Posts from October 2020
Do Our Words Matter?
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 Have you ever wondered if you talk too much? The University of Arizona conducted a study and found that most people speak around 16,000 words in a day. This number can vary depending on age, culture and other factors. 16,000 words each day sounds like so many words! It makes me wonder, “Do our…
The Calm In Our Storm
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 Not too long ago I was traveling over a bridge during a storm. I could feel my car move in the wind as I tightened my knuckles around the steering wheel. I even felt a little knot in my stomach as I continued to drive.…
Keep Your Focus On Jesus
Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so! What a simple song to sing and teach our preschoolers. Our lesson linked below goes over a very important message for our children. Mark 10:14b says, “Let the little children come to me. Don’t stop them because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.” 2020 has been such a year of change for us, but Jesus has been our one constant throughout it all. We need to teach our…
God, I AM
God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM’; and He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14 I don’t know about you, but I have a favorite name of God. It is I AM. In the book of Exodus, Moses encountered God through the burning bush and God gave him his assignment of leading God’s people out of slavery in Egypt. When Moses asked God what he should…
Encourage Those Closest To You
If you attended Life Team this last Sunday or printed off and used the Life Team Discussion Guide, you know that Pastor Marc stated that “God wants us to use His Word to encourage others this week”. If you are staying home for the most part, due to COVID restrictions, that can seem like a difficult assignment. If there is one good thing that has come from this virus, it is that we are constantly having to look at new…
Put Love Into Action
I have really enjoyed the sermon series that Pastor Marc has been walking us through. He has been focusing on Matthew 7:12 for a few weeks now. It tells us, “Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” This is such a great lesson for us as adults to learn and put into action each day. It is also a very important lesson for us…
Love Does
Pastor Marc has been teaching from Matthew 7:12, which is the Golden Rule. It states, “Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” After spending time in God’s word, I always want to respond by being a “doer”. It’s not enough to hear a great sermon or read some beautiful scripture, then go about our day unchanged. As God reveals Himself and His will through…
Shine His Light To Others
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 I love Fall. I love the cooler weather. I love to watch football. I love the Fall decorations and I love pumpkins. I have so many pumpkins around my house right now. When my kids were little we would carve and decorate pumpkins. They would take turns spooning out the inside so…
Coat Drive
We have the unique opportunity to partner with the Little Elm ISD in providing winter coats for children in need. The school district has asked us specifically to help elementary-aged children. Our October Dollar Day offering will go towards purchasing winter coats. We also have a Coat Donation Box in the foyer for each Sunday in October to purchase and donate new winter coats to be used as a way to love on the children of Little Elm. Since these coats…
The Best Thing You Can Do For Your Children
Pop Quiz Time What is the best thing that you can do for your children? A. Feed them vegetables B. Enroll them in extracurricular activities C. Take them to church D. Love your spouse The correct answer is D. Did you pick the right answer? The world would have you believe that your whole life should revolve around your children, that they should come first no matter what. The Bible tells us in Genesis 2:24, “This is why a man…
Let’s Get Together
Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me.’ Matthew 19:14 Oh dear friends, I have some wonderful news for you! In Matthew 19:14, “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me.’” Therefore, I am excited to announce that we will be getting together, live and in person, with your children for Kids’ Church on a few select Wednesday nights this fall. I am so excited to be able to worship King Jesus together with my Kinder-4th grade friends…