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DRIVING DIRECTIONS

  THOUGHT FROM THE HEART
 

 

 

                               

 

What are you doing to "feed the people?"

I recently saw a photograph of a young child that made me laugh.  It showed a one year old baby and a Great Dane together.  The baby had his head in the dog's food bowl, while the big dog just watched.  What are we eating?  What are we waiting for?  Who's watching?

What are we eating?

Worship feeds your soul.  Baptisms and confessions of faith continue to energize our worship.  Families are proclaiming God's victory in their lives during our prayer and praise time.  We are always trying to make our worship services more relevant, more powerful, more faithful, and more inspiring.  Basically, we are trying to be more nutritional and tasty, spiritually speaking.

Study feeds your mind.  We offer a variety of Bible studies, Sunday School opportunities, and small groups for you to feast on the Word of God. 

Missions feeds your body.  Jesus said, "My food is to DO the work of Him who sent Me." (Jn4:34).  In "doing", we feed our body's need to be used for service.  We are striving to offer more service opportunities for you in 2007.

What are we waiting for?

Now is the time to serve.  Now is the time to commit to life changes.  Now is the time to be faithful because the Kingdom of God is a kingdom that exists here and NOW!  don't wait until you can afford to give.  Don't wait until you have a little more free time to serve.  Don't wait until you have had a little more space to forgive.  Now is the time to feed our body, mind and spirit.  When Jesus fed the 5,000, He fed the people where they were, right then.  The disciples thought it would cost eight months' wages to feed them.  Jesus made it clear that all they needed was what they already had.  We estimate that it will cost us $285,248.81 to do the ministries God has called us to in 2007.  Won't you commit now, to help us serve?

Who's watching?

God is.  The people of Harford are.  The unchurched are.  The rest of the world wants to know what you will do with your prayers, presence, gifts and service.

During our November 26th worship service, you will have the opportunity to commit yourself to serve Christ through the ministries of the Harford First United Methodist Church.  Following worship, we will have a covered dish supper to celebrate God's blessing on us and our commitments to God.  Won't you join us as we join the feast of the gospel on November 26th?

 

Pastor Jack                               11/1/2006