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 “For I am about to do something new.
    See, I have already begun! Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
    I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.”- Isaiah 43:19 NLT

2024 is off and running for all of us! We can approach this New Year in one of two ways. The first way is to live in anxiety. We will dread anything new and worry about what the next day will bring. We will avoid any semblance of change and constantly observe our joy and peace diminishing. Our spiritual influence will begin to wane in our relationships.

Yet, we can take another approach. The approach I speak of is seeing this year as a time of new beginnings. Through these lenses, we will see endless opportunities awaiting us this New Year! We will embrace change and spread scriptural holiness in all the areas of influence that we serve. We will use our time, wealth, and talents to bring transformation to our communities and show Jesus’s love to everyone. 

God has given us a New Year to serve Him and to be in ministry with each other. Let us determine to live this year through the lenses of new beginnings!

Journeying Together,

John

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