SATURDAY, May 17th, 2008

Well, Well, Today is Saturday! What are your plans for today? Let us know what you plan to do today before or after your comments.

A Few Thought From Yesterday:
Michael MCCUE: Yesterday was a lot of fun! We should not have waited until you were leaving to do something like that. It was great!
Jill: Very enthusiastic devotions! I like it! Make sure and remind Kacey to do her devos!
Tyler: Hey!!!!! You never say anything else to anyone. You anly post the words of your devos. Do you even read this part? TELL CARY TO CALL PASTOR LEE AND DO HIS DEVOS!
Jon and David: Yes, McCues Party was awesome! We have to do that again soon!

John 1:6-13
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.
11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Wow, I love this passage! There are some great truths here! (Well, they are all over the Bible, but right now I really like these) The passage starts out by introducing the writer of this book.
Who is John? Well lets find out: John was a man, sent from God. Why was John sent? He came to be a witness of the light; he came to tell the world that their savior had come, so that the world would see Jesus and believe. John makes it clear: He is not the light, but he is witnessing the light that gives light to every person in the world. John understood that he had no greater purpose in life than to tell people about the light of Jesus Christ. Who was Jesus Christ? Well John goes on to answer that for us! Jesus is the savior of the world, who came into the world, but the world did not know Him; and the world did not receive Him.

BUT, those that do receive Him, (believers) become His children, as they enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ! Here is the application: Have you become a child of God? have you accepted Christ? If you have, then you have no greater purpose in life than to do what John did. That is, to live to witness the light of the world so that all men may believe.

Think about that. What a high goal: John didnt have the idea that, "Well I will tell them, but I dont know if they will believe or not". No, John said: I have some to witness the light so that All may believe.

Who have you shared the gospel with lately? Are you fulfilling your life purpose? Find a way to share the gospel with someone as soon as possible!


COME TO CHURCH TOMORROW! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN SUNDAY SCHOOL AT 9:15AM! SEE YOU THEN!!!