February 2022: Creation
Hi friends!
We’re so excited you’re here! THANK YOU for choosing to invest your time and resources with us, and I just want you to know I am praying for EACH of you by name, that God would make this fruitful one hundredfold in your lives.
This year, we’re going to approach EVERYTHING as a BEGINNER! Why?! Because there’s nothing to prove when you know you’ve got so much to learn. That’s HUMILITY! And when you’re a beginner, you’re EXCITED about how much you’re going to grow and what you’re going to learn along the way (that’s hopeful!). Friends, when we BELIEVE the GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL, we are literally made new, over and over and over again. This is EXCITING—and whether you have loved Jesus 5 minutes or 500 years, there’s SO MUCH he’s got in store for you. Come with us, we’re HUMBLE and HOPEFUL for the year ahead!
TOPIC: CREATION
We are going back to the actual BEGINNING…creation! There are SO many things to learn about GOD from taking a closer look at the way He designed the world, relationships, and my favorite—PEOPLE! Everything we see in nature, our personalities, and our behaviors reflect some part of His image. I’m excited to dive in to new perspectives of this with you this month!
Monthly Download: Images of God - STORY SHARE!
Friends—I am SO excited about helping us MEDITATE on the truth that we are CREATED in the image of God, and his fingerprint is reflected in the world he designed all around us. This month, I’m taking two of them most powerful things we have —awareness + gratitude and helping us HONE in on where we are seeing glimpses of God in our lives! BONUS: When we are intentional to tell others what God is doing in our lives (what he’s done, where we’ve seen him and experienced him) we are TELLING OUR STORY for the glory of God and the good of others and that overcomes darkness! THAT IS THE GOSPEL, friends! So this month, our resource is ONE more tangible way we can pay attention to the work of the GOSPEL in our lives and SHARE it with those around us.
Here’s the how-to:
save the graphic to your phone to use as a template this month (pick daily or weekly—whatever fits your season best!)
at your designated time, post that graphic and fill in the blank! Bonus if you remember to snag a photo of what you’re talking about but this is TOTALLY optional.
post this to your stories on social, OR in our facebook group! OR if you’re not on social (totally fine!) text it to some friends who sharpen you, letting them know what you’re focusing on this month. Totally feel free to invite them to join you!
Think of this as a one month challenge to get curious about God’s creation around you and within you! HAVE FUN and I can’t WAIT to see your shares!
BREAK OUT SESSION: Live Zoom w/special guest (Date TBD—I’ll send an email about this ASAP!)
GOSPEL MONTHLY BOOK CLUB : The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom by Andrew Peterson
Memory Verse:
”For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.” Romans 1:20
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Don’t forget we have a live Porch Hang in our group HERE on the last Monday of the month! Come share what God is teaching you and how we can be praying for you!
That’s all for this month! See you in the group! WE’RE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE!