Hello! I hope you are enjoying a day finally back in the 80s.

Announcements:

Wednesday night Free BBQ! 6pm Zuni Street park (52nd & Zuni) - We are having a delicious BBQ followed by a variety of fun activities (possibilities include: Ultimate Frisbee, kickball, volleyball, etc.) Feel free to being a friend.

Sunday Service

• 8:30am Prayer
• 9:00am Setup
• 10:00am Breakfast, Worship, & Message - Brad will share some cool things that God has done in his life as we continue the series "Three" !

Down the Road

• Firehouse "Coffeehouse" Wednesday, August 13th - Mark your calendars (or your brain) because you won't want to miss this open mic "Coffeehouse". We'll have opportunities for authentic and potentially entertaining music, a wide variety of unique skills and talents (hopefully some new additions), and all this in a sweet ambiance (or is it ambulance?) of tasty coffee beverages, snacks and fun people like me and you.

From The Word:

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

Yesterday, I took a little time to get alone with God in the foothills by Red Rocks. I have this place that I go that is hidden by some big rocks and trees. At one point yesterday while sitting back against my backpack, I was praying about feeling tired and weary from my summer full of activities. Eventually, I dozed off for about fifteen minutes or so.

I awoke to the majestic sound of two eagles screeching high over head as they flew across the mountain canyons. Eagles are one of my favorite animals to see (or hear) in the wild. Then I turned in my Bible to read this familiar passage from Isaiah 40:28-31.

Isaiah 40:30 reminds us that we all can get tired or weary in life, "Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted". But when we get weak or worn out all we need to do is look to the God who never gets faint or runs out of strength (Isaiah 40:28). As we hope in Him and in His character and promises our strength will be refilled and renewed.

One of the obvious promises to hope in is verse 29, "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak." Needless to say, after a brief nap and a refreshing reading of this passage, I felt more encouraged and renewed.

Later in the day, while "prayer-hiking" (kind of like prayer-walking, but on a trail) I came to a clearing that overlooked much of Red Rocks. As I looked up the hillside, I saw a large golden eagle perched on a rock that wasn't very high off the ground. It was the largest eagle I have ever seen. It almost looked fake (like one of those eagles from the Lord of the Rings).

After it saw me, it just stretched out it's wings and glided down the hillside almost effortlessly then soared away over the canyon ridge. It was awesome, and I was really encouraged!

This week let's all take some time to find a promise from God that we can have our hope mounted upon. Even if it's simply the promise that we read above, "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."

Soar On,

Rich