Caring for your soul is not only God’s job; it’s yours.  Jesus said that you can make decision that give you the perfect life but what good are they if they cost you your soul?

In this message, find out why trust is critical to the health of your soul and how to develop trust in your life.

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We are the fastest moving society that has ever existed.  But it doesn’t seem like we are enjoying the psychological benefits of the seemingly unlimited choices that we can experience.  In fact, it seems like the more choice we have, the more stressed we become.

When we do not find rest, we become unbalanced and it throws life into an unhealthy orbit.  Find out God’s example and rhythm for life.  If you can follow His example, you will discover the rest that Jesus promised.

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Caring for your soul is not only God’s job; it’s yours.  Jesus said that you can make decision that give you the perfect life that you’ve always dreamed of, but what good are those decisions if they cost you your soul?

In other words, your decisions can hurt or help the condition of your soul.

In this message, find out what confession is and why confession is truly good for your soul.

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Join us on Sunday, February 12 for our annual Winter Picnic!  Immediately following our regular worship service at 10:30, the festivities begin!

The picnic includes a potluck lunch (indoors), and will feature the following:

- the “award winning soup” contest.  Did your great grandmother leave you the secret family recipe for an ‘out-of-this-world-awesome’ soup?  Then bring it in a slow cooker and enter it into our contest!

- Winter sweater contest.  Our contest from last year returns and has expanded to include the best of the best (or worst!) sweater you have in your closet!

- Marshmallow Sculpture Contest – Tables and families compete against each other to build the best sculptures!

Following our potluck lunch, there will be many activities available including.

- Sledding (assuming we have snow!)

- Basketball & Road Hockey

- “Ping Pong Obstacle Course”

- Board games (bring your favorite!)

- Ice Skating.  (Off site open skate at the Albany County Hockey Facility, 830 Albany Shaker Road.  Cost is $4, seniors $3, kids under 5 $2, and skate rentals are $3.  Transportation to and from the ACHF is not provided.  Meet in the church lobby following lunch for any additional information.)

*  All free time activities are subject to change.

It is true that God does demand obedience from us.  He has every right to demand these things, He is God after all.  But God also loves to give, and to love, and to create.  He is the ultimate example of excellent customer service.

It is an incredible encouragement that even as God demands obedience, He also asks, “What is it you want me to do for you?”  In other words, Jesus doesn’t just ask what can we do for Him.  He is also intimately interested in what He can do for you.

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Hi Pineviewers,

We are creating a new pictorial family album, and you’re part of the family!  Our album wouldn’t be complete without you.

We will be offering free appointments along with a complimentary 8×10, but you need to book an appointment!  Click here to schedule your own appointment, call the church office (518-456-6777), or call Lifetouch directly at (888-313-1746).

Thanks!

Hey Pineviewers,

I wanted to catch up with you and let you know of a couple of things that are happening around Pineview:

• New Year’s Sunday, you received a Setting Goals with 20 20 Foresight handout to help you make plans in light of God’s plan.  (To listen to the message, click here.)  I would love to hear how you are setting goals based on our values!  Drop me a note on paper, email, Twitter or Facebook.
• Last night, our Elders for 2012 met for the first time.  We had an excellent meeting, discussing the direction we are headed as we look to hire additional pastoral staff.  We’re still evaluating our needs, so I appreciate your prayers!
• The lobby renovation team has met and will be putting out a request for quotes soon.  We unfortunately won’t be able to make the District Executive Committee’s deadline for agenda submission, so it may take a little time before we can show off some plans.  However, it’s better to do it right than fast!  Hopefully we’ll have some final layouts approved by the Elders soon!
• We’ll soon be doing regular email updates to keep in touch more often.  It’ll include events, good reading and updates from me that I trust you will find helpful.  We’ll be adding everyone’s email to a list and sending it out, so if you’d rather not be on that list, make sure you let me know.

Watch for our new family photo album and the Winter Picnic; both coming soon!

The message surrounding the New Year is always one of hope.  Hope of a better future and hope of a better tomorrow.  Goals are set, resolutions are written, plans are made.  No one can make anything of their life without setting goals.  They are necessary if we desire to grow as people.

But there is one foundational truth that Jesus wants us to know about goals:  God has goals.  And as the ultimate authority, His goals will eventually trump our goals.

Jesus says if your goals will amount to something, you must consider God’s goals.  You must make plans in light of God’s Plan.

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