Good Morning South Flint Family,

It looks like it is going to be one of those Indian Summer days today. Forecast here is 85 and sunny. We just came through a great weekend in the life of our church. What a blessing to have Don & Cheryl Cox as our special guests missionaries for the weekend! With God's help we were able to raise over $11,600 for World Evangelism. To God be the Glory! We had great attendance in both services and a good turn out for the Baked Potato Fundraiser the teens held after the Sunday night service.

I read a story this past week about a little boy who loved to play Monopoly. He would often go to his grandmother's house and they would play the game a lot. As usual, everytime they played she would clean him out of all his properties and money. She was vicious. However, she would always encourage him to keep playing and learning, for someday he would be a great player.

One summer a new kid moved next door to the little boy. This new boy was really good at Monopoly and liked to play. He played all summer long with his friend. Finally the little boy's grandmother came for a visit and he asked his grandmother if she wanted to play "The Game?" Her face lit up and her eyes got narrow and she said, "You're on." At the end of that game the boy had totally wiped her out. He had all the property and stacks of money. As he sat there with a smile counting his winnings, his grandmother said, "Johnny, now that you've learned to play the game, let me tell you something about life: When it's all over, everything goes back in the box."

That story speaks to me of the fact that God is probably not interested in how many game pieces we have. It doesn't matter how much money we've got, how many things we own, or how talented we are. The only thing that is going to matter for us who serve the Lord is, have our efforts resulted in the increase of heaven's population? Have we helped to enlarge the Kingdom of God? Everything else will go back into the box. Jesus said in Matthew 6:19-20, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal."

This week let's invest ourselves in what has the greatest eternal value. That is none other than people for whom Christ died. Have a great week church. I will be in Petoskey, Michigan, for the district Pastor and Spouse Retreat this Tuesday-Thursday. Pastor June and Gary will be there also. If you need anything call the church office and Andrew will be able to help you.

Till next time, Pastor Don
 
 
P.S. Hope to see many of you out Monday night for "Revival Prayer" starting at 7pm.
Also be in prayer for our Men's Retreat this weekend and our speaker Rev. Larry Crum.
 
P.S.S. Cartoon of the Week: A Child's Eye View of Communion


 

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