From the Heart

Christmas is a season of the heart. Most people are still moved when they think of family and our close relationships. We all have people that are special to us. When God saw His world from begining to end he saw us and loved us. We are special to God. God wants the best for everyone of us. He knows the plans He has for us and those plans are awesome.

God wants to have one on one time with us. He wants some quality time with us. He wants to share His heart with us. When we think of Christmas we think of the people that God used to bring His plan to reality. Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, The wise men and everyone before and after.

Not everyone is receptive to what God is saying. When Joseph and Mary got the inn there was no room for them. Many times people make no room for what God wants to say to us during this season. People try to X Jesus out of Christmas. Let me just speak from my heart.

* Let Jesus love you
* Let Jesus be born in your heart
* Let Jesus reveal His great plan for your life
* Let Jesus be your Lord
* Let Jesus bring His joy during this holy season

Have a great day. Gods greatest blessing to you and your loved ones.

Sunday Update

Good Sunday...The weather kept a few people away but we still had a good group. I Preached the last message in my series LOST an FOUND. Using King David as an example we taught on how you can be lost and then found and then get lost again. David was lost in the crowd of his brothers but was found tending his fathers sheep when he was tapped to be the new King of Isael. Later as king, David lost his way by getting distracted and then losing sight of his position and purpose.

When David came to the realizaion of his waywardness he cried out to God and God came and restored David. David's story reminds us that when we truly are children of God we will return to the Lord. David called on God to be compassionate toward him and God responded by bringing him to the truth of Gods way. God cleansed him and restored his joy and life.

We can lose our way but God is faithful to finish His work in us. God will use the good and the bad to draw us closer to Him and His plan.

This week we have our 1st Wednesday gathering. We will gather to worship and encourage each other in Christ. Next Sunday I will not be starting a Christmas series but I will be preaching messages from the heart at Christmas. Christmas is a time to search our hearts. Christmas is a time to speak to the needs we all face.

God bless and have a great week.

Pastor George

Sunday Update

We had an awesome Sunday at the Springs. We had good attendance and we had a good response to the message "LOST and FOUND" part 2. We saw a few new faces in the crowd and that was nice. I can't put my finger on it but the Springs is in a good place right now. There is a new unity and a grasping of the vision to be growing church. New leaders are emerging and people are calling the Springs home.

As we enter the Christmas season and as we approach a new year there is much to do and many opportunities to sieze. I am praying that we keep the momentum going.

Speaking of prayer, I beleive that 2012 will be a year of prayer. As Mark Batterson stated "Work ethic + Prayer Ethic = Miracles. Pray as everything depends on God and work as if everything depends on us.

I had an blessed time helping lead worship for the Exchange church. I love to worship the Lord. This week we begin preparing for our Christmas service. This should be fun and exciting. Parties and fellowships and meetings mark the Decemember calander.

We are blessed to celebrate the birth of our Lord. Jesus is worthy of all the praise and attention because of His great love for us. He is Lord and God of all.

Until next week

Pastor George

Thankful

I am very thankful for my family. I have a great wife who makes our house a home. I have 3 awesome daughters that are such a blessing to me. I have 3 sons that I am proud of. I have 10 grandchildren that bring alot of joy to my life.

I have a great church family. I am blessed to pastor a church that has caught a vision of what God wants to do with us. The Future is bright for the Springs because we know that we serve a God who dares us to dream big.

I am thankful for our nation. America is the greatest nation on the earth today. We were established with Biblical principles and that is what has kept us strong. We need to pray for America. We need to pray for a revival in the church and for the lost of our nation. God wants us to be strong in Him.

What else am I thankful for:

The Bible
The Holy Spirit
The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ
Strong worship
Prayer
Fellowship among Gods people
The Blood of Jesus
The Strong Name of Jesus

and so much more

Be Blessed,
Pastor George
www.livingspringsa.org

Sunday Update

We had a awesome day at the Springs this morning. 5 people gave their hearts to Jesus during our invitation. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Fellowship Lunch. We had great food provided by our mission partners. We tried out our new fellowship hall set up and it was a huge success.

I began a new series called LOST and FOUND. I am convinced that the message of salvation must be preached weekly. People need to have an opportunity to recieve there salvation through Jesus our Savior.

The Holy Spirit must be present in our services so that the convicting power of God will produce repentance and life change. I believe the Bible is Gods complete and trustworthy word. We can trust the Bible to be inspired of God and without error. I will stand on the Word of the Lord.

The Roman Road
Romans 3:23 "For all have sinned"
Romans 6:23 "The wages of sin is death"
Romans 10:13 "Those who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved"

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Trusting God Through The Transition

We need to keep believing
We need to keep praying
We need to keep attempting new ideas
We need to be positive
We need to keep working
We need to see the big picture
We need to encouarge ourselves in the Lord
We need to be listening to the whispers of the Spirit
We need to do the right things
We need to TRUST GOD

If I Could Do It All Over

Billy Graham was asked what he would do different if he had the chance. Here is what he said.
I'd spend more time at home with my family
I'd study more and preach less.
I wouldn't have taken so many speaking engagements.
I would have steered clear of politics.

What about you? What would you do over? When everything is said and done what changes would you make? With a question like this the only one who can address it is you. So I begin. As I reveal my list think about your answers. These are not in any specific order of importance.

I would have applied myself to be a better student when in school.
I would have spent more time with my children when they were younger.
I would have taken more time off from working and traveled with my family.
I would have spent more time in prayer and in the word.
I would have built better relationships with people
I would have been more informed about money(saving and investing)
I would have been a better husband to my wife.
I would have taken better care of my health.

Now for the message in this message. Whatever changes I wish I could make I must not dwell on the mistakes but I need to take steps to improve the areas that I can still impact. As long as we are in this world we can try to make improvements.