We believe (and Scripture and history affirm) that these are exactly the practices one needs to grow DEEPer in their relationship with Christ. And we think summer is a great time to add one or more of these practices into your routine. Last Sunday, Pat Campbell and the Children’s Ministry Team began handing our “Summer Buckets” to our kids. The buckets include Bible memorization verses, Journal prompts, prayer invitations, and many other creative ideas to help our kids and their families dig into God’s Word and their relationship with Christ over the summer months. It’s a daunting list.
Some might be tempted to look at the list, determine “I could never finish all of that in a few short week,” and not even try. Others, might see the Bucket List as a challenge and determine to complete everything on the list, just for the sake of saying they did it (to receive the prize of participation). Still others, will pick and choose those activities they recognize will help them take baby steps forwards (DEEPer) in their relationship with Christ. Those in this last category may not complete every task in the bucket…but they’ll win the real prize!
God is working through Prospect to offer you a summer bucket list, too. Check out youversion.com for a Daily Bible reading devotion or our rightnowmedia.com library to dive into one of their 10,000 online Bible study resources. Our Tuesday morning Breakfast With Jesus (Ecclesia) group has started a new Bible study through the Letters of 1, 2 & 3 John (with pastor/author Tony Evans) and our Wednesday women’s Ecclesia group has started a new study through Rachel Held Evans’ book, “Inspired.” We’re Engaging the village on Dunlap with regular prayer walks on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons (look for our “Gutters for Jesus” service Saturdays to start soon. too!) and have provided resources for you to prayer walk your own neighborhoods and work places. And we’re inviting our entire congregation to be a part of our Prospect Care efforts through simple acts of prayer and presence.
Exciting things are happening for God’s Kingdom purposes, Prospect, but don’t let summer slip by without checking off a few items on your spiritual “summer bucket list.”
Some might be tempted to look at the list, determine “I could never finish all of that in a few short week,” and not even try. Others, might see the Bucket List as a challenge and determine to complete everything on the list, just for the sake of saying they did it (to receive the prize of participation). Still others, will pick and choose those activities they recognize will help them take baby steps forwards (DEEPer) in their relationship with Christ. Those in this last category may not complete every task in the bucket…but they’ll win the real prize!
God is working through Prospect to offer you a summer bucket list, too. Check out youversion.com for a Daily Bible reading devotion or our rightnowmedia.com library to dive into one of their 10,000 online Bible study resources. Our Tuesday morning Breakfast With Jesus (Ecclesia) group has started a new Bible study through the Letters of 1, 2 & 3 John (with pastor/author Tony Evans) and our Wednesday women’s Ecclesia group has started a new study through Rachel Held Evans’ book, “Inspired.” We’re Engaging the village on Dunlap with regular prayer walks on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons (look for our “Gutters for Jesus” service Saturdays to start soon. too!) and have provided resources for you to prayer walk your own neighborhoods and work places. And we’re inviting our entire congregation to be a part of our Prospect Care efforts through simple acts of prayer and presence.
Exciting things are happening for God’s Kingdom purposes, Prospect, but don’t let summer slip by without checking off a few items on your spiritual “summer bucket list.”
<><, Pastor Steve
