Meeting Needs
It was in 1943 that Thomas Watson, the founder of IBM, observed of computers that there would only be a need for three or four in the whole world, a prediction which Big Blue itself (and various others!) went on to show to be completely false. And presently, the number of computers across the world is beyond counting. They are an integral part of the fabric of life as we know it today.
Why are computers so important?
They meet different neesd that we all have…some of us have a need to read e-mails, manage our calendar or contacts, find information on the web, write a word document, edit a movie or probably millions of others needs.
Computers are valuable because they meet a need!!!
At New Life we do not exist to sell computers, HOWEVER we do have something that meets the need of every person alive today. Our target audience is literally worldwide. We have the Gospel that will change lives. Blaise Pascal said “There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.”
Today, we had a great time sharing after school snacks with people of all ages and backgrounds at the Chouteau Projects. Whether it was the single dad raising a special needs daughter by himself and trying to stay away from all the bad influences in his life or the Muslim family of 13 from Somalia or the grade school kids with no parents home or the teenagers literally looking for trouble….they all have a need for the transformational power of the Gospel.
Not only do the people all around us have a need for our Gospel message, we all have a need for them. We need different types of people in our lives to encourage our personal spiritual growth. We need to see them though eyes of compassion as Jesus saw the multitudes. We need to take a few steps in their shoes. We need to hear their stories and feel their pain. God has called us to learn from them as He has also called us to share with them. As New Lifers, we should always be humble enough to learn from anyone and bold enough to share with anyone and as we do we will be the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This Sunday I am preaching from John 3:22-36 on “The Glory of Christ: Life expressing life.” We will see firsthand how our Christian walk affects the way we view and treat others who are successful. Through God’s grace we can not only walk in newness of life we can also express newness of life. I hope you will be able to join us for the service. If for some reason you are not able to attend we are posting the sermons on the website www.newlifekc.org under “resources.”
Announcements to remember:
I close with the words of Paul to his close friend Philemon in verses 4-6 of that Epistle, “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.”
Troy
Why are computers so important?
They meet different neesd that we all have…some of us have a need to read e-mails, manage our calendar or contacts, find information on the web, write a word document, edit a movie or probably millions of others needs.
Computers are valuable because they meet a need!!!
At New Life we do not exist to sell computers, HOWEVER we do have something that meets the need of every person alive today. Our target audience is literally worldwide. We have the Gospel that will change lives. Blaise Pascal said “There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.”
Today, we had a great time sharing after school snacks with people of all ages and backgrounds at the Chouteau Projects. Whether it was the single dad raising a special needs daughter by himself and trying to stay away from all the bad influences in his life or the Muslim family of 13 from Somalia or the grade school kids with no parents home or the teenagers literally looking for trouble….they all have a need for the transformational power of the Gospel.
Not only do the people all around us have a need for our Gospel message, we all have a need for them. We need different types of people in our lives to encourage our personal spiritual growth. We need to see them though eyes of compassion as Jesus saw the multitudes. We need to take a few steps in their shoes. We need to hear their stories and feel their pain. God has called us to learn from them as He has also called us to share with them. As New Lifers, we should always be humble enough to learn from anyone and bold enough to share with anyone and as we do we will be the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This Sunday I am preaching from John 3:22-36 on “The Glory of Christ: Life expressing life.” We will see firsthand how our Christian walk affects the way we view and treat others who are successful. Through God’s grace we can not only walk in newness of life we can also express newness of life. I hope you will be able to join us for the service. If for some reason you are not able to attend we are posting the sermons on the website www.newlifekc.org under “resources.”
Announcements to remember:
- This Sunday night we invite everyone interested in church membership to join us for our first of four membership sessions from 6:00 – 7:00pm. We will spend approximately 25 minutes discussing the details of membership and then we will spend the remaining time in prayer.
- Our Wednesday evening Bible studies will transition to the topic of discipleship. We will spend the month of June studying discipleship through the four genre’s in the New Testament (Gospels-narrative, Acts-transitional, Epistles-practical, Revelation-prophetic). After completing this four week study we will take a break for July 4 and then on July 11 we will begin our first 40 Day journey together. This can also be found on our website under resources and then discipleship.
- July 1, 2007 is the date we have set to be our “Charter Sunday.” We are planning to observe the “Lords Supper” during the morning service and also invite all who agree to the church covenant to sign the charter as initial members.
I close with the words of Paul to his close friend Philemon in verses 4-6 of that Epistle, “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.”
Troy
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