Well, we are entering into our final week in our series titled Hero’s. What we will learn this weekend is that because of our fear, our sin may distance us from God, but our sin does not distance God from us. Being heroic does not mean we have to be perfect. This weekend we will give people an opportunity to be incredibly heroic and accept Christ for the first time.

Also, this Saturday, Men’s Ministry will be kicking off their first Men’s Breakfast. The guest speaker will be Jim Ryun, former Olympic distance runner and world record holder in the mile.  Please join us in the Chapel at 8:00 am, breakfast will be served.

We are out of Leviticus and back into the Psalms and stating the book of Hebrews.

You made it through, and if you have not I would recommend skipping ahead and joining us on the current date.

The first part of Hebrews is in part addressing those that would want to hold to tightly to Moses as the leader of the faith to the exclusion of what Jesus did, while at the same time helping those that would be happy to just forget about Moses remember what God had done through him. The writer wants to say Moses matters but Jesus matters even more.

Hebrews 3:7-13 quotes and reflects on Psalm 95. The author wants us to be reminded that we are called to pay attention to what God is doing today, to not be overly focused on tomorrow.

As you read this section again, reflect on a time that you where encouraged and how it made you feel?

Is there a time in your life that you experienced your own heart hardening? Spend some time considering what it takes for you to remain focused on what God is up to in your life.

Grace and Peace,

Cole Beshore

Well we are now six weeks into our series Heroes, with two more weeks remaining. We have been talking about what it looks like to live life heroically. Hopefully over the past six weeks God has put something on your heart that you want to go after, or something in your life that you want to give up, or even something in your life through God’s strength that you want to do or become. This week we are going to look at the obstacles that get in the way of our desire to live life heroically, through the life of Nehemiah. It’s a great story, you are not going to want to miss it.

Also, did you know we have built a baptism on campus? We are going to do our first baptism as Mariners Ocean Hills Church on March 30th. If you, or someone you know would like to be baptized, please let them know. I am going to do a message on Baptism on March 23^rd, attending this service will be a “prerequisite” to being baptized.  Instead of having a baptism class, the whole church is going to learn what baptism is all about, so please put that down as well.

See you on Sunday, rain or shine…

Jeff