What the world needs now – we have. The church, the body of Christ, has, through Christ’s presence, what the world needs now.

Are you ready for some good news? Those who sow generously, reap generously. More at reynoldachurch.org

God loves to give – from the whole big story of scripture, we can accurately say that God delights to give and it causes Him great joy when His people receive His best gifts—and we are made in His image, we are less than Him, but we are like Him – so you can expect that our joy will come in the same way. In short, it is more blessed to give than to receive.

he world is full of bad news – but we have good news and we are here for the good of those near and far.

Prayer is more a matter of heart than outward expression – so you can pray in any posture and you can praise the Lord in any posture.

Jesus has called us to love the cities where we are rooted and radically love the people who are far from Him.

God is great AND God is good. It means that God has all power to help you AND that God is utterly for you – 100 percent, fully, utterly for your good. The cross of Jesus Christ proves that He came for your good. The resurrection proves that He has power for your good. All it takes to trust God is to know that He is for your good and that He is able to bring about the good.

It’s not what you have in hand that matters most – it’s what you hand off. It’s good news because it means that you don’t have to have it all, do it all, get it all, experience it all, accomplish it all in order to be fulfilled. Sometimes just seeing the Promised Land gives you more than enough joy.

In the Christian community, there is an extraordinary, life changing gift available – our growth is not limited by the experience and relationship we have had with our parents alone – there is a larger family, and there are spiritual parents – spiritual mothers and fathers who, when invested in us and received by us, are God’s gifts for our healing and growth so that we can likewise be a spiritual parent to someone else.

It is the same as last week: Most of the good things in your life came because God put someone in your life before you, and the more you know it to be true, the more thankful, and joyful and fruitful you become.