Encouragement:

Hope and Help for Difficult Days

Message series continues this Sunday

What do you do when your days are more difficult than you ever expected?  How do you respond when you are facing a time of testing and trial?  Where do you turn when you are about to lose heart?  How do you hold on and stand firm when you are tempted to give up?   

The good news is that the Bible addresses these questions directly.  In fact, the New Testament book of 1 Peter was written specifically to offer help and hope to believers who were facing a “fiery trial” (1 Peter 4:12, ESV).  “My purpose in writing,” Peter wrote to those early believers, “is to encourage you” (1 Peter 5:12, NLT).

This Sunday’s message is entitled, Encouragement During Seasons of Suffering.  Again this Sunday, as we look to God’s Word there will be comfort, challenge, hope, and help—real encouragement for your heart and soul! 

 

Checked Out Midweek?

If you are new to Ingleside, you may not yet have discovered the opportunities for spiritual growth on Wednesday nights.  In each of our age-group ministries and for adults, Wednesday nights are a time to grow deeper and stronger in our walk with Christ.

Our adult Midweek gathering is in the Worship Center at 6:30 p.m. with between 200 and 300 people usually in attendance.  The service includes great musical worship, a focused time of prayer for the needs of our church family and for missions, and then in-depth, verse-by-verse teaching—currently through the gospel of Mark.

The teaching format on Wednesday nights is also interactive.  As we dig into Scripture, there is an opportunity to ask questions and shape the direction of the teaching.  When you come, be sure to bring your Bible.  Though the main text from Mark is on the printed outline, we dig into other portions of God’s Word as well.  I hope to see you at Midweek soon. 

Clear About the Mission?

Remember, our mission is to make disciples—as many as we can and as mature as we can—all to the glory of God.  The Lord has favored our work together thus far.  But, we have not yet reached our full redemptive potential.  I’m convinced that the best is yet to come!

Your Pastor and Friend,