I am very excited about our new series that is set to begin this Sunday.  We are calling the series “Running”.  In this series we will  attempt to work on our relationship with God…to the point that is remains as it should.  There are different ways in which people interact with God on a daily basis.  Some people live their lives constantly running from God.  They have little desire to have communion with Him.  Other people spend their lives running ahead of God.  They fail to be patient and wait on God’s perfect timing.  The goal that we each should have is to live a life that is characterized by running to God with every need, concern, and frustration.  And once we run to God with those items we remain close to Him…running alongside the God we serve.

That gives you a little insight into this series that I hope will change each of us.  I hope to see you there.

                                                        – Pastor Jeremy

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This coming Sunday, November 22nd, is our missions emphasis Sunday.  We will have a family with us who are missionaries overseas.  They will be sharing with us about their ministry and the burden they have for the people in their specific field.  There will also be a time to ask questions about their ministry and life in a foreign country.  We look forward to seeing you there.

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I want to remind everyone that this Sunday, November 1st, we will have a guest speaker at Turning Point.  We are excited about having Roy Seals, Director of Global Faith Mission Agency with us.  It will be a great service.  I look forward to seeing you there.

Also, small groups begin this week.  If you have any questions about location, times, or topics you can visit www.DiscoverTurningPoint.org for more for more information.

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I recently heard an individual say that sin is anything you do that you think is wrong at that time.  He went on to say that what is sin for one person may not be sin for another person.  This Sunday we will again be looking at the book of I John, and we will see the reality that the Bible calls sin.  We will discuss the statements above and see from I John 3:4-10 that Christians are incompatible with sin.  I look forward to seeing you there.

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The other day my wife fixed Nathan (our 2-year old) a sandwich for lunch.  It wasn’t anything super-healthy or tasteless, in fact it was one of Nathan’s favorite kinds of sandwiches….grilled cheese.  Who doesn’t like grilled cheese sandwiches?  But for some reason, Nathan had his mind made up that he didn’t want to eat it.  All he wanted was a cookie!  I told him that it was the sandwich or nothing.  Neither of us gave in.  I didn’t let him have a cookie and he never ate his sandwich…he simply refused.  

What Nathan just could not understand is that a constant diet of chocolate chip cookies is not healthy, in fact it is harmful.  But all he could focus on is the fact that he wanted a cookie.  He couldn’t even begin to comprehend all the ramifications that eating nothing but cookies could bring to his life.  I ended up being the bad guy…the one who stood between him and his cookie.

After this battle of wills ended, I realized that this is a good example of how we view God.  At times in our lives we view God as the one who stands between us and what we want.  The entire time we refuse to learn from the situation that we are currently in, focusing completely on what we see as more appetizing.  What we need to realize is that God knows and understands that dangers that our desires can bring.  He sees the whole picture and is really looking out for our interest.  This is where trusting in God is required.  We have to acknowledge the fact that God is all-knowing and we are not.  We have to admit that we don’t know what is best, but God does.  We have to submit to Him, trust Him, and be obedient to Him.  

- Pastor Jeremy

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