We are on the beginning of some of the greatest ministry opportunities in the history of FamilyLife®. There are many individual reasons, some very personal, as to why each of us are involved with this ministry. But the underlying reason for all of us is that we want to share the Biblical principles of marriage with those around us because we know that this message is life changing.
I would like to take us to Matthew 25:14-30, The Parable of the Talents.
• A friend's book The Path of Consequence caused me to re-think the application of this parable on a day-to-day basis in my own life.
• God has given each of us talents to use in his Kingdom's work. I usually thought of the talents in terms of material possessions when studying this, not extending my thinking to gifts and abilities.
• The protagonists find themselves on a journey to discover a hidden treasure in the book The Path of Consequence by John W. Richardson. The lessons they learned as they looked for and pursued clues...
piecing together the pieces of the puzzle surrounding the hidden treasure centered on these three things.
- Priority -- we need to know where we are going, how we are going to get there, and when we want to arrive.\
- Ingenuity -- we may find that we need to be creative along the way because what we've done before appears to not be working this time. Don’t fear trying new things.
- Persistence -- we need to press on when things are going well and when things are not going well. We need to manage life’s distractions.
The local leadership team is ready and available to help you in any way they can and have the full backing of the resources of FamilyLife here in Little Rock. I would encourage you on this journey of promotion for the Weekend to Remember to share the highs and lows with Dave and Kim, John and Deb, and David and Kim. I would encourage you to also share with each other. I would encourage you take advantage of and be part of the St. Louis Weekend to Remember Prayer Network on Facebook. You should be receiving an invitation from Matt.
Some new things to look forward to:
- Love-U to be released this fall - a DVD for use by couples in their local community
- LifeReady
- LifeReady™ College Ready
- The LifeReady Woman
- LifeReady Marriage Oneness
- Explore - a soul winning and discipleship making resource
- HomeBuilders® has a new refreshed look and a redesigned format of 60 minutes.
- The Love like You Mean It Cruise in February 2011 -- a time to celebrate marriage and casting vision for personal marriage ministry.
- Improved online training courses for volunteers are being developed.
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