Taking Next Steps

Sunday was AWESOME!!!

I never get tired of saying that.  We just finished up our sermon series “Unnecessary Braking” in which we looked at 5 things that can act as an unnecessary brake in experiencing the fullness of life that Jesus has called us too.  If you missed this past week, or any week in this series, you can listen to it online at http://westk.org/grow/sermons-online.html. 

 

In case you were not here this past Sunday or left right after service, we took a vote of affirmation to hire Nic Sims as our next minister on staff and the vote passed.  Nic will plan on being here at church with his family on July 28^th and officially starting as staff on July 29^th.  We are very excited to have him, his wife Susannah, and their baby Violet join our church family.  If you would like to send him a note of encouragement you can email him at: nsims86@gmail.com.  Or if you want you can attempt to friend him on Facebook.  I know he and his wife are super excited to start this next page in their family journey and I also very much look forward to doing life and ministry with the Sims!

 

I would encourage you to not miss next Sunday as Jim Matthew’s will be preaching God’s word to us.  Jim is the Director of Michiana Christian Service Camp and has filled the pulpit for us before.  He is a great communicator and has a deep passion for God’s people.  We are blessed to have him join us next week!

 

In yesterday’s sermon, I skipped a small section of scripture do time restraints, but check out 1 Samuel 17:45-47.  I could do a whole sermon just on these 3 verses.  I love that in these passages David tells Goliath “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”  He ends this passage not by saying everyone will cheer me or glorify me, but by telling Goliath that everyone will know that it was God who saves because the battle belongs to the Lord.

 

As we all take next steps in our faith and spiritual walk with Jesus, know that when we face challenges the battle is not yours.  The battle belongs to the Lord and it is the Lord who saves.  God does not lead us to next steps of faith so we can be defeated.  He leads us to next steps of faith because he has already conquered and defeated and wants us to experience him in greater ways.  Remember, trusting God always leads to a fullness of life!