“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 NIV
*My prayers are that you are safe and recovering from Hurricane Irma. Having been through it myself and still do not have electrical power and have lots of clean up to do, I can relate to some of the issues you may be experiencing. At times like this it is hard to trust that all will be ok. Please know that our heavenly father has not let you down and is there to pick up the pieces. I just want you to know that I will continue to lift you up in prayer daily.
***Attention: The Advanced Leadership Training for this coming weekend September 16, 2017 @ 10:00AM will be happening. Looking forward to seeing each of you at this event. The Location of the event is at the Florida Conference Office Community Room. You must register by sending an email to judy.smith@floridaconference.com. This is a FREE event. Please let us know if you are coming so we can plan food and supplies.
Come to Me
Sep 12, 2017 07:00 am
Jesus still invites people today, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:28, 29). Jesus can give you rest for your soul because He is no ordinary man. He isn’t just a great moral teacher. Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Do you need peace in your life? Are you looking for freedom from the chains that bind you? The good news is that Jesus can make you whole. Christ can set you free. When you are personally connected to Jesus, you will find healing and freedom such as you’ve never experienced before!
Calendar Update:
September 16 Advanced Leadership Training @ the Florida Conference Office Community Room starting at 10:00 AM
October 7 Go Fish Community Outreach Brandon Spanish
October 20-22 Couples Retreat @ Camp Kulaqua
October 31 Fall Fest/Trunk or Treat @ Forest Lake Church parking area
November 3-5 Creative Ministry @ New Community SDA Church (Palmetto Bay)
ACTIVITIES: On Carrying TOO Much!
How Much is Too Much?
Supplies: balloons
Challenge students to take turns holding as many balloons as possible. How many can each person carry at one time? Who is the champion?
How much of a load does God want us to carry?
How do we know? What is his invitation about?
HEAD CARRY
Divide the class into three teams. Give each team a set of scrambled cards. Ask each team to choose one player to carry a set of cards on his or her head. These players race to be the first
to carry all the cards around the room and back to their teammates who must put them together in the correct order. If the card set drops, the player must start over.
Are you carrying a load around in your heart? Who
invites you to come and get some help from him?
May you rest in the assurance that you may take all you worries and burdens to your Heavenly Father.
I hope to see a lot of you this coming weekend at the Advanced Leadership Training.
Until Next time.