Weekly update: 11/27

Hello everyone!

Midweek Gathering - We're going to be having a game night this Thursday at 7 pm in the Surfside room. Don't even ask about the basement. I'm not sure it will ever be done. I'm starting to think the basement doesn't even exist.

Angel Tree - This Sunday we're going to be taking sign-ups from people in our church to buy gifts for the kids from Angel Tree. If you signed-up to work the table (Ilya, Krystal, Michele), please get there at least 15 minutes before the service ends, so I can explain what to do.

Sunday Gathering - Sunday, 12/3, 11 am: This past week we looked at how our desire to set up intermediaries between us and God creates pathetic outcomes that don't satisfy us. We talked about how that same tendency we saw in Israel comes out in our lives, and I mentioned a prayer project for this week that addresses this issue (the prayer project is typed out below).

Next week we'll continue our series on God's story and our story. Also, Seth has been doing a great job on worship music, so don't miss out on that. Songsheets and everything.

Upcoming: On 12/20 we'll be having an awesome Christmas party at Carrie Luskin's house on Naples island in Long Beach. More details to come.

- Bob

PS. Prayer project from Sunday in response to 1 Samuel 8:
1. Spend some time asking the Lord to show you what need (intimacy, adventure, meaning, relational, etc) is driving you to bang your head into this wall.
2. Ask the Lord to show you the truth of what options are appealing to you at this time. Why are they appealing?
3. Finally, spend some time thanking God he loves you and desires to be in relationship with you. How can this need and situation bring you into a deeper relationship with God?