Loving the Grove
Stepping out by Sharing God's Word
Luke 10:1-22

I have been here in Cottage Grove coming onto 6 years. Six wonderful, challenging, growthful (is that a word) years. Those years I would not give up for the world. In that span of time, Cottage Grove has become my home and I feel a part of this city. Joining together with a few of the other ministers here in the Grove, we have been praying this city on a weekly basis. We pray that the those who do not know Jesus would come to a knowledge of him. We have also been praying that those within His church would step out in faith and share Jesus with those who need to hear about Him.

That thought, coupled with other ideas has brought me to where we are today with the Love Cottage Grove idea. We are all in this together and together we can truly get something done. Jesus sent out the 72 disciples in Luke 10:1-22, with a purpose, to prepare people for the coming of Jesus. When Jesus ascended into heaven in Matthew 28, again He leaves those standing there as witnesses with a job, spread the news of Jesus and prepare people for His return.

This week: Find someone to love, without regard to what you can get out of it. Then, see what follows.