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Faith Friday for February 15, 2007

“Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

Have you ever received a love letter?  Or even just a real letter from someone who cares about you?  I love to get real mail.  I love to see it in the midst of the bills, credit card offers, and junk mail I get on a daily basis.  There it is: my name, written by someone who cares about me.  Sure, they could have emailed me, left me a comment on MySpace, but they took time to sit down, write me a note, put a stamp on it, find my address, and send it to me.  So exciting!

God has written us a love letter too.  It is the Bible.  And it has some of the most beautiful, wonderful things to say to us.  This section from 1 Corinthians is just a small example.  God loves us more than any one ever could.  Every day, God looks forward to talking with us and being with us.  God took a lot of time to write this love letter and put it together for us.  Have you taken time in the midst of the junk mail of your life to read it today?  I hope you have.  If you haven’t, and if you want to know where to start, I suggest 1 Corinthians, Romans, or one of the Gospels.  There you will find real nuggets of truth and declarations of love from God.

This is a week we focus on love.  I hope you can take some time to focus on God’s love for your life!

Questions to consider:

Have you ever received mail from someone you really care about? How did it make you feel?

What is one verse in the Bible where you think God is telling you how much God loves you?

Prayer:

God, thank you for loving us more than we could ever imagine.  Help us to love others the same way.  Help us to find time to read and study about your love for us in your Word.  Amen

- Scripture from the NRSV Bible

Happening this week:

Breakfast Club will be held at Jenna’s home on Sunday.

There will be no Breakfast Club on February 25^th.

We are looking for host homes for March for Breakfast Club.

Do you have a MySpace or a Facebook profile?  Add Jenna, and get information about upcoming events there too!

 
We will NOT be cleaning the Winter Show Booth on the 19th.  We will be cleaning the first weekend in March.  Please watch for more information.
 
Winter Show Signups are up!  They are in the hallway to the Fellowship Hall.  Please sign up to help with this event!  Adults, we need help during the day shifts!  Remember, if you are signed up to go on the mission trip, you are expected to help!  This helps you to raise individual funds for your trip!
 
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