Will Davis Jr.'s Blog, page 17

Summer’s Coming!

 

Greetings!  I know that many of you have been praying with me for God to fill Lake Travis and this week’s rain is definitely an answer to those prayers…Yea God!  Summer is almost upon us and we have a great series planned for you over the coming months.  Read more below and don’t forget to sign up for Serve Our City…registration is only open until May 17th!

Current Series: Conversation Starters –May 16/17th – This week, I will tackle The Question of Careers and Callings.  How do you know if you’re called, and to what? Does God have other plans for us besides just pursuing our careers and then retiring? Invite your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers that might be asking these same questions!

Serve Our City – May 30/31 is Serve Our City weekend and we will not have regular worship services, but instead we invite you to invest in your community by helping those in need. Take advantage of serving others in His Name…share your gifts and talents and spread God’s love…sign up now! Registration is open through May 17.

Darril Holden in the house June 1st! Our new ACFfp Community Pastor joins us full time on June 1st. Thank you for your warm welcome to Darril & Marie and daughter, Jenna, last weekend. If you didn’t get to meet them yet, we will have a celebration welcoming Darril and his family in September so you can get to know them better! Details to follow in late summer. Below is a photo of the ACFfp community praying over them…please keep them in your prayers as they make this transition. Can’t wait to see what God has in store!

Summer Series – Can You See What God Is Doing? Take a break from the lake…you won’t want to miss a single weekend this summer. I have invited ACF staff, other Austin pastors and area ministry leaders to join us and boast on what God is doing in ACF, in Austin and around the world. Each week, you will hear a unique and amazing story of God’s incredible work that is sure to inspire and encourage. This is a great opportunity to invite others to hear real-life accounts of what God can do!

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Conversation Starters: The Parenting Question

“Fast forward 15 years. What do want to hear about your children? Whatever that is, you need to parent now with that end in mind.”

 

Conversation-Starters-The-Parenting-Question.doc (12 downloads )

 

Family-Mission-Statement-.pdf (12 downloads )

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Dear Sons: When You’re at a Crossroad, Remember that God Comes Through

 

“I can assure you that God has your back. He will come through. He will bless your obedience, even if it’s filled with doubt and fits. God loves faith, even if it’s messy.“

 

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Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!

Greetings and Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!   This weekend is packed full of great events at ACF…hope you can join us for all of them!

Welcome, Holden Family! – This weekend we’ll introduce our new ACF | fourpoints Community Pastor, Darril Holden Jr., his wife, Marie, and their daughter, Jenna! Be sure to join us for services and help us welcome the Holden’s to Austin and ACFfp!

Transformed Celebration – Join us for the Transformed Celebration this Sunday, May 10th, 12:30pm at ACFfp in the Students Building. We’ll have food, music, games, and photo and video booths to record your transformation stories. Invite your friends, family and small group. All are welcome!

Current Series: Conversation Starters – May 9/10–The Question of Parenting. Does the way we parent today align with God’s design for parenting? Are the goals we have for our kids consistent with God’s plans for them? Are the values we’re teaching them and modeling for them consistent with God’s Word? Join me and Susie as we explore these questions and more. Next weekend, May 16/17th, I will tackle The Question of Careers and Callings, where we will discuss how you know if you’re called, and to what. Does God have other plans for us besides just pursuing our careers and then retiring? Invite your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers that might be asking these same questions!

Baptism This Weekend! – Do you need to be baptized…or just curious about baptism? Contact Megan at Four Points or your respective community pastor for more information or to sign up for future dates. And be sure to join us at services this Saturday or Sunday to witness this awesome celebration of faith!

Serve Our City – On May 30/31, don’t come to church! I bet you never thought you would hear that from a pastor, did you??? It is Serve Our City weekend and we will not have regular worship services, but instead we invite you to invest in your community by helping those in need. Take advantage of serving others in His Name…share your gifts and talents and spread God’s love…sign up now! Registration is open now through May 17.

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Conversation Starters: Same-Sex Orientation

Can we talk about same-sex attractions? Here’s my message from last weekend at ACF. Click on the photo to access the message. Downloadable discussion questions are below.

 

Conversation-Starters-Discussion-Guide-Same-Sex-Relationships12.pdf (18 downloads )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Two Great Gift Ideas for Mother’s Day

 

Order today and have them in time for Mother’s Day!

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Correction – Serve Our City Registration Opens May 3rd!

Friends,

In my previous letter, I stated that Serve Our City registration opens on May 2nd.  It was brought to my attention that it actually opens on May 3rd!  Please forgive this extra email in your inbox, but don’t forget to sign up!!!

Blessings,

Will

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Mark Your Calendars…

 

Greetings, friends!

May is a busy month at ACF…check out these upcoming events and mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss any of them!

Current Series: Conversation Starters – this weekend through May 16/17 – This series is designed to help start serious conversations on topics that can make us uncomfortable or are tricky for us to navigate. Learn to address difficult issues with your family, small group, friends, neighbors or coworkers. Topics will run the gamut from Parenting to Sexual Orientation and from Suffering and Sacrifice to Careers and Callings. This series will challenge you to take down the barriers and open the doors to deep conversations with those around you.

Baptism - Do you need to be baptized? Don’t put it off any longer! God will honor your obedience. Our next baptisms will be held the weekend of May 9/10. Contact Megan at Four Points or your respective community pastor for more information about your community’s baptism.

Serve Our City – On May 30/31, don’t come to church! I bet you never thought you would hear that from a pastor, did you??? It is Serve Our City weekend and we will not have regular worship services, but instead we invite you to invest in your community by helping those in need. Take advantage of serving others in His Name…share your gifts and talents and spread God’s love…sign up now! Registration is May 2-17.

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How Do We Respond to Suffering?

In the first installment of the Conversation Starters series, we wrestle with how we as believers step into the suffering of our brothers and sisters here at home and around the world. Discussion questions are below the video link.

 

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Conversation Starters Discussion Guide (19 downloads )

 

 

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How to Bless Your Children

 

Many of us put a lot of energy and worry into making sure that we leave a blessing behind for our children. We want them to grow up better than we did, to have more and to enjoy a better life.

And, at least on the surface, there’s nothing wrong with that. But the problem occurs when we believe the ends of good provision and blessing justify the means of workaholism and pursing financial gain.

Nowhere in the Bible are we told guarantee our kids’ financial security. We can’t. Financial security is a myth. It’s an oxymoron. Many dads and moms are missing their children’s childhoods, all in the name of good provision. It’s crazy, upside-down thinking.

Enter the Book of Proverbs. In twelve simple English words King Solomon tells us how to ensure that our children inherit blessing:

The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them. Proverbs 20:7

Bottom line? Walk with integrity. Parents who live with God’s holiness and righteousness in their daily lives will pass on rich blessing and inheritance to their kids.

What is walking with integrity?

It means keeping your word
It means loving and abiding by God’s teachings
It means modeling a healthy marriage
It means teaching your kids to serve
It means worshiping with your kids
It means honoring God with your finances
It means praying with and for your children
It means always telling the truth
It means putting others before yourself
It means teaching them how to forgive
It means showing them how to respond to enemies
It means teaching them how to handle conflict
It means teaching them to love the Lord with all they are

That list looks a bit different from what many of us deem as important, doesn’t it? You see, we have a different and warped idea of what blessing is.

In the Bible, blessing has nothing to do with wealth, comfort or financial security. Biblical blessing has everything to do with God’s favor and protection. It’s a spiritual blessing, not a material or financial one.

And parents who seek first God’s Kingdom and God’s righteousness are much more likely to pass on blessing to their kids than those who seek first the world’s riches. And no, you can’t pursue both at the same time.

What are you passing on to your children? What are you modeling for them? What values are they learning from you?

Give your kids the spiritual blessing that God wants them to have. Live your life pursuing the Kingdom of God. God will take care of everything else.

 

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