January Newsletter

GOOD INTENTIONS *Listen on podcast or watch on the website
By Shane Phillip, Senior Pastor

It is the beginning of a new year. It is going to take me three months to remember to write down “2008” instead of “2007”. I love this time of year. I think it is because I start to dream again about what I want my life to really look like. Probably the same is true for you. You are probably determined that this year is going to look different than last year and the year before that. Maybe you want to lose some weight, or to stop smoking, or to spend more time with your family. It is usually this time of year we start to look at the balance in our bank account (or the lack there-of). So we decide, we are going to get out of debt. We are going to use that raise to help out some people or to be more generous. We decide that we are going to use our time to really make a difference. We all have really good intentions.

What if your good intentions could really become reality? What if your money seemed to go further and have more purpose? What if your time were spent on the things that really left a lasting impact? It is possible. With that in mind, we just started a NEW SERIES we are calling, “Beyond Good Intentions,” and we added the tagline, “living the generous life”. We really believe that when you use your time and money for all that God intended, you will feel more purpose and fulfillment than ever before. We are going to spend the first few weeks of the year looking at how we view our money and our time.

Let me challenge you to start the new year with more than good intentions. Why don’t you commit to discovering how God can make a bigger impact than you ever imagined? You will be glad you did.

Blessings,
Shane