Because of God's Love - You've Got Questions...

Thursday April 28, 2011

At the beginning of this blog series I invited you to ask questions.  I believe that good questions help make a project like this better.  In today’s New Building DYK we explore the most frequently asked questions from our Because of God’s Love… Information Meetings which are still taking place. Thanks, BER

Scripture of Day

Matthew 5: 7-12

 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

We are asking everyone to complete the phrase Because of God’s Love…

Responses from our congregation

And today’s special BGL…

I am able to give to others.

I have the hope of salvation.

I live in a free country that is full of opportunity for all.

I have faced the challenges recently in my life with grace and strength and have come out a better person.

And today’s special BGL…:

Because of God’s Love…

Grace Avenue will grow to be an example of faith in the community.

What will you be today Because of God’s Love…

New Building DYK

Most Frequently Asked Questions from our BGL…meetings

1.      What kind of seating will we have in the new sanctuary; pews or chairs?

2.      How high will the steeple be?

3.      I see the Bride’s Room.  Where is the Groom’s Room?

4.      Will we have an organ in the new sanctuary?

5.      Why are there steps in the Lobby of the new building?  What if I am with someone who needs different accessibility?

6.      Why are we not building a big new kitchen we can cook in?

7.      How will this new construction affect the Pumpkin Patch?

8.      When will the new traffic light to be installed in front of the church?

9.      Do we have to wait until all the money comes in before we can start building?

10.  How long will it take to build the new facility?

BOTTOM LINE:  Answers to these and other questions will be addressed at the remaining Information Meetings.  Sign up for one at http://www.graceavenue.org/.  Also let’s start a discussion online.  Send more questions in response to this blog.  Either email me at billy@graceavenue.org, facebook, twitter or the comments section on the blog itself.  I will attempt to answer in upcoming blogs.  Now is the time to ask and get all our questions on the table.

Prayer of the Day

Gracious God,  We are grateful that even when we don’t have all the answers, we still have you.  Because of your love we can act in faith and seek your will with all our hearts. AMEN.