The Good and Beautiful Life

Putting On the Character of Jesus

May 20: “Judge Not…” We hit those famous verses in Matthew about judging others. James Bryan Smith says: “(These verses) are crucial because much of what we call “assessing” or “critiquing” or “just telling the truth” is actually judging. Correcting someone can be healthy…judging others never is.” We’ll see how to “judge not” under Jesus directions.

May 13: Mother’s Day and Parent/Child Dedication Join us in affirming our commitment to our own families and to each others on this day of joy and blessing. And on this family focus day, we look at Jesus’ words to us: “Don’t worry about anything.” (message mp3 here)

May 6: “The Other God” – Jesus was very clear about the number one competitor to God in our life: money and material possessions. It’s the top challenge to our spiritual lives. (message mp3 here)

April 29: “Ending Spiritual Games” – Learning to let the focus leave us and go to others takes the character of Christ in us to grow strong.  (message mp3 here)

April 22: “Living Out the Law of Love” – Growing into spiritual maturity means thinking of others as Jesus does, no matter what they think of us. (message mp3 here)

April 15: “How to Live ‘Awake’” – We are invited to “Come Awake” – and here is how that life looks. (Easter follow-up) (message mp3 here)

April 8 Easter: “Come Awake” – Jesus came to rescue us from all the “death” situations on our lives – He arose from the dead and proved He COULD rescue us (message mp3 here)

Apr 1: “Lowing the Level of Lying” – Learning not to lie to ourselves starts with not lying to others  (message mp3 here)

Mar 25: “Guard Your Heart” – Misused sexual desire damages us on the inside.  (message mp3 here)

Mar 18: “Breaking Anger’s Grip” – The expectations we have of life set us up to be either angry or peaceful people.  (message mp3 here)

Mar 11: “You Are Included, Really” – If life has been tough on you, you just the person Jesus invites to the Kingdom.  (message mp3 here)

Mar 4: “Invited to The Kingdom Adventure” – Christian living, Kingdom living, is not supposed to be predictable and rules oriented.  (message mp3 here)

Feb 26: “The Good and Beautiful Life” – How Jesus invites us to become like Him.  (message mp3 here)

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2012 CROP Walk

Thanks to all who came out to walk and all who donated. Five congregations had 150 walkers. It was a fabulous day. Now we collect the money and get our totals. Here’s the video:

Or check these pics out on St Paul’s Methodist web site.

Recently Accomplished in “50 Ways to Love Your Neighbor”

– Rice and Beans Day #2
> packed 200 lbs of rice and beans into individual bags for the Viola Blythe Center
– Crafters Day on December 10 for Katy Holtog next mission year in South Africa

- 280 loans!!
- $8,200 in loans!!
from the Pathway Microlending team!!
Thank you to all who are part of this effort.
- 50 members for Pathway KIVA microlending team – join our team, have some fun for others with a few of your bucks!