In the heart of every person is a deep-rooted question: “Who am I, and how do I fit into the world around me?” In other words, what makes me “me”? Am I the roles that I play (friend, sibling, athlete)? Am I a set of characteristics (quiet, bubbly, confident)? Am I my thoughts, emotions, body, soul, actions...a summation of these things? This free parent guide from axis.org helps parents understand where this generation of teenagers gets their identity from and how to walk them through developing their identity from who they are in Christ. I’m praying for you this week! Please reach out if you need anything. — Pastor Jonathan

Happy Thursday Friends!

This week in children’s worship we are concluding our current series with a message for the boys and girls called “Don’t Quit”. All of us have times in our lives when we get discouraged and feel like we can’t do everything that we are supposed to do. When we try to do too much we often feel like we can’t do anything with excellence. I often find myself in this position and it is tempting to want to give up. I would encourage us this week to NOT give up, but to keep going and to keep persevering in these days. Let’s plan to seek God each day for what His plan is for us – and He will guide and direct our steps. A Bible verse that sticks out to help us is Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Please let me know if there is anything I can help with in these days! — Pastor Dave