The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
October 15, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- A Message from Rev. David
- Stewardship Drive 2010
- Men’s Bible Study
- Music Notes
- Young at Heart
- Trunk or Treat
- Adoption & Foster Care
Conference
- “Thank You” from the
Updated
Prayer Requests
- Jose Aguilar, Donna &
- Prayers for the men & women serving in our
military.
The prayer requests in The
Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests
appears in our worship bulletin each Sunday.
A Message from Rev. David
Christian recording artist Michael
W. Smith wrote in a song:
“Looking for a reason,
Roaming through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need your light to help me find
My place in this world”
Have you
ever thought about your place in this world?
Have you found it? Where is
it? Where do you belong? Furthermore who do you belong to?
Each of us
will be forced to wrestle with these questions at some point during our
lives. Oh sure, there are some people
who seem to float through life with little trouble, but more often than not
this isn’t the case. Moreover for those
who fail to find their place in this world they often wander through life in a
daze, not really sure of where they’ve been and even less sure of where they’re
going? This of course makes those
everyday problems seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
My guess
is you’ve been there. Perhaps your car
is broken down again. Maybe it’s that
list of odd jobs that never get done.
Maybe it’s the stacks of paper that never go down. Or maybe it’s receiving word of a serious
illness or that a loved one has died.
And for some it’s simply turning on the news and hearing about and
seeing so many people hurting and like you searching to find their place in
this world.
Indeed the
uncertainty and chaos of this life often casts a heavy shadow on its
inhabitants. In fact even for those of
us who believe that there’s more to life than this world has to offer, they too
will experience this uncertainty and they too will have to come to terms with
many of life’s difficulties, including where and how and with whom they fit in
and belong. So it is during these times
that we must consider who or what we can lean on or turn to for answers or
build a solid foundation for our lives.
It is during these times, perhaps more than any others, that we must be
steadfast in our faith, our belief, and our hope.
So what is the light that will help us find our place in
this sometimes dark, frightening and confusing world? For Christians we believe that this light is
Jesus Christ, the son of God. But Jesus
also says that we too are lights in this world.
As such we are equipped to find not only our way but we can help give
direction and encouragement to others.
Many eastern religions teach that direction and guidance come from
within. For Christians we attribute this
to the indwelling Spirit of Christ that lives in us and has promised to be our
eternal compass.
As we make diligent search for our place in this world, I
pray that we’ll each discover that it begins with knowing that the God of this
world has offered His son Jesus to live and reign in our hearts and lives as
the “light of life” now and for eternity.
Peace in Christ
David
P.S. Kristina and I wish to thank you for a wonderful
installation service that was coupled with World Communion Sunday and joint
services with DCC and FCCC. As for the
BBQ, well, all I can say is we need to do it more often. The food was great! The fellowship was wonderful! And the dedication from members and friends
to make this day so special, phenomenal!
Stewardship Drive 2010
If you have not already done so,
please remember to turn in your pledge for 2010 by THIS Sunday, October
18. If you are unable to personally
bring in your pledge card and hand it to Jan Mueller, you can mail it to the
church office to the attention of Gary Boyd.
Thank you!
Men’s
Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Music
Notes
By Laura Young
Music Notes
Thank you
to John Prewitt for the wonderful song, "Give Me Your Eyes" last
Sunday!
Thank
you!
Laura
Young, DCC Music Director
