Living OUT Loud in our Worship in our Work and in our Witness… What have you done to Live OUT Loud?

Discipline in a long distance race

Do you see what this means – all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we better get on with it. Strip down, start running – and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed – that exhilarating finish in and with God – he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourself flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
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So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!
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Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God.

Get your exercise clothes on and your water bottles ready!

This month we are going on an amazing journey called Faith in Action. We will start by training to run through bible study, sermons and service. On Sunday, August 29 we will start running by doing something radical. At 10 am we will have service in Moore Square and after that we will break into teams to literally put our faith in action through community projects. We will then end the day with a time of worship and praise.

Here is your chance to not sit on your hands or drag your feet but to stand up proudly, help each other out, and spread the news of God’s love for everyone.

In the days leading up to August 29, what will you do to put your faith in action? How will you prepare for the race?

Write it down and feel free to share your OUT Loud moment by dropping this page into the collection basket or going to www.StJohnsMCC.org and clicking on the virtual Living OUT Loud wall under Main Menu on the left. We will post these OUT Loud moments in the Friendship Hall and on line and want to hear from you every month!