Thursday, June 25, 2009

More Like Mary

I have a confession…I am a Martha!
(No, not Martha Stewart!)

When it comes to being like Mary – the sister that put aside everything to sit at Jesus’ feet – or Martha – the sister that got wrapped in the details of preparing Jesus’ dinner, I tend to be a lot like the latter sister.

In my day-to-day world, I often get distracted by the minutiae and the work of things – Martha-style – and stop thinking about the heart of things. Sometimes it takes effort to step back, remove the superfluous off my plate, and become more like Mary. But it only takes a moment to center down, talk to Jesus, and let His Holy spirit wash away all my worldly struggles.

Paul tells us in Romans 12:1-2,“So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out…”

In Jungle and Elevate this weekend, our 1st-5th graders will hear Mary and Martha’s story (Luke 10:38-42). They’ll learn that Jesus valued spending time with Him as the most important thing they and we can do.

Let’s pray that all of us, from 6-years-old on up, will be more like Mary this week!

Announcements

  • Read a special letter just to you from Carissa, our new HD Children's Director!
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  • Radiant is celebrating July 4th in style! Come out Saturday night for corn dogs, water activities, and other Independence Day treats!
  • Families can pre-register their kids early for Kidfest! Look out for pre-registration forms at the Kidfest Kiosk this weekend.
  • Radiant’s next Family Fun Day is just around the corner! Buy your tickets this weekend for the Wildlife World Aquarium at Night! Choose either Friday night, July 10 or Saturday night, July 11 for only $10 per adult and $6 for kids 3-12yrs. Kids 2 and under are FREE!
  • Our Boarding Passes are a huge success! Please let kids in your ministry area know that if they go out of town this summer they can still get punches on their Boarding Passes by bringing a bulletin from another church. This will also be the last weekend that we will hand out Boarding Passes.
  • HD is co-hosting a fall preview night with Radiant Student Ministry. Bring the entire family to Radiant, Wednesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. for “The Kickoff” an exciting inside peek at our Preschool, Elementary, and Youth areas. This will be an awesome opportunity to learn about our different ministry areas before promotion weekend, August 1 &2. Fun activities for the whole family will round out this open house event. You don’t want to miss it!
  • HD Kidfest Kaleidoscope Volunteer Sign-ups continue this weekend! We need you to make Kidfest a success. There are many different ways to help out, come check out our Kidfest Kiosk in the lobby and fill out a volunteer form!

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