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Hello again, friends! I’m coming to you a little sleepy, but more refreshed than I’ve felt in some recent days. That’s such an odd tension to feel in our physical bodies, but I think it’s similar to the tension that we feel all the time in our souls - the almost and not yet. It’s like the enjoyment of the beauty of this fun, exciting and kind of complicated life earth-side and knowing what awaits us in eternity with our Lord. What a treasure of what is to come that we get to hold on to!

Thank you to the many of you who signed up to be Branches in this year’s Branches brunch! You’ll receive more details and your Lil’ Roots “assignment” soon. Parents, please get me your Lil’ Roots interest forms by Sunday! 

Weather pending, we'll be together on Wednesday evening for another Roots Night! It sounds like we could have some winter weather that evening and into Thursday. Watch your email, the MGCB text message service and some of your local news and radio stations for weather updates. 

There’s still time (and lots of seats!) to sign-up and join us for the Museum of the Bible trip hosted by the Nurture Commission! Join us for an all-day trip to D.C. on Saturday, March 15th. Tickets are $60 for adults and $50 for kids/teens. The cost covers the bus and museum fees. Food is on your own. Turn in your money in the envelopes and bin in the main office. 

Married couples received a postcard reminder for our next church-wide date night on Friday, February 28th from 6:30-7:30pm. Come for a night of fellowship and grow closer together with your spouse! Remember, this is not just for those who have been married for less than 15 years or something like that. It’s for ALL married couples. Invest dedicated time in your marriage to go from a “good” marriage to a “great” marriage! 

I hope you had a sweet Valentine's weekend with the people that you love! Scott and I enjoyed a slow evening at home and my nephew and I surprised my sister with some flowers at work. Lil’ Roots friends shared the love by exchanging some valentines to each other (and some of you, too!) yesterday morning. All of us, shared together in the reminder of God’s love to us as we worshiped together!

 

What WE’RE Learning This Week: A nugget of what our Lil’, Youth and Adults Roots heard this week

Our Family Theme: Godly Love

Our Root Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1–13

Verse of the Month: 1 Corinthians 13:13

How Every Generation Lives This Out: Discuss godly love and encourage family members to choose to love the people around them with the love described in 1 Corinthians 13.

 

What I’M Learning This Week: Sharing what I’m reading and listening to lately

I saw a post this week that said “It’s not your job to feed the 5,000… only to bring the five loaves and 2 fishes.” In one sense, it made me say “well duh, Jesus does the multiplying.” And in the other sense, it made me say “DUH! JESUS DOES THE MULTIPLYING.” I got it and didn’t get it all in the same second. 

I so often forget that way before 5,000 can be fed, some quiet, brave, faith had to lay out little loaves and fishes - all that there was to give. And really that’s my only responsibility in the matter - to faithfully give. To give my time, energy, resources and gifts to be multiplied by the King. How he multiplies them is not up to me! What he does with my small faithful gifts may look, will most certainly look, so different from what I expect. 

I stole this quote from a podcaster that I really enjoy and have it hanging in my office now. I think it’s a good reminder to me that I can’t rush to the 5,000+ full bellies. The quote says “do the next right thing, in faith, with excellence, for the glory of God.” One gift at a time and he’ll do the multiplying!

 

Make Every Week Count: Parenting, Grandparenting & Spiritual Mentoring Resources

Something to Read: Sharing another Lent tool for you! Meals With Jesus: A Journey Through Luke's Gospel for the Whole Family by Ed Drew

Something to Listen to: I’m just really enjoying this song again, so I thought I’d share. Give a good listen! Flowers by Samantha Ebert

Something to Follow: Find lots of faith-filled podcasts all in one place here - FaithPlay

 

How Can You Pray? Prayer Requests and Praises from Roots Ministries

PRAY for another part of our COM ministry - Wee Friends Preschool! Pray wisdom and blessing over our teachers and growth over our students!

PRAISE for the growing Dream Big board! Did you add yours yet?