Hope you’re having a wonderful winter day!!
A woman celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary with her husband. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, and on this special occasion, one of her grandchildren asked her the secret to her happy and enduring marriage. She smiled and said, “Well, sweetheart, when your granddaddy and I married, I made a list of ten things I would overlook in his personality. Just ten things I didn’t like, but was willing to forgive. I decided on that day that anytime one of those ten things would come up, I would overlook it for the sake of harmony in our marriage.” One of the grandchildren said, “Granny, tell us the list. We want to know what was on the list.” She paused and said, “You know, to be honest with you, I never really wrote them down. But every time your grandfather would do something that made me mad, I would think to myself, ‘Lucky for him that’s one of the things on my list.’ ”
Relationships are hard work, and difficulties and conflicts will come. But they are not the end of the world. Real love is willing to overlook slights, annoyances, and petty disagreements, choosing instead to take a long term view. “We love,” the apostle John wrote, “because He first loved us.” Our only hope as human lovers is to allow the love of Christ to flow through us. We can hope, believe, and endure because we have been perfectly loved.
Plan to join us this Sunday, January 8th! Spencer Loman will be speaking in the 10 am worship. We also plan to receive our special monthly offering to assist with our mortgage. We have deeply appreciated your continued consideration of this special offering. Each and every gift has made a BIG difference in recent months. Thank you!!
AMPLIFY returns this Sunday evening, January 8th! All middle school and high school students are invited to join us! Something special this week! We’re meeting at Rob and Patti Lewis’ (1602 White Road) at 6 pm to watch the inspiring film – based on a true story – The 5th Quarter. Driven by the tragic and fatal car crash that took the life of his fifteen year old brother Luke, and wearing Luke’s number 5 jersey, Jon Abbate helps to lead the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to the most successful season in school history. Parents will need to plan to pick up at the Lewis’ around 7:45 pm.
We plan to begin a new message series entitled JONAH starting Sunday, January 15th.
Ladies, please make a note that our January Ladies’ Night Out is set for Tuesday, January 17th at Tammy Duncan’s (1601 White Road) at 6:30 pm.
Also, mark your calendars for February 11-12 for our annual Heart of Missions’ Conference.