"Getting Unstuck" Sermon Series
This coming Sunday I will be continuing my sermon series on "getting unstuck" in life. The past three weeks I have focused on getting unstuck from our past, pain, and our perspectives. This week, we will take a look at getting unstuck from our problems.
In his book, Leading On Empty, pastor and author Wayne Cordeiro makes some interesting observations:
"Unresolved problems are like unresolved debts. You know they're there, but you just can't bring yourself to deal with them. You ignore symptoms and suppress the reminders until they ulcerate the inner recesses of your soul. They deplete energy and cause a low-grade fever in your emotions. It won't be long before an overwhelming sense of helplessness and entrapment overshadows you. Problems don't destroy you. Unresolved problems do. These are the nagging issues that create a breeding ground of fear. We feel compelled to live in the past and feel as if our hope for tomorrow is slipping away from us. Unresolved problems spawn chronic illness, work stress, relationship problems, and family breakdowns..."
Do you find you have "unresolved problems" or "issues" in your life? If you do, you probably resonate with what Wayne Cordeiro has to say in the preceding quote. These "unresolved" problems work on us like a low-grade fever. They sap our energy, creativity and even enthusiasm.
This Sunday, we'll take a look at how we can get "unstuck" from our problems and, through the presence of God, we can bring resolve and growth to our lives.
Monthly Meeting for Business
This Sunday will be our regular Monthly Meeting for Business. All members / attenders are welcome and encouraged to come to Monthly Meeting. During this time, we discuss the daily and ongoing business of the meeting as well as discern how we can continue to fulfill God's call on our life as a meeting. Ideally, we gather for worship for the purpose of having business. It is first and foremost a worship experience in which business is conducted. Being aware of that, we come seeking to discern first and foremost God's will for our lives and our meeting. Come join us in this time of prayer and worship!
Youth Missions Trip
Our Senior High and Middle School youth under the direction of Lisa Moran will be having a local missions trip this week. They will be using Faith Presbyterian in Greensboro as their "home base" and going out to various parts of the city to offer their lives and time in acts of ministry and community service. This is a great opportunity for our youth to see what goes on in their local area as well as give back some of their time and gifts. Pray for Lisa and our youth as they participate in this unique missions experience.
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