Worship January 2017
Church Family,
What a year is has been! A year ago, Annaclaire and I lived in Mississippi praying and believing in God’s direction for our lives. Here we are a year later, serving with you, worshipping with you, and doing life along side of you. As we reflect on this past year, we are so thankful to God for bringing this wonderful Church Family into our lives. In just a short time we have seen God work through His Church at Oakhill, we have made friendships that feel like family, and we look forward to growing together for years to come. Thank you for loving Annaclaire and I so well over this past year. Thank you for partnering with us and the rest of our Church Family for the sake of the Gospel. I firmly believe that 2017 will be an incredible year as we move forward into what God has in store for our Church.
As we look forward, I want to bring up the words of a worship song that I believe is fitting for us. The words say,
“I will look up, for there is none above you,
I will bow down, to tell you that I need you,
Jesus, Lord of all,
I will look back, and see that you are faithful,
I look ahead believing you are able,
Jesus, Lord of all.”
I hope that as you look back on 2016, you see the faithfulness of God. In the good times and the bad, I believe we can always see the faithfulness of God. God’s love is constant and his grace if sufficient. If we believe this promise we can always see the faithfulness of God in every season. Because of this faithfulness we can look ahead with confidence and hope. We can believe that God is “able to do abundantly more than all we ask or think”, according to Ephesians 3:20. God’s grace is enough for us, His power is sufficient for us, and his promise to be faithful is always true. I ask that you believe this with me as we turn the page to 2017. We believe His promise and we worship in light of it. He is faithful and He is able.
In Christ,
Jared