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HIGHWAY TABERNACLE ~ RESURRECTION LIFE

Monday, May 18, 2015

“Following Jesus and Loving People”

What can be more important than healthy relationships? Developing and maintaining healthy relationships is a core value at Highway and Resurrection Life Church. We understand that in order to enjoy others, we need to flourish in our relationship with God. This comes first. The Psalm writer Asaph said, “But as for me, it is good to be near God” (Psalm 73:28). How do we experience health and nearness to God? He is perfect and we are so…not perfect. The starting place is admitting our need of God. I can only approach him because he made a way. Turning aside from the illusion of my own “goodness”, I can approach God in faith, believing that he is able to wash me in the blood of Jesus and allow me continual access to his very presence! My nearness is because of his goodness. This relationship, however, requires more than a salvation experience in the past. To be near to God requires us to deal with daily sins…to quickly admit faults and refuse to harbor disobedience in our spirit. As we receive love, acceptance, and encouragement from our relationship with God, we are then able to love others in a healthy and appropriate way. In fact, our nearness to God depends on how we treat others. If we love and treat others with dignity and respect, we experience a sweetness from the Holy Spirit. But, if we hurt and tear down the family of God, we create distance between our heart and God. Yesterday, I saw a man sitting on a bench at Logan Square. He was hollering at someone to his left, and when I looked more closely, I realized he was speaking into the air. I felt sorry for him and wondered about all the sick and unhealthy relationships of his past that contributed to his present condition. Without healthy relationships we are all sick and hopeless. May Jesus continue to give us his grace to live right with God and people.

Pastor Mark Boucher

MONDAY, 6:30PM, HOPE 4 PHILLY planning meeting @ Zion Baptist Church.

TUESDAY, 6PM, Deacons’ meeting @ Highway Tabernacle.

WEDNESDAY, 6:30PM, LOVE IN ACTION OUTREACH will meet for prayer at Highway Tabernacle before convening at Café Cret on Franklin Parkway. God is giving us answers to prayer and fruitfulness. The power is God’s, the step is ours.

THURSDAY, 6-8:15PM, FAMILY NIGHT @ Highway Tabernacle. Call 215-563-9192 for more information.

FRIDAY, noon, prayer @ Resurrection Life Church.

FRIDAY, 6-9PM, FAMILY JAM (Jesus and Me) NIGHT @ Resurrection Life. Call 215-226-1000 to share your talent or for more information.

SUNDAY, May 24th, Submerge Worship Night @ Highway Tabernacle.

MONDAY, May 25^th, SGA CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day.

Scholarship Reception

The Spring Garden Academy Scholarship Organization is investing in our children by providing scholarships for low-income, K-12 students to attend high-performing, quality, Christian schools in Philadelphia.

We invite you and your colleagues and family to a reception to learn more about how you (or your employer) can grow our scholarship fund through the PA state tax credit program. Some individuals may be able to give a donation that costs them very little of the actual value to the family receiving the scholarship. For example: Through the tax credit program, a $500 investment can yield close to $5000 for our fund.

We will also discuss how individuals can give directly to the fund. Check out the video link below to see the impact these scholarships make on the lives of families in our city: http://www.springgardenacademy.org/scholarship.html.

We will also discuss how individuals can give directly to the fund.

Final dessert reception will be held Friday, May 22nd. Inbox us or call 215-226-1000 for an invitation or information.