God didn’t just create us. He created us for a purpose (or purposes) which He “prepared in advance for us.” (Ephesians 2:10) 

God created you, not to just sit back and watch the show, but for a specific part in the greatest story ever told. In this podcast Heather and Terry discuss God's fifth purpose for our lives, that we are Called to Be Sent. Or as Pastor Rick Warren says, we were “Made for a Mission.” 

Learn more at mylhumc.net/purpose-driven. 

Connect with Pastor Terry: [email protected]
Connect with Heather Howell: [email protected]

In this week's Podcast Pastor Terry and Heather discuss using Pastor Rick Warren's SHAPE acronym/tool as a way to discover how God has uniquely gifted you to serve.  If you are seeking answers about what you should be doing with your life as a Christian believer, discovering your SHAPE is an amazing place to start.  SHAPE stands for:
 
S - Spiritual Gifts (Take this online assessment to discover yours: https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/spiritual-gifts-inventory/en)
H - Heart
A - Abilities
P - Personalities
E - Experiences 

God has shaped each of us to serve and when we find that which we were made to do, we experience real meaning and purpose in life. 

Do you know your SHAPE? If you are interested in learning more about this topic, contact Heather Howell, [email protected]. 

In this week's podcast Pastor Terry and Heather discuss Purpose #3 for our lives, our calling to become like Christ, and specifically they are talking about how to defeat temptation.

Becoming like Jesus may seem like an impossible task. But it's important to understand that Jesus, who is both fully human and fully God, understands what we are going through, including temptation. Through relationship with Him we have power over sin!   

The process of growing spiritually to become like Christ starts with you choosing to commit to becoming like Christ. Let your roots go deep down into Christ and draw nourishment from him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth. (Colossians 2:7)

Learn more at mylhumc.net/purpose-driven. 

Connect with Pastor Terry: [email protected]
Connect with Heather Howell: [email protected]

In this week's podcast Pastor Terry and Heather discuss Purpose #2 for our lives, that we were formed for God's family. They specifically answer the question do I have to go to church to be a Christian? 

Hebrews 10:25 NLT: And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

How are you living your calling to be part of God's family? 

Learn more at mylhumc.net/purpose-driven. 

Connect with Pastor Terry: [email protected]
Connect with Heather Howell: [email protected]

Pastor Terry and Heather are currently reading Pastor Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life, with the entire Lynn Haven United Methodist Church. This week they are discussing the first of the five reasons that God made us, which was TO LOVE US! If you've never read The Purpose Driven Life you may be shocked to learn that God made you for His pleasure. He made you to love you! 

Listen and let it sink in that that the #1 purpose for your life is to be loved by God and to love Him in return. 

Learn more at mylhumc.net/purpose-driven. 

Connect with Pastor Terry: [email protected]
Connect with Heather Howell: [email protected]

Pastor Terry is back this week! During the next six weeks of the podcast he and Heather will discuss the Rick Warren's book, The Purpose Driven Life, which is the basis of a current church-wide study and sermon series. 

Learn more at mylhumc.net/purpose-driven. 

Connect with Pastor Terry: [email protected]
Connect with Heather Howell: [email protected]

It's important to know your worldview. Did you even know you have a worldview? Everyone has one, whether they know it or not!

With Pastor Terry out sick, Heather has this podcast topic all to herself. Listen and learn about how understanding your worldview can bring internal stability and how, as Christians, we have  a responsibility to know and understand our own worldview and the worldview and beliefs of others. 

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. ( Romans 12:1-2, The Message translation)

Want to chat more about this or other topics related to our podcast or church life? Email [email protected]. 

During this week's podcast Terry and Heather discuss what the Gospels say about Jesus's last night on Earth. His every act on the day before his death demonstrated His pure love. It's the same love that Jesus has for each and every one of us. This Holy Thursday, take time to truly let it sink in that the God of the universe loves you more than you can ever imagine. He want good things for you. And nothing will every separate you from His love. 

Need to be encouraged today that God loves you? Heather and Terry are available and would love to spend time helping you understand God's love and will for your life. Email [email protected] or [email protected] or call the church office at 850-265-5231. 

The instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples was to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world. 

Have you been SENT? Are you open to going? How do you know where God wants you to go? Are you listening to Him to discover where and who you are being sent to serve? 

It might be across the world or in your own home, but God IS calling you to serve. He is calling you to be sent. The most exciting step of faith you can take is to listen and GO!

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 NIV

Today Pastor Terry and Heather discuss several Psalms and the importance of remembering to sing praise to God whether you are in a time of Order, Disorder, or Re-Order. 

Consider what the Lord has done in your life and trust that the very best is yet to come!

For more on this topic, check out Pastor Terry's recent blog post: https://mylhumc.net/sacred-4-letter-words-sing/