Greetings Lifers,
I have never been mistaken for a gear-head, one of those guys who can tell what’s wrong with your vehicle by listening to it idle and then fix it with a crescent wrench and a stick of Doublemint. On top of that, I have yet to take in a car race of any kind; open wheel, closed wheel, professional or amateur, street or track (although I may be guilty of trying to beat another car to a drive-thru lane at a fast-food joint a time or two – I don’t think that counts as a full on race though). But here’s the deal - even I know that race cars won’t race until the drivers crank the motor. Hence the pre-race request for the starting of engines. Spoiler alert – you’ll never win a race in a parked car.
This car talk comes to you courtesy of this weekend’s service subject – on Sunday I will be preaching through the first 10 verses of Ephesians 2, where the Apostle Paul explains, as clearly as anywhere in Scripture, what the gospel of Jesus Christ is. He points to what we’ve been saved from, what we are saved to, how we are saved, and then what happens after that. So here’s where the car stuff comes in – I know many of you have taken advantage of our worship stations during our services, and whether it’s been in a prayer request pinned to one of the crosses or in a name placed inside our walls, you’ve asked God to lead one of your not-yet-saved friends/family members to repentance and regeneration. I love that about our church – we know that people need a Savior and we are committed together to seeing the gospel spread in our world.
This weekend is a chance for you to shift out of neutral with some of your friends who need Jesus. You have between now and Sunday morning to pray for them and ask them to join you at church. If we’re going to have a car in this race with Jesus (and we all do if we have found faith in Him), then we’re going to need to steer it into traffic at times like these. I’d love to be a part of God’s plan in reaching your friend – let’s double-team ‘em on Sunday. You get them here, and together we’ll point them to Jesus! Lifers, start your engines!
This car talk comes to you courtesy of this weekend’s service subject – on Sunday I will be preaching through the first 10 verses of Ephesians 2, where the Apostle Paul explains, as clearly as anywhere in Scripture, what the gospel of Jesus Christ is. He points to what we’ve been saved from, what we are saved to, how we are saved, and then what happens after that. So here’s where the car stuff comes in – I know many of you have taken advantage of our worship stations during our services, and whether it’s been in a prayer request pinned to one of the crosses or in a name placed inside our walls, you’ve asked God to lead one of your not-yet-saved friends/family members to repentance and regeneration. I love that about our church – we know that people need a Savior and we are committed together to seeing the gospel spread in our world.
This weekend is a chance for you to shift out of neutral with some of your friends who need Jesus. You have between now and Sunday morning to pray for them and ask them to join you at church. If we’re going to have a car in this race with Jesus (and we all do if we have found faith in Him), then we’re going to need to steer it into traffic at times like these. I’d love to be a part of God’s plan in reaching your friend – let’s double-team ‘em on Sunday. You get them here, and together we’ll point them to Jesus! Lifers, start your engines!
Peace,
Mark
At the INFOdesk@baylife.org
Blood Pressure - Oct 9 | after services in the Cry Room
Bay Life Kids Drama Clinic – Oct 9 | 1:30 pm in the Student Center
Kids First Step Class – Oct 16 | 10 am in Rm 606, register at the INFOdesk
Welcome Lunch – Oct 16 | 1 pm Register by Oct 9 at the INFOdesk
Life Group Basic Training – Oct 23 | 6 pm in the loft
Prayer Night – Oct. 25 | 7 pm in the Student Center
Men's Steak-n-Games – Nov 4 & 5 | $50 register at the INFOdesk
Scrapbook & Crop for Missions Nov 5 | 9 am $25 register at the INFOdesk
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