Have you ever pressed the pause button on your life to ask some clarifying questions? Stopped, taken a deep breath and REALLY asked yourself if you are living the life that you WANT to live? Have you risked asking your spouse, your kids, your friends, if the life you are currently living is having a positive impact on them or the world around them?
We invite you to consider this question over the next 40 days: WHAT IF YOU HAD ONE MONTH TO LIVE?
The season that Christians refer to as "Lent" begins today, February 17, Ash Wednesday. It concludes on Easter Sunday, April 4th. It is a period of 40 days in which Christ followers are called and challenged to prepare themselves, do some self-examination of their spiritual lives, make healthy and needed changes in their lives so that they can grow closer to God and reflect the life and character of His Son, Jesus. It is during this observance of the season of Lent that we hope you will pose this question to yourself...and then act...in response to what God reveals to you.
People who only have weeks or months to live typically report that they made significant changes in how they lived during their final days. So we wonder...why not start living that way now?
If you want a good place to start in posing this question...and answering it...you might start by looking at how Jesus lived when He knew He only had one month to live. And that's exactly what we will be doing throughout the season of Lent leading right up to our Easter Sunday celebration! We hope you will join us!
Sunday, February 28 - Living the Dash
Sunday, March 7 - Live Passionately
Sunday, March 14 - Love Completely
Sunday, March 21 - Learn Humbly
Sunday, March 28 - Leave Boldly
Easter Sunday, April 4 - Living With No Regrets
So I'm asking myself the question, many people in our congregation are too. Will you ask yourself this simple but potentially life-changing question...What if you only had one month to live? How would you live differently? How would you spend your time? How would you spend your money? How would you treat the people you love? I'm excited to explore this question and the potential impact on our world if we all courageously act on it! Join us!
In His Grip,
Pastor John
