Yesterday I was talking with Craig and Zach in the office. We were having this deep theological conversation about… cereal. I had seen a poll on social media giving people a chance to rank their favorite cereal and I was amazed that no one in the poll had selected Lucky Charms as their favorite. I remembered the first time I ever tried this delicious, limited nutritional value, breakfast treat. I was a student attending a Christ in Youth Conference. These week long camps were and are (mostly) still held on college campuses. Consequently you dined in the college’s cafeteria. One breakfast I decided to try one of the cereal options and it was this delicious combination of oat cereal and artificially colored marshmallows! Reflecting on that moment I thought, how can anyone deny the superiority of this cereal in an online cereal poll!
I’m certain that sugary cereals are not the best method of satisfying our hunger, but I also know that when you take one bite of that treat you are likely to take another. I read this week in an article about the revival at Asbury College in Kentucky that true revival begins with a hunger for God. I pondered that for a while and I thought, “can we create a hunger for God’s Word in our lives?“ It is an interesting question. I think we can stir up the hunger each of us has to be in relationship with our creator by “snacking” on His Word. The ONE KC initiative that we are participating in right now unites churches across the KC metro with other cities and churches around the world in the study of the gospel. We are preaching through some of the parables in the Gospel of Luke together, we are watching and studying other events in the life of Jesus recorded in Luke during our small groups, we are worshipping and serving and even trading preachers with some of these churches and all of that is awesome! But the single greatest thing you can do to create a hunger for God in your life is to begin consuming His Word! Please, if you haven’t yet, jump on board with the ONE KC reading and listening plan. You can find a link to the plan at wallula.org/one-kc. I’m praying that when you take one bite God’s Word it will make you hungry for more!
We can also wet our appetite for God by serving our community. We have an exciting opportunity to serve others alongside other churches in Leavenworth County on Saturday, March 25th. I know Saturdays can get busy quickly. I’ve marked this date off on my calendar, setting aside college baseball and softball game I would love to attend so I can serve with you. We have a couple of meaningful servant projects planned for this Saturday morning. We’ll meet at Wallula at 9:30 am and divide into teams to tackle these projects. You can let us know you plan to serve by registering on the church center app or at wallula.org.
- Lance
I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
- Jesus, John 6:35