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A New Year, A New Start
(Pastor John Motz)

Make Bible Reading a non-negotiable part of your day. Not to be legalistic, but because nothing will be more important than hearing God's voice. The world is loud. Let Jesus be louder! -Glenna Marshall

It's January! It's time to make some changes! Making Jesus more the focus in the day to day is a great change to make, but how? We may not be able to control how loud the world screams at us, but as suggested above, we can make the voice of Jesus louder. The best way is to simply make the Bible a part of your everyday. Utilizing a digital tool such as the Bible App, Ourdailyverse.com, or RightNowMedia to help create more God-centered habits for the new year is a free & easy way to work on your personal spiritual growth in the New Year. Next month we will launch a mid-week Bible study at the church to help grow together, encouraging and being encouraged by others as we study the Bible together.

Another way is simply renewing your commitment to weekly worship. Developing a Sabbath rhythm in your life is important to keep the "hectic" at bay. Again, not to be legalistic or pile on shame for missing a Sunday, but because developing a habit reflection, trust, encouragement, and growth is so healthy. With the new year, we are starting a new sermon series called "Close Encounters (with Jesus)" focusing on the encounters people had with Jesus that are recorded in the first 6 chapters of the Gospel of John. Maybe reading through those stories on you own, as well as engaging them together on Sundays would be yet another great way to start the New Year!