Being An Example

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7 churches.  97 participants.  8 crews.  12 houses.  100+ degrees.  1 God.



Today we all finished our houses and had some time to do a few miscellaneous jobs too. No injuries requiring medical attention and everyone did great.  It's amazing what can happen with God in control!

Our goal is to be back at the church tomorrow around 5pm.

Tonight we had a celebration of all our accomplishments this week and recognized group leaders, squad leaders, and construction captains. One of the couples whose house we worked on joined us for worship and our church devotions.  It was great to spend more time interacting with them and they participated in some great discussion with us!

The message tonight was all about Being Example and how we do that.  
Part one is knowing the source.  Where do we go for answers?  What is our guide?  Scripture.  In 7:38 sums it up well, it is the living water.  Justin used the analogy of when you find a great new drink or food that you think is awesome.  If no one around you has tried it you want them to so they can enjoy it too.  So it should also be when we're filled with the living water.  

Part two is Encouragment.  It's never too late for you to decide to become a follower of brush and an example.  Likewise, you are never too young to have influence on people for Christ. 1 Timothey 4:12 and John 13:34-35.  The true character of what type of an example you set can be determined by what you do when tragedy strikes; do you lean in to Jesus or push away?  

Part three is Application.  Ephesians 5:15-17.  There is a wise and unwise decision in every situation, invitation, and opportunity.  The question we must ask ourselves every time is 'What is the wise thing for me to do in God's eyes?'

In our a devotions we spent a lot of time focused on practical application of what we can do, how can we be an example at home.  We dug deeper than the standard Sunday School answers and shared real, tangible ideas of how our group can impact our church, school, and community.  They came up with some great ideas that we are really excited about and you will hear about soon.  We ask for your continued support as we return home and do our best to apply what we've learned this week and carry on with our courage, commitment, and leadership.  

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  1. JoAnneOctober 28, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    Hey there - This is Landon & JoAnne from the house you guys did on Sandlewood Rd in Charlotte. I'm putting a photo book together of our house renovation story and the roof was a major part. I'd love to put a better resolution photo of the one above in the book to document the work that you guys did for us. I know you guys sent us a card with that photo in it but I have completely mis-placed it! Any chance you could scan it in and e-mail it to me, along with any other photos you might have from 3019 sandlewood day of work that would be awesome! I've reached out to your head pastor Randy so he should have my e-mail address...I don't really want to put it out there on this public site. Thanks again for all your hard work!

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