VIDEO: invitations :) -cards, pens, invite!! (100 chairs)
"Mine" series logo-MY FAITH, OWNING IT
(PICS): Pantry Last Monday
THANKS to all for all levels of help (prayer, donating items, financial giving & tithing, time at the pantry: deliveries, pick-ups, distribution)
"Mine" series logo -MY FAITH, OWNING IT
We conclude this series today, we have learned:
Strong faith is about doing, not just knowing
There's a direct connection between growing and serving
In tough times, God works in you, so He can work through you
INTRO
Did any of y’all share a room with a sibling growing up?
*****Experiencing faith FOR yourself isn’t the same as experiencing faith BY yourself.
Others: influenced my faith as I grew up: Gary & Tim (middle & high school pastors)
I have a faith of my own, but these people will always be major characters in my journey!
Whenever you hear a story about someone’s journey toward God, you always hear about a relationship—not just with God, but with other people.
To put it simply, the people around us affect our faith.
**Just like the right people can move our faith in the right direction, the wrong people can move our faith in the wrong direction.
-I want to start by sharing an ancient piece of wisdom with you. In Jewish culture, those sayings were collected into a book we now call Proverbs.