Stewardship... PLANNING FOR 2024
Dear Grace of Christ Family,
In our troubled world (and that trouble is growing) the natural response is fear. In our lives, when discouragement, betrayal, uncertain medical, financial, and relational problems overwhelm us, when the shadow of death falls on us, the typical response is fear. When past mistakes and failures whisper lies that we are: unworthy, unlovable, unwanted, the common response is fear. Fear robs us of hope, of light, of life, of love, of Truth. Fear is a menacing tool in the hands of our greatest enemy.
BUT … for Christians … there is a power far greater than our deepest fear. For Christians … there is a light far brighter than our darkest fear. For Christians … there is a place, a stronghold, that will keep us safe when attacked by our most relentless fear. For Christians, and for this troubled world we live in, there is One, only One power that conquers every fear … it is The Lord (repeated twice in this passage). Because the Lord is with us, fear may win the moment, but with the Lord beside us, fear always, always, always, loses in the end.
In our troubled world (and that trouble is growing) the natural response is fear. In our lives, when discouragement, betrayal, uncertain medical, financial, and relational problems overwhelm us, when the shadow of death falls on us, the typical response is fear. When past mistakes and failures whisper lies that we are: unworthy, unlovable, unwanted, the common response is fear. Fear robs us of hope, of light, of life, of love, of Truth. Fear is a menacing tool in the hands of our greatest enemy.
BUT … for Christians … there is a power far greater than our deepest fear. For Christians … there is a light far brighter than our darkest fear. For Christians … there is a place, a stronghold, that will keep us safe when attacked by our most relentless fear. For Christians, and for this troubled world we live in, there is One, only One power that conquers every fear … it is The Lord (repeated twice in this passage). Because the Lord is with us, fear may win the moment, but with the Lord beside us, fear always, always, always, loses in the end.
Each year, in the Fall, we take four weeks to remind ourselves that: the Lord is with us, that He loves us, that He has given us everything we have and hold dear, and that He now invites us, individually and as a church, to live fear-free and to share all that we’ve been given. Here at Grace of Christ we will grow in generosity as we share Jesus with our families, our neighbors, our friends, our enemies, in this city and valley, and in far off places around the world. Jesus is the ONLY solution to fear … Jesus is the light of the world, the salvation of the world, He is our stronghold … He is THE POWER above all powers … whom shall we fear?
Your 2024 Grace of Christ Stewardship Committee
Jim & Marilyn Noel, Lou Bartelli, and Tom Oliva
Your 2024 Grace of Christ Stewardship Committee
Jim & Marilyn Noel, Lou Bartelli, and Tom Oliva
