LG Family and Friends:
Our passage of study last week was Isaiah 61:1-9. We read how God the Son was stating He was Anointed (Hebrew -Messiah, Greek -Christ) by God the Spirit and will bring good news to the poor, bind and heal the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty to the captives, release the prisoners of darkness, comfort mourners, etc.
It is a great passage of hope and encouragement.
This is the same passage Jesus read in church as described in Luke 4:14-21. Someone handed Him a scroll to read, he read this passage out of Isaiah (of His own words), and then told the audience that He read about Himself! Awesome.
We ended with a story about a guy named Joe who lived a very hard life. Then he decided to follow Jesus, changed his life, had a new purpose, and began serving others. The people he served did not know Jesus. But they knew Joe and they saw how he changed and they wanted to be like Joe.
My challenge to you this week is to be like Joe. When you are around your family, friends, and enemies during Thanksgiving, be like Joe. Help people see Jesus through you.
Be intentional.
Travis
LIFE GROUPS: You don’t have to be a member of the church to join one of Lake Pointe’s small groups called Life Groups…it’s “the church within the church”. Life Groups are made up of people with similar ages or family structures meeting together for: •Living For Others | Mission/Ministry •Interactive Bible Study •Fellowship •Encouragement This is where real, life-enriching relationships can form and develop.
