He came to save the lost

this morning in class we discussed one more reason why Jesus came to earth. He came to save the lost. what a powerful and humbling message. when we stop and think about it, we are all truly lost. it is only because of His redeeming love that we are saved. it is our pray this week that we would all understand this message a little more clearly and that just as the sheep allowed himself to be picked up we would learn to truly submit to God in order that we can all be redeemed by Him. praise God that he seeks us!!

here are the prayer requests for this week

• wiley - be in prayer this week for a family member who has been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. pray that jeff will be given peace this week and that God would reveal Himself through this situation.
• jeremy - mother will be getting test results this week. pray that God will give wisdom to the doctors as they read the tests. pray for clarity and understanding by the family.
• drew - grandmother's boyfriend suffered a stroke earlier this week. pray for drew's grandmother as she goes through this challenging time.
• brooke - pray for patience and wisdom as she deals with a difficult situation at school
• katie - unspoken - pray that God will reveal Himself to katie
• bpumc youth - pray for their strength as a youth group as one student goes through a very difficult time in life.

"the Lord will surely comfort zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like eden, her wastelands like the garden of the lord. joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing"

- Isaiah 51:3

{happy anniversary to todd & janine on wednesday}

{happy birthday to brian on thursday}

we've been challenged

this is a last minute challenge, but i still think we can win it!  the food pantry is running low and needs our help.  on sunday, february 5 each class is encouraged to bring as many soup cans as they can to help support the food pantry and in honor of the "souper bowl."

the food pantry supports many families in our community, so let's each bring as many soup cans as we can on sunday to help support them!

also, tomorrow is our night to serve wednesday night supper so please let us know if you will be able to help!