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Do You Find Yourself at a Crossroads?
When you read this, know that you are within a short drive to a destination that could change your life for the better.
Today most people are at a crossroads, going one way or the other. How does one choose the best way for them to go? A journey that may have begun a long time ago, or maybe you’re in mid-life, or are a young couple just starting out. Whatever direction you fit into is at your doorstep.
How is it possible to digest and understand which direction to take on the crossroads of life? Are the possibilities endless? Where does one start? Who might have the answer? Is it too late for me? Am I at the crossroads alone? What if one stumbles? How does one take that first step? Would a support group be there to help me on my journey? How does one learn to have trust? These and many other questions are all part of life’s journey!
One step to begin the journey at your crossroads is to be totally honest with yourself. Make the time to reflect on where you are now. Ask yourself, what have I accomplished so far? Are there some things you would have done different? This time with yourself and your thoughts will be very revealing. A wave of emotions will fill your mind and heart. Joy, Happiness, Sorrow, Tears, Regrets, Hope, Love, Prayer, Disgust, Rage, Vision, Acceptance, Gratitude, Gratefulness, Belonging, Giving, to mention a few.
This is not a one-time sit down with oneself! It will be an ongoing thought process and periods of adjustments to the rest of one’s life. Embrace this process often and one’s path on the crossroads of life will be one incredible and rewarding journey. You will share journeys with others along the way. Who knows...soulmates, friendships, mentors, will be formed. Conversations you have could mean positive course changes in the direction one is going. One key to this journey, is to have an open mind and heart with each conversion and encounter that comes along.
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This Week's Church Calendar
Sunday, August 3rd, The Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
The Appointed Readings (NIV) for this Sunday
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12–14; 2:18–26
Psalm 100
Colossians 3:1–11
Luke 12:13–21
Faith in Christ Is Rich Toward God
To live for earthly things “is vanity and a striving after wind,” and work that is driven by such vanity “is an unhappy business” (Eccl. 1:13–14). The man who lives like that has nothing to show for “all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun … all his days are full of sorrow” (Eccl. 2:22–23). So, too, your “covetousness, which is idolatry” (Col. 3:5), makes a god out of that which cannot give you life or happiness. For “one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Luke 12:15). But “Christ who is your life” (Col. 3:4), in giving you Himself, gives you all the wealth of heaven. Instead of striving to lay up treasures for yourself, be “rich toward God” in Him (Luke 12:21).
Citation: LCMS-Lectionary-Summaries-Series-C-12-1-2024-To-11-27-2025
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Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
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Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Join Our Bible School for Special People (BSSP)
Our church offers a meaningful Christian atmosphere for people with special challenges. Each Saturday at 10AM. No class Nov 30th. More information below, under "Our Ministries."
