God Wants To Talk With You!

Dear Friends in Christ:

This Sunday, August 24th at 10:45 a.m. we will have an “Orientation/Registration & Meet Your Teachers Day” for our Sunday School Program! Then, on Sunday, August 31st, 9:45 a.m. we will begin our regular schedule of classes for all ages. We traditionally call this “Rally Day”. Our theme will be “Ignite the Light!”, based on Matthew 5:16.

I would like to challenge all of you to “RALLY” around a renewed commitment to study of the Church’s primary “Textbook”—The Holy Bible. Why? Because the Bible is God’s Living Word. God wants to speak to us because we need what God has to say! At Abiding Love, we have Bible Study classes for children, youth and adults on Sundays and during the week.

Recently, I received an email from one of our members that reminded me of how God speaks to us daily. It’s called “A Handy Little Chart”:

YOU SAY / GOD SAYS / BIBLE VERSES
You say: "It's impossible"
God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)

You say: "I'm too tired"
God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)

You say: "Nobody really loves me"
God says: I love you (John 3:16 & John 3:34)

You say: "I can't go on"
God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)

You say: "I can't figure things out"
God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5-6)

You say: "I can't do it"
God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)

You say: "I'm not able"
God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)

You say: "It's not worth it"
God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28)

You say: "I can't forgive myself"
God says: I forgive you (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)

You say: "I can't manage"
God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)

You say: "I'm afraid"
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)

You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)

You say: "I'm not smart enough"
God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)

You say: "I feel all alone"
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)

This is only a very small sampling of the power and promises of God from His “Textbook of Faith” — the Bible. May you be blessed in your faithful reading and study of it!

—Pastor David Fetter

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