Ladies,

I can’t believe we are about to say good bye to January and welcome in February. These next few months are full of ways to help you get Armed and Dangerous. Holding tightly to our goal to help you get armed with God’s word so you become “dangerous” to the world around you, we have a bible study starting in February called When life is Hard by James MacDonald. Check it out at the registration table this Sunday. Childcare will be provided and we look forward to seeing you. We will be offering more bible studies in April including the popular e- study! Look for details coming soon!

We are excited to be able to offer a relationship workshop in March and look forward to the opportunity to address some questions YOU have about relationships. So, if you haven’t turned in your questions, now is the time. Go to the registration table this Sunday and fill out the piece of paper for questions that you may have, so we can start praying over and researching some answers for you. We know how difficult friendships, marriages, family and work relationships can be and we would love to see them grow and prosper for the glory of God. If you know what you would like to ask now, feel free to email me at teresa@sonlightchurch.org.

Ladies, the women’s ministry team and I feel it an honor to help you grow in God’s word and become more like Him every day. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Lastly, if you have a heart to minister to ladies, join us the third Tuesday of every month at the church office. We start at 7pm.

Blessings,
Teresa Bass
Women’s Ministry Leader

December 29

Choosing Between Heaven and Earth

What I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard–pressed between the two.
Philippians 1:23

Every Christian ought to feel the strain of desiring to be with Christ, yet also longing to build His church. If the Lord said to me, “You have five minutes to choose between being in heaven or on earth,” I would have a difficult time making that decision. And I would want to be sure I was choosing for the right reasons. I’d have to ask myself, can I glorify Christ more in heaven or on earth?
Paul found it an impossible choice. Nevertheless, most people would choose to stay on earth. When asked why they would, most would give some selfish reason, such as, “We’re getting a new house,” or “I don’t want to leave my kids.” For Paul, nothing really mattered except glorifying Christ. When faced with the most basic of life’s issues—whether it would be better to live or die—his response was, “I would be thrilled to glorify Christ in heaven or on earth. Given the choice, I can’t choose.” Because glorifying Christ was Paul’s motivation, where he glorified Christ was not the issue. That ought to be true for you as well.

MacArthur, John: Truth for Today : A Daily Touch of God's Grace. Nashville, Tenn. : J. Countryman, 2001, S. 390