“Why would I throw my body off a perfectly safe
piece of land?”
That is a great
question and it launched us into our study of Haggai 1-2 yesterday.
As far as I could tell no cell phones went off in either service so I think we were all pretty riveted to the thoughts about
“considering our ways”. Today is a
perfect time to hit pause and maybe reflect on our busyness and whether it is
really accomplishing God’s purposes for us.
While you are enjoying family time it would be good to
remember these blessings Mike shared with us as well:
-
Acts 1:8 – We have the Holy Spirit
- Psalm 119:105 – We have the Word of God
- Acts 2:42-47 – We have the people of God
- Matthew 28:19-20 - We have purpose
You may (or may not) know that we started the
service with a video about being worshippers everywhere and all the time. Of course you would have to have been
an “on-time” worshipper to see it. But you can check out this great song from yesterday to spend some time worshipping right now wherever you
are in your day.
The audio for yesterday's message, the sermon notes and small group
curriculum are all
available on the website. One of the discussions suggested for small groups is this:
Share
some things we can do to be open for God to stir up our hearts. (Haggai 1:14) Here's one suggestion: Ask him to. May God stir up our desires!
By the way, we prayed for Mel Svendson in our
services. He planted the Lake
Zurich Harvest Bible Chapel and has recently been pastoring in California. He suffered a massive heart attack on Saturday evening. He is now stable
but will have a long recovery ahead. Harvest Lake Zurich has updates
on their Facebook page. Thank you for continuing in prayer for Mel and for each other.
Meanwhile, back in Ezra, the story
continues. Watch for our preview
blog at the end of this week to see what Pastor Todd has for us this coming
Sunday. He was away this past
weekend investing in one of his sons.
Eutychus