A Note from Pastor Alan

Dear Friends,

This is the time of the year when people look to the future with optimism and hope. They make various resolutions and self-promises for a greater life in the coming year.

The fact of the matter is not much will be different today than it was weeks ago in 2006. In order for there to be a change, you must make a change. It's good to make New Year resolutions, but it's more profitable to make changes, even if they are small ones, consistently.

There was a man who road the train to work into the city every day and instead of reading the paper, he began to write a commentary to the Bible. Though he only had a half hour each way, he used that time to study the Word and write notes on his study. After several years he had a ten volume commentary on the Bible, which is read today by countless ministers.

How many minutes make up a change in ones life? How many consistent kind words build another's self esteem? I have heard countless stories of a Christian speaking to a friend a few words at a time, about the Lord, and eventually a soul was born into the kingdom.

"For who hath despised the day of small things?" Zech. 4:10a (KJV)

I had a dear saint in our Church named Sybil Archer and she used to say "Little is much when God is in it". Everybody is waiting for God to give them something big to do, and ignoring the little things that actually move the Kingdom forward.

Small acts of obedience lead to major changes in lives and churches, as well as in business. Try driving a different way to work, and you will see signs, property and opportunities you would have never seen before. Experiment with your personal schedule, pray at a different time, or in a different place and see the change that presents it's self. Volunteering to do something you never have done before may lead to new relationships.

In short, do things this year you have never done before and you might see things you've never knew were there!

In Him

Pastor Alan