Last Sunday, July 10th, we started our THRIVE campaign. The first way to thrive is to TALK WITH GOD. Everything in our lives should begin in prayer, so that we follow God's will and not our own. Our Scripture last week came from Colossians 1:1-14. There, we encountered a Christian community that was known for its faith and love. Paul prayed powerfully for these believers. We were challenged to pray Paul's prayer for our own congregation:
asking to be filled with the knowledge of God's will, with all wisdom and spiritual understanding...
praying this so that you can live lives that are worthy of the Lord and pleasing to him in every way: by producing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God; by being strengthened through his glorious might so that you endure everything and have patience; and by giving thanks with joy to the Father.
This Sunday, July 17th, is the second week of our THRIVE series. We will learn what it means to HOPE IN CHRIST, as we continue to study the book of Colossians. Christ is our only true hope and we must place our faith and trust in him.
God wants us to live an abundant life of faith. We were not created just to survive; we were made to thrive.
If you are in the area, please come and thrive with us. Worship starts at 9:30 AM at Verona United Methodist Church and at 11:00 AM at Rosedale United Methodist Church.
Thriving in His Love,
Pastor Linda
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