What We REALLY Love

Dear Crosswalkers,
According to a recent study, as much as people love money, we love something else even more: security. According to a 2009 survey by the Pew Research Center, 59 percent of U.S. adults prefer a job that offers better security over one that offers higher pay but less stability (33 percent). Researchers insist this value isn’t driven by the current economic crisis, either. A General Social Survey in 1989—a year of economic expansion—produced similar results.  We crave security more than success!  What we REALLY love is security!

The shocking reality is this:  The God who made us calls us to forsake our earthly security for the sake of heavenly security.  God calls us to let go of our imaginary securities and embrace the adventure of faith!  God calls us to leave our sense of security and follow him on a journey of faith!  This Sunday we will focus on the father of all who have faith, a man named Abram.  Later, his named was changed to the more familiar Abraham.  God called Abram to leave his home, his culture, his roots, his belief system, his country, his security; and to go to a place where he did not know the language and where would forever be a stranger in a strange land.  It’s an amazing story of faith!  This would be a great Sunday to invite a friend or family member to come and worship with you as we begin to look at the faith of our father Abraham!  SEE YOU SUNDAY!

Love in Jesus,

Pastor John Christie

Black Sheep Ride In this Sunday!