September 2017

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Sunday, since they have to work on Saturdays now.
When that Sunday comes rolling around, they do not
want to do anything. They want to have that
Sunday to themselves and to their families.
They do not want to go anywhere that they
have not planned beforehand to go. They do
not want anyone to tell them what to do.
Sadly enough, this also includes church.
“Why should I wake up on a Sunday morning,
my only day to sleep in, to go to
church?” From an earthly point of view, that
question does make sense. But listen again
to the invitation of Jesus - Come to me, all
you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28).
Rest! It is what we crave! Rest! It is what we desire!
Rest! It is what we need! This invitation is perfect for
each of us. We are the ones who are weary! We are the
ones who are burdened! Yes, I am talking about our
physical burdens, but more than that – I am also talking
about our spiritual burdens too. We make poor
decisions. We do bad things. We say words we did not
mean. And we are burdened by those actions. So, we try
to make up for it. We try to become good enough, smart
enough. We try to measure up to God and His
expectations. And that only adds to the burdens we
already have because we cannot do it. No matter how
hard we have tried or how hard we have worked, we can
never take away those poor decisions or bad things or
words we do not mean.
So, what can we do? Listen again to your Savior’s
invitation to you - Come to me, all you who are weary
and burdened, and I will give you
rest.” (Matthew 11:28). Jesus is there for
you. Jesus tells you to find rest in Him. For
with Jesus you see your sin taken away. You
see your Savior on a cross carrying your
burdens. You see your Savior preparing rest
from your poor decisions and bad things and
words you did not mean to say. Because with
Jesus, you see Him takes those wrongs away.
And in the place of those wrongs, He gives
you His love, His forgiveness, His rest.
Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28).
Even though you may not get physical rest until you have
come home after a 40+ hour work week, you have rest in
Jesus every day. You can find rest in Jesus for 168 hours
per week. You can find rest in your Savior who has
removed your spiritual burdens forever! You can find
rest with your Savior who tells you – “When your 40+
hour work weeks are all finished, I have a place just for
you – heaven!”
Prayer: Dear Jesus, we bring all our burdens and our sins
to you to be taken away and forgiven. Give to us the rest
which you only can give – a heart which knows ‘I am
forgiven! I am loved!’ Lord, we pray to you – Thank you
for giving us rest! In your holy name we pray, Amen.
Centennial, in conjunction with Word of Life School presents our first annual
Trunk or Treat
WHAT IS A TRUNK OR TREAT?
October
29th
2 4pm
A Trunk or Treat is an event that is often church or community sponsored. People gather and park their cars in
a large parking lot. They open their trunks, or the backs of their vehicles, and decorate them. Then they pass
out candy from their trunks. It is a great way to evangelize to your local community and to get to know your
neighbors.
Noah and the Ark
Jesus’ Tomb
Jonah in the Whale