Hello Everyone,
There is so much going on at SVC right now! It's very exciting to see us so active! Thank you to everyone who is rolling up their sleeves and getting involved in all this outreach to our community. We have several things happening this week, so please be sure to read the newsletter to be a part of it all.
Last Sunday we welcomed the New Haven house for Teen Challenge. We heard some amazing and provoking testimony from the men in this house and it was really special to know that Carlos, who was leading this visit, had come to our church a little more than 5 years ago as a student. I am so proud of our support of this ministry and the very important work they are doing. I am also happy to report that SVC responded to the challenge that Carlos put out there and they left with
6 SPONSORSHIPS - 2 more than they were hoping for! I pray the Lord blesses every seed that is sown into this ministry and that the harvest is full!
Also, how cool was it to hear that one of the primary goals at TCNH is to develop an Attitude of Gratitude? That played right into what we just covered the previous week from Philippians 1 and left us a great opportunity to try out the model of prayer that we observed from Paul's relationship with the church at Philippi. It felt good to pray the following points over the men that were there:
- That each would grow in love (love like 1 Cor 13)
- That each would grow in knowledge and understanding
- That each would live with integrity
- That all would grow into the character of Jesus
You never need to worry if you're praying "right" when you are praying along with scripture. I encourage you again to make these prayer points part of your regular prayer for the people that are in your life.
If you missed any of the Get Happy messages, you can find them online
HERE, or on the SVC podcast
HERE.