12.04.04

rat race

FRAZZLED and CRAZY?

Going around in circles, getting distracted, hitting the wall, crashing into dead ends?

Feeling like you are going to explode?

Happy Holidays!

What is the maze that you are in today?

What is the goal that you are trying to reach?

What's your cheese?

Are you spending a whole lot of time on
a wheel--distractions--that get you no where?

Oh, the traps!

The temptations,
the sins,
the things that can stop us dead in our tracks
and keep us from accomplishing our goals.

RED goes on a "a-mazing rat race"
through Chattanooga . . .

goal:
find the "cheese" locations shown in the "maze" ,
get mice stickers,
cheese puzzle pieces
and bless Chattanooga!

new friends in Chattanooga!

giving donuts to the cops, of course!

Some Christians act like there's a
RAT RACE to HEAVEN

The work of your Savation has
ALREADY BEEN DONE!

Your good works
Your goodness
Your good looks

are all DEAD ends!

what maze are you in right now?

what's your cheese?

what are the wheels in your life?

what are the potential traps in your life?

running and running and running
and getting no where?

What good will it be for a man
if he gains the whole world,
yet forfeits his soul?
Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 16:26

Maybe you are in the the wrong race,
the wrong maze,
the wrong course.

Get out of the RAT RACE!

Your mission is one that God has designed for you.

Jesus has marked it out.

He's already passed through.

He'll guide you through it
and help you through the obstacles,
help you conquer the temptations
and keep you out of the traps.

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD ,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.

Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me,
and I will listen to you.

You will seek me and find me
when you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:11-13

The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. . .

Strip down, start running--and never quit!

No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.

Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in.

Study how he did it.

Because he never lost sight of where he was headed--
that exhilarating finish in and with God--
he could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever.

And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.

Hebrews 11 and 12

Dave Weiss teaches us how to
draw a rat!

Merry Christmas!

Thanks Dave for blessing us
with your story,
your art,
and your love for God!

mini mice!

Silent Auction of the "piece of cheese" blanket
goes to feed a family for one week in Zambia!

check out previous red worships--archive

Resource List for 12.04.04

The Holy Bible (Message, NAS, NCV, NIV, NLT)
online

AMOK (Arts Ministry Outreach for the Kingdom--website of Dave Weiss)
online

The Rat Race (Dave Weiss)
online