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Last Sunday Ryan encouraged us to focus on the real and to forget the ideal as we get set to make our mark in 2010. As we make our plans and resolutions for this year, he challenged us to consider if we have first stopped to ask God want he wants for us.  

The reality is that being obedient to God and trying to follow His will for our life is hard work. It doesn't come naturally or easily. That seems to be the case with most things in life that we want and that is why we have to be deliberate and make a plan if we want to achieve them. Doing the same things over and over and expecting different results is nothing more than insanity.  

So for 2010, I how about making a commitment to learn more about what God wants for you by spending regular time in the Bible? Have you ever read through the entire Bible?  How about the New Testament?  How about in 90 days?  How about in 1 or even 3 years?  King James not your style, have you tried the New Living Translation or how about The Message?  Do you get confused by the order of events in the Old Testament, how about reading the Bible chronologically to help make sense out of it?

The team at LifeChurch.tv has recently made available over 20 customizable reading plans that you can try out.  Not only can you choose the plan that is right for you, you can track your progress, share what God is teaching you with friends, create a personal journal as well as make your reading plan part of your daily life by keeping in sync between the online version and your web enabled mobile device. You can also add your daily reading to your calendar or your RSS reader - you choose how you like to incorporate it.

Start by getting an overview of how the plans work on YouVersion and then take that first step! 

 

 

 

This week's announcements:

	New Series: Blocks God has a great plan for Fellowship Church in 2010! What will it take? What is the stuff needed in order to win? Join us as our new Lead Pastor, Eric Koehler, begins this exciting series on January 17th.
	Guest Speaker: Salome Thomas-El You will not want to miss this opportunity to hear from a truly inspiring man that has influenced hundreds of children and families in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Join us next Sunday, January 10th as we hear from our own Salome Thomas-El!
	United / KidKollage Due to the New Year's holiday, we will be having these events on the second The Friday and Saturday this month. These are not-to-miss events for your kids and students in the Loft at the Bethel Road campus. Our Children's Ministry will be hosting, KidKollage this Friday night, Jan 8th at 6:30pm, while on Saturday, Jan 9th night at 6:00pm, Fellowship Student Ministries will be hosting United. Both events are high-energy, full of action, and great opportunities for your kids to invite friends!

 

 

My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!

 
The real question is, are we ready?  Are we ready for God to increase our passion to love Him and serve others in ways that we can't even imagine?  Are we ready to express our confidence in God?  Don't let this new year begin without an investment of your best in those things that make a difference eternally.  You won't be disappointed!  To help with that, don't miss the first experience of the year at Fellowship.  Ryan Geiger will be sharing a forward looking talk on "leaving your mark".  See you there. 
 

Go Fellowship!  The Christmas Eve experiences were lots of fun and genuinely helped people think about how hope entered the world on “that night”.  The set was amazing and the room was filled with energy.  There were just fewer than 800 attenders and 25 people responded to the leadership and forgiveness that Christ offers to all!  Only God!  We also doubled our goal of $5,000 for Manna Worldwide.  Many children will be helped because of Fellowship's generosity.  Again...only God!  Thanks to the many volunteers who served and made the experience a success. 

-- Eric