Sunday Reflections

We had an amazing day at GFchurch. The service had great energy and it is always great seeing old friends. We are in a series called, "James:: The Essentials" and we walked through part two of the series this morning as we looked at verses 9-11 of the first chapter in James.

.....9The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position. 10But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower. 11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.....

We looked at how these verses give us an example of how to get perspective on our possessions. We understand that we are all in "absolute poverty before God apart from His grace". We understand that we are to take our eyes of of what we "don't have temporally" and fix our eyes on what we "do have" in Jesus Christ. We also understand that the fleeting pursuit of riches is all in vain. Christ has called us to live with an open hand. We must be the possessors of our possessions and not allow ourselves to become possessed by our possessions!

A few things we can do to get perspective is to (1) trust He is is control (2) be content with what we have (3) be compassionate with what He has given us.



ConnectGroup schedule::
TuesNite @ 7pm @ The Snow's
WedNite @ 7pm @ The Brown's
Wednite (youth) @ 7pm @ The Snow's
SunMorn @ 915am @ GFchurch

.. I love our church
.. I love our team
.. I love our people
.. I love our community
.. I love what He is doing in us
.. I love what He is doing through us
.. I love that He is not done with us

There are some awesome things coming up in the life of Gateway Fellowship.
.. new ConnectGroup video studies by Zach Snow
.. new Creative Arts stuff being led by Scott Finch
.. new way to stay connected with GFchurch Facebook Page