You CAN change the world!

It was so great to see all that orange in FCA today. Wow, I missed FCA last week because I was on the Savannah trip with a bunch of the 8th graders. It was good to be back!

This week we recognized soccer players, dancers, and gymnasts. Congratulations to you all for your achievements.

Lovinggood on the Lawn is finally here tonight!

Today was also the last day to donate to Relay for Life (but I suspect they will always welcome any direct contributions via the website or event participation). The website for Relay for Life is www.relayforlife.org. Congratulations to everyone participating in the event and to those who ran in the FCA 5k on April 30th!

I can't believe it but next week is the last FCA of this school year - Show up! It will be the final gathering with our 8th graders, so let's pack the house! Ouch, I am going to miss those 8th graders as they head off to high-school. Remember to watch at least one episode of Phineas and Ferb this week in preparation for next week's meeting.

Chip Paul from Burnt Hickory Baptist was the speaker this morning. His challenge to you all - Start Living the Life. Do not find yourself caught up in the EVENTS (FCA, Lovingggood on the Lawn, Wednesday night church, etc) and forget to live the life of a Christian.

I Thessalonians 1:8. Your lives echo the Master's words. YOU are the message and you are capable of turning this community upside down. You have the ability, the opportunity and you are called to live radically for Christ. Be sure you have not fallen into the lie that it can't be done. People try to make you believe that it can't be done....that you can't change the world for Christ.

In India they use elephants as workers. These enormous animals can carry trees and yet they are kept tied to a post by a small thin piece of twine on their right leg. From youth they have been schackled to a post and as they grow up, the actual schackle is no longer even necessary because the elephant doesn't think he is capable of breaking the twine. We fall into those same lies with regrds to our ability to change the world for Christ. Today is the day to break through the lie. It is time to get serious about living your life for Christ! We need to carry and echo the name of Christ with us.

John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

Go victorious knowing Christ has already beat the world! He calls you to live it and carry His name. When you break that twine and carry His name, you will have the opportunity to change the world.