November 1

three quick reminders:

First, next week is our Operation Christmas Child Blitz. We are asking everyone in the college & young adult ministry to come prepared to help with this exciting and worthwhile ministry. The plan is to stay for lunch (we’ll provide it), go shopping together (Big Lots!) to get items for a needy child’s Christmas package. We will then pack the boxes and pray over them.

Second, we are no longer using the Church van to provide rides to & from Trevecca on Sunday mornings. Given the price of gasoline and the low number of students utilizing this service (compared to the solid number of students driving themselves), we have decided to suspend the van rides. IF YOU STILL NEED A RIDE, please do not hesitate to call me or contact one of the other TNU students driving to Hermitage.

Third, we have an excellent Sunday school discussion planned for tomorrow morning (9:00AM in room 226) and would love for you to be a part of the experience. Here’s a taste of what’s in store for class in the morning: “We always think we know what’s missing from our lives in order to really make us happy, don’t we? ‘If only I had that car, or that job, or if only I could lose those 15 lbs, then I’d be happy.’ Really? How often do we want something only to find out that it wasn’t that great after all? Sometimes we ask God for things and if he doesn’t deliver right away, we start questioning whether God really understands or even cares. Do we really trust God? Do we trust that God is good and sees a bigger picture than we ever could? It’s easy to want what’s right in front of us, but maybe God knows what’s better for us, and sometimes we just can’t see it. Hope to see you there!

Ken Jewett
College & Young Adult Pastor
Hermitage Church