As we approach 2015 here are a few thoughts:

1. Every year has it’s high points and low points and 2014 is no exception. The high points were opportunities for us to celebrate the goodness of God and the low points were opportunities for us to trust the goodness of God. He is the God of the good times and the bad times and he is always worthy of our trust and worship.

2. Every new year is another opportunity to look back so we can learn and look ahead to dream. I always ask myself what I did that was good and right and what I did that should not be repeated ( there are plenty of those). This always makes for a good conversation with myself. If we continue to do what we’ve always done we will continue to get the results we’ve always got.

3. Every year is an opportunity to do more for the kingdom of God. I want to learn more, pray more, give more, and go more in order to fulfill more of the purposes God has for my life.

As a church family, let’s lock arms and plow forward so we can be the church God has called us to be in this coming year.

“Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭13-14‬ ESV)

Happy New Year!

Pastor Marty