Remember that great game you used to play as a kid. It's pitch black outside, no moon, no lights, no nothing. Mike is it, his head is down as he counts quickly to 200. When he finally gets there, sometimes counting by fives, he yells, "Here I come ready or not." Off he goes searching for us as we hide in the grass, behind a tree or in the shed. The only thing he is armed with is "the Flashlight". Our goal is to get to the dead tree stump, the goal, before the dreaded beam of light hits us, and we are declared "gotten". Mike's goal is to find us, so he "seeketh diligently." He never gives up and he's checking every possible location. He looks up in the tree, under the shed, in the tall grass. He knows that his friends were never afraid to hide anywhere, spiders, worms, snakes, cobwebs and all. He was hoping that he'd find his buddies before they made their way to the stump. If you watched him (which was hard because it was dark) you would see the complete dedicated pursuit in his eyes. He was passionate about his mission.

Just as Mike was into seeking his friends, it is my prayer that we will be just as passionate about seeking God. What is great about seeking God is he is not hiding. In fact, he gives us the promise in Jeremiah 29:13, "You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all of your heart." Seeking God comes as we dig into his word, as we spend time with him in our quiet devotions, as we worship and listen to him, as we sacrificially serve him. Then we will get to know him better and understand his great love for each of us. I hope you will plug into a Bible study this fall with a group of fellow seekers. God promises that you will find him.
Here is a listing of studies by day for Youth and Adults:

Sunday-7:00pm Sr. High
Monday-9:00pm Twice a month - Men
Tuesday-6:45am Men
10:30am Women
7:00pm Twice a month-Women
Wednesday - 6:30pm Jr. High
6:30pm Women and Men's Studies
7:50pm Sr. High
Thursday-1:00pm VIP's

In Christ's Love,

Pastor Craig