It is an exciting time here at Messiah Lutheran Church. God has blessed us in so many different ways, and now the disciples at Messiah are boldly living out these blessings in our community. In the coming weeks we will begin to explore the theme for a new capital appeal at Messiah: Led by the Spirit.
This appeal invites us as individuals AND as a faith community to act on our partnership in this ministry, and to discover not only how we have been blessed, but how we can become a blessing to others.
So, make sure your plans include attending at least one of the services for our kick-off next weekend… Saturday, May 10th or Sunday, May 11th! You’ll hear a special sermon from Pastor Bob on how the Spirit leads us, and you’ll learn more about the vision and goals of our new 3-year Led by the Spirit Appeal. Plus… there will be goodies in the courtyard… so we can all share and fellowship! I don’t know what the goodies are yet; they want to surprise us.
The new $400 million Americana at Brand shopping center opened this week across the street from the Glendale Galleria. It’s not called a mall anymore… today it’s a “lifestyle center”. Thursday night, it opened with a gala black-tie event attended by 2,000 invited guests, dignitaries, celebrities, and even Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. With Jay Leno hosting the event, Wolfgang Puck hosting the dinner, big-name entertainment, and fireworks, I’m pretty sure most of us would have jumped at the chance to attend.
God is calling us to participate in the opening of the Life Center at Messiah. We’re kicking it all off next weekend (May 10th and 11th) and you’re invited. We have entertainment, too: Jeff Askew and Nancy Andeel will perform in the Led by the Spirit Concert (May 17th, 7-9 PM). We didn’t forget the food, either: We’ll have selections of the world’s cuisine at the Taste of Messiah celebration (May 30th, 6:30-8:30 PM). And… as I hope you already know… when you open your heart to the Lord and allow yourself to be led by His Spirit, the fireworks in your heart are incredible!
We didn’t build another shopping center so people could purchase “lifestyle”; we built a “Life Center” so people could have life… and have life more abundantly. So come. Come for the fun… come for the fellowship… come for the food, and when you come, you’ll learn how our Led by the Spirit Appeal will help change the Life center, and… change lives.
Finally, who do you know that needs life more abundantly? Who do you know that needs healing? Who do you know that needs purpose in their life? Who do you know that needs love? Who do you know… that YOU can invite to God’s gala opening?
I’ll be there. I hope to see YOU there, too.
YBIC,
Dave
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