Faith, 

 
Each new season is an annual gift God gives because He’s love, and love gives. Are you ready to receive what He has for you this fall? Would it surprise you to know the gift is Himself?
 
I can hear some of you saying, “Well, Pastor Brad, God is everywhere, so I’m already assured of His presence.'” 
 
Absolutely! Point well taken! But imagine this. What if you and I walked from your home to Duluth over the next week, and you never said one word to me because you were on your phone the whole time, or you didn’t believe I was with you, or you were mad at me? We would surely be in each other’s presence, but we would miss the joy of the journey–speaking and listening to each other in love, experiencing the joy of the journey with God! 
 
This fall, I pray that each of us will intentionally lay down anything that is getting in the way of our delight in His presence. To make this practical, we have a wonderful new initiative this fall at Faith called Walking With–walking with God, with each other, with God’s word. I will be bold and ask every adult who calls Faith home to go on the Walking With journey. You’ll hear more about this in the coming weeks! Here’s a sneak peek of what Walking With is all about. Click here
 
I pray you’ll join us on Sunday! Before we can walk with God, He will ask us to lay some burdens down! Don’t worry! His yoke is easy and His burden is light!
 
In Christ alone!
Pastor Brad
 
***Message notes can be found here.