The New Year often brings thoughts of New Resolutions to start new diets, projects, relationships, jobs, etc. Why not try something different for a change?
Yesterday's message was entitled,
Finish What You Have Started! Every year at this time we look at the New Year with expectations of hope, and perhaps, even some reservations, to commit ourselves to New Resolutions for a better lifestyle. But, this year I want to challenge you to do something different. Rather than making a new resolution to do something new or better, why not finish the resolution that you started last year. Instead of looking at new projects and trying to wipe the slate clean, look at the old plans, the old commitments, the old promises and purpose in your mind that you’re not going to start one more project, one more relationship, one more resolution UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED WHAT YOU STARTED!
Two gas company service men, a senior training Supervisor and a young trainee were out checking meters and parked their truck at the end of the alley and worked there way to the other end. At the last house a woman looking out her kitchen window watched the two men as they checked her gas meter. As they finished the meter check the older supervisor challenged his younger co-worker to a foot race down the alley back to the truck.As they came running up to the truck, they realized that the lady from the last house was huffing and puffing right behind them. They stopped and asked her what was wrong. Gasping for breath she said, "When I see two gas men running full speed away from my house, I figured I had better run too."
The lady wasn’t exactly sure why she was running, but she seemed to think that her life depended on it. Wouldn’t it be truly awesome if every person who claims a relationship with Christ, every individual who desires to be called a Christian, would run the race of faith as if their lives depended on it … because it truly does!
Commit to your dreams and goals. You may start out slowly but as the Lord said to Zechariah ‘
do not despise the days of small things’. Take one step at a time and you will see yourself finishing what you started.
The New Year often brings thoughts of New Resolutions to start new diets, projects, relationships, jobs, etc. Why not try something different for a change?
Pamela and I would like to extend our Christmas wishes to all of our CCC family, and to everyone who reads this blog on a regular basis. May God bless you with His grace and peace, and may the joy of the Lord fill your heart everyday as you possess new and wonderful manifestations of His love. Merry Christmas to one and all!
The annual Christmas program was a huge success. 170 people attended the event, and the Lord blessed us with a great feeling of Christmas joy. We look forward to what the New Year will bring to Cottondale Community Church.
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We had a great time at our annual banquet last evening. Our special guest, The Sounds of Joy, brought out the holiday feeling in everyone. We will be posting more pictures from last night's event throughout the week.
Our Annual Christmas Banquet will take place this Sunday, December 14th at 6:00 p.m. You invited to bring you friends and family and join us at CCC for this wonderful celebration of our church family. Our special guests will be the Joyful Sounds who be sharing their unique blend of Christmas music.
Sunday's message will be a continuation of last week's series, "If God Be For Us?"
