Upcoming Events:
Today, January 15th - Youth Devotional
This evening we will have a combined Youth Devotional/Activity. We will be meeting in the Fellowship room following services for a meal together, and a special devotional with our elders and their wives. Boys will need to bring chips, and girls will need to bring desserts. We should be done around 7:45.
Sunday, January 22nd - Teen Prayer Meeting
This is for all of our youth group (7th-12th grade). We will be meeting in the High School classroom for a time of prayer together. Following the prayer time, we will be going to Whataburger for some fellowship together. You will need money for your meal. We will plan to be back here at the building at 8:00 p.m. for pick up.
Something To Think About…
A man asked his wife, “What would you most like for your birthday?” She said, “I’d love to be ten again.” On the morning of her birthday, he got her up bright and early and off they went to a theme park. Everything there was, she rode. She staggered out of the theme park five hours later, her head reeling and her stomach upside down. Into McDonalds they went, where she was given a double big mac with extra fries and a strawberry shake. Then off to the theater to see Star Wars. At last she staggered home with her husband and collapsed into bed. Her husband leaned over and asked, “Well, dear, what was it like being ten again?” One eye opened and she groaned, “Actually, I meant dress size.”
That story reminds me of what happened to James and John. They came to Jesus with a request. Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” (Mark 10:36). “They said to Him, ‘grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in your glory.’” (vs.37). Jesus told them they really didn’t know what they were asking for. He asked them, “are you able to drink the cup that I drink and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” (vs. 38). Their response? “Of course!” However, what they had in mind (prestige, power, and glory) wasn’t the same thing Jesus had in mind (persecution, suffering, and servanthood). Jesus gave them exactly what they asked for.
So often, the same thing happens in my life. God has a way of answering my requests, my prayers, in ways I never dreamed of, not always in a pleasant way, not always in a way I would have chosen, but always in a way that He sees best.
Have a Great Week!!
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