24 Miles...

July 14th, 2023

This morning at 7 am, our kids and two of their cousins started a challenge….run 1 mile an hour for 24 hours. So far, as I write, the core of the group is up to 11 miles and counting….

Based on their current level of commitment, I am pretty confident at least a quorum will survive till the end and travel a total of 24 miles by foot.

In case you’re wondering, I haven’t run it with them, but I’m hoping to join them this evening for a few miles, then as we look back in the future, we can say we all did it together 😊.

Over the past few weeks as the kids have been prepping for this challenge, we talked about the intimidating distance of 24 miles. From where I sit in my office at New Life CityChurch now, 24 miles would get them out to 159th Street in Olathe if they ran south or past the airport if they ran North.

I’m pretty sure each of my kids would have thought that distance would be impossible to run today….and I would have agreed with them.

However, breaking it down into smaller portions per hour makes something that would have seemed impossible become possible.

You will have to come on Sunday to hear about whether or not they made it the entire 24 miles…I’ll slide it into my sermon somewhere 😊.

More importantly, we are going to begin a new series introducing or re-introducing God entitled, “God, up close and personal.” Like the kids running, we are going to break our study of God into manageable pieces.

Similar to a 24-mile run, getting to know God might seem like a nearly impossible pursuit. God has revealed His character and nature along with His personality and passions. God has made it clear He is infinite and transcendent and at the same time, He is present and relational.

I believe if you and I spent the rest of our lives getting to know God, we would still have a long ways to go….at the same time, we can get started or keep going (depending on where you are in your spiritual journey) now and start making progress on this journey to know God up close and personal.

This Sunday, I plan to lay a foundation for knowing God with a sermon from Jeremiah 9:23-24, John 1:14, and John 17:1-3 entitled, “God has revealed Himself.”

I look forward to seeing you for our Sunday service at 8:00, 9:15 (Full KidCity available), or 10:45 am (Full KidCity available), or you can watch the Livestream on YouTube (Like and Subscribe) or Facebook at 9:15 am. Additionally, we are also publishing our sermons on Spotify.

Have a great weekend,

Troy