you!
The month of October was the highest average attendance for CATGrove outside of the month that has Easter! Wow! Thank you for inviting your friends and family to join you! We continue to have many guests each and every Sunday!
I also know that October was an amazing month of financial generosity and because of that we are able to move forward with ministry and meeting needs in our community. Thank you for your faithful generosity!
A few personal stories related to our mission:
I was able to be a part of celebrating a fellow follower of Jesus as she transitioned into eternity last week. A precious neighbor that lives down the street passed away and it was such an honor to be a part of her memorial and support the family and friends of such a sweet lady. God allowed me to have some great conversations with people about the reality of Jesus’ love, his forgiveness and what He wants to do in each of our lives. Are you looking for those opportunities each and every day?
We had a blast this past Sunday night in the neighborhood and in our front yard. Taking advantage of Halloween we partnered with a few friends and fellow Grovers to hand out hot chocolate, candy and we set up a jumpy thingy for the kids to play on while we talked to parents and friends. One of our Grovers remarked, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!” It’s simply away to start conversations that lead to sharing the hope found in Jesus. I look forward to the fruit of those conversations.
We have some exciting things coming up:
- Walnut Grove Outreach on Saturday Nov. 6 at 10am in the parking lot of WGHS!
- Shop with a Hero is coming Dec. 4! We need all the officers and firefighters we can get!
Keep praying, Keep investing; Keep inviting!
