the people serving back2school

1 Peter 4:10 NLT

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.

I think of the Dr. Suess book Oh the Places You Will Go when I think of the people who serve our church and who serve with back2school. Because of these people we can go further and do more. I am further reminded that I am not and we are not alone.

Last night packing backpacks is another reminder as more than 200 people (wish someone counted, and maybe they did but didn’t tell me) showed up and were full of joy. It was so good listening to conversations, hearing laughter and sharing stories of why we serve. These people are awesome.

Then there are so many from our church and community that just love to serve and do it often. I can call names, but I won’t. What I will say is that life is so much better when these people are making great effort to show others Jesus, to meet needs and to encourage others.

This is good. This is Jesus. This is why back2school is happening for the 19th year. You can still help. But what i ask you to do between now and Saturday is pray a lot. If you can, please do serve. But pray for students and those serving students. Pray for the extra resources needed. Pray for the gospel story to impact lives.

Mark 10:45 NLT

For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.

Like Jesus did make your life count more by serving others. That pretty much says it all, and there is more to come. Set up at our church is tonight at 6. At The Community Fellowship we special needs students and their families beginning at 3:30. Saturday all our locations serve students, and The Community Fellowship begins with volunteers arriving at 8:15. Thank you and pray!

Pray for the students as they hear about Jesus. This is an opportunity for everyone. Pray for back2school. Email your questions or comments (emailback2school@gmail.com) and go to www.gob2s.com for more details.

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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