Sunday Reflections and this week at The Grove!
Mar 01
Big Idea:
All relationships have a gap between expectations and behavior. 1 Cor. 13:7 encourages us to fill the gap: bearing all things, believing all things, hoping all things, enduring all things. Resist the spiral downward into negativity that can undermine your relationships.
Scripture Memory:
1 Corinthians 13:7 (ESV)
7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Action Step:
Choose this week to put this verse in action by “believing the best” and refusing to “go negative”.
Random Thoughts and Reflections:
- What a great conclusion to the end of a great series yesterday! I am praying for marriages and relationships to be strengthened and encouraged and to finish strong! Here is the review of the 4 weeks. You can listen to all the “Staying in Love” messages online at churchatthegrove.com.
- Week 1 – The foundation for Staying in Love is Making Love a Verb. John 13..34-35.
Week 2 – Put the interest of others ahead of your own interests. Jesus is our ultimate example. Philippians 2:3-8
Week 3 – Staying in love requires you to monitor what is going on inside of you. Guard your heart. Prov. 4:23
Week 4 – All relationships have a gap between expectations and behavior. 1 Cor. 13:7 encourages us to fill the gap: bearing all things, believing all things, hoping all things, enduring all things. Resist the spiral downward into negativity that can undermine your relationships. - We had our highest attendance since we moved into Walnut Grove High School yesterday! Keep investing and Keep inviting!
- I am equally excited about our new series starting next Sunday titled “Bring It! Exercising Your Gifts”. Don’t miss this new series that leads us up to Easter Sunday!
- I am praying for our own Tom Kirby, who is running for Congress! I was able to attend his campaign announcement Friday evening. We need godly people making a difference for this country! TomKirby2010
- I am coaching 11-12 year old baseball and I love my West Walton Tigers! Two weeks to opening day!
- Lots of babies being born into our church! Yes! Love it!
- I am very excited about some changes we will be making in our Community Groups for the fall! I was able to cast some vision to one of our spring groups last night that will be a “prototype” for some of the changes we will implement! It was a blast and I can’t wait to see what will happen.
- Excited about partnering with the Walton Career Academy this Saturday night to raise money for investing in “at risk” students in Walton County.
- We begin “Thankful Thursdays” at Walnut Grove High School this Thursday! This will be the first time for this ministry at the new High School. I am excited!
- BIGGGGG Easter Egg Hunt Egg-Stravaganza! We are partnering with CornDawgs on Saturday April 3 for a HUGE Easter Egg Hunt for our community. What a great way to connect with people. We will need your help!
Keep Praying, Keep Investing, Keep Inviting!
