As we begin our new series, Living by Faith in the Modern World, many of us know what it feels like to carry too much for too long. Yet Scripture reminds us that anxiety was never meant to be carried alone:

“Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.”— Charles Spurgeon

As we begin this new series, Preparing for Revival, we are reminded that true spiritual renewal has always begun when ordinary people seek God in prayer. As D L Moody once said:

“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.”
— D. L. Moody

As the risen and ascended Christ calls us to live with hope and expectation, we’re reminded that His promises reach far beyond the horizon we can presently see:

“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.”
— Charles Spurgeon

At our baptism service this Sunday, we will be celebrating lives being made new—as we are reminded that our hope is not in our own goodness, but in the faithful love of Jesus Christ.

“The gospel is this: we are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” — Tim Keller

Are you aware that even the smallest offering, placed in God’s hands, can become something far greater than we imagine. So never underestimate the effect of small acts of kindness.

As Billy Graham once put it:

“God has given us two hands — one to receive with and the other to give with.”