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2021 New Year Series
Philippians 3:13-14 says, “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” Most people I meet say “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over!” or “I can’t wait to go back to NORMAL!” Friends, God doesn’t call any of us to go backwards…in fact, Paul uses the phrase “STRAINING FORWARD”… so aren’t we supposed to be pressing on towards the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus? Every serious follower of Jesus must answer this question; in what direction is my life moving? Are you moving back towards your old life, or forward into the new adventure God has for you? Join us in the New Year as we kickoff an adventure to move forward!
See, very rarely does God call us to go BACK to the way things used to be. You remember the rebellious Israelites in the desert who wanted to go BACK to Egypt. Or possibly Peter after his denial of Jesus who goes BACK to Galilee and to his old career. Listen…God, calls us to go FORWARD. As we launch out into 2021, it is critical, as a church to answer this question: How do we move FORWARD? Forward from the past (2020) to the future (2021)? Forward from a carefree walk to life of commitment? Forward from me to we?
Jesus says, “Come, follow me.”
This year, let’s go FORWARD together, and press on towards becoming fully devoted followers of Christ!
Encouraging Generations to Take their Next Step with God! - Pastor Doug
2021 New Year Series
Philippians 3:13-14 says, “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” Most people I meet say “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over!” or “I can’t wait to go back to NORMAL!” Friends, God doesn’t call any of us to go backwards…in fact, Paul uses the phrase “STRAINING FORWARD”… so aren’t we supposed to be pressing on towards the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus? Every serious follower of Jesus must answer this question; in what direction is my life moving? Are you moving back towards your old life, or forward into the new adventure God has for you? Join us in the New Year as we kickoff an adventure to move forward!
See, very rarely does God call us to go BACK to the way things used to be. You remember the rebellious Israelites in the desert who wanted to go BACK to Egypt. Or possibly Peter after his denial of Jesus who goes BACK to Galilee and to his old career. Listen…God, calls us to go FORWARD. As we launch out into 2021, it is critical, as a church to answer this question: How do we move FORWARD? Forward from the past (2020) to the future (2021)? Forward from a carefree walk to life of commitment? Forward from me to we?
Jesus says, “Come, follow me.”
This year, let’s go FORWARD together, and press on towards becoming fully devoted followers of Christ!
Encouraging Generations to Take their Next Step with God! - Pastor Doug
