From the Pastor

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (60 Day Marriage Challenge)

You CAN’T Have A GREAT MARRIAGE…

Are you Struggling in your Current Marriage? Are you Single and one day HOPE you’ll have a Great Marriage? I don't want to burst your bubble... but You Will Never "HAVE" a Great Marriage! (However… You can BUILD ONE!) All the people I know who have Great Marriages did not just inherit them overnight… they worked on them… communicated openly… fought fairly and put their spouse's needs before theirs! 

Just the other morning I read in PROVERBS 10:4… "Lazy Hands make for Poverty - but Diligent Hands bring Wealth." Often times this is referred to as being Rich Financially… but it also applies to being Rich Relationally! If you want to have a Great Marriage… then you must be willing to Neglect Laziness and develop Diligent Hands that BUILD UP rather than TEAR DOWN!

If you are MARRIED… (Ask yourself…) What steps can you take today to have Diligent Hands that Build Your Spouse Up? (A Surprise Date Night? A Text that says… "I LOVE YOU”? (Or a simple…) "I’M SORRY" about the latest conflict?)

If you are SINGLE… (Ask yourself…) What steps can you take today to have Diligent Hands to PREPARE YOU for your Future Marriage? (Get out of debt? Deal with past baggage? (Or…) Growing in God's Word?)

A Great Marriage is a Great Marriage because two people WORKED to make it GREAT! Don't just Pray for a Great Marriage… Participate With God as He leads you! Develop Diligent Hands to DO WHATEVER IT TAKES for your Marriage to be GREAT!

Our “60 DAY MARRIAGE CHALLENGE” is only a couple weeks away… it starts SUNDAY, AUGUST 09^th – And I can think of no better way to WORK ON MAKING YOUR MARRIAGE (or Future Marriage) GREAT… than to participate in this Challenge! We’ll be continuing to give INFORMATION about this Challenge the next couple weeks at COC… or you can find out more by visiting www.churchofcelebration.com for more detailed info!

DON’T… MISS… IT!!!

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9A / 10:45A)

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (Pocket-Sized Prayer - 3)

CELEBRATORS…

Would you like to PRAY… More? Better? Stronger? With more Fire… Faith and Fervency? So you know… We aren’t the first ones to struggle with Prayer! The First Followers of Jesus needed Prayer Guidance too! Matter of fact… PRAYER was the Only Tutorial ever Requested! Jesus left His Followers PRAYER… not a Lecture on Prayer… not a Doctrine on Prayer! He gave us a Quotable… Repeatable… Portable PRAYER! If you are struggling Understanding the Necessity of Prayer or even struggle with Knowing HOW To Pray… Do whatever it takes to NOT MISS the Conclusion of POCKET-SIZED PRAYER… In God’s Presence

Below is a sneak-peek for this week… (3) IN GOD’S PRESENCE…

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS are CANDID RELATIONSHIPS!

PSALM 139... The Psalmist begins his Prayer NOT with SELF-ASSESSMENT... but rather requesting DIVINE ASSESSMENT!

PRAYER isn't about you DEBRIEFING GOD on your PROBLEMS! It's about Talking with Him and Discovering what He wants you to do WITH those PROBLEMS!

God doesn't REQUIRE PRAISE to REASSURE HIM... He REQUIRES PRAISE to ENCOURAGE and INSPIRE YOU!

Great Reminders WHY we PRAY... God's OMNISCIENCE... OMNIPRESENCE... OMNIPOTENCE... and HIS PROVISION! (Psalm 139)

Align yourself to be completely DEPENDENT upon HIM... as opposed to WHAT/WHO you might likely become dependent upon... if left up to you!

Need some ENCOURAGEMENT in your Prayer Life today... Go check out HEBREW 4:16 right now! (You'll be glad you did!)

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9A / 10:45A)

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh