There is no new series this week with the church being online only next week as we celebrate July 4th. This week Pastor Trip is teaching on our call as Christians to be influencers and witnesses of the Gospel to this World. There are practical ways to convey what we believe and know is true to influence those around us. We hope that this message gives you ways that you can be a disciple-maker for Christ in your everyday world. 

This week we are ending our series "Whistle While You Wait." We hope and pray that this series has strengthened your relationship with Christ and that God has used this series in your life. Know that God is with you no matter what you might be waiting for or holding onto. He was with you in the bad and he is with you in the good. Just as he was with Joseph when his brothers sold him into slavery and the same when he gained a position of power. 

This week we are continuing in our series following Joseph's life in Genisis. Last week we posed the question "What are you waiting for?" with the idea that we are always waiting for things and circumstances to change in our life, then our life will improve. And when opportunities that have the potential to change our life,  come our way we tend to compromise our faith in order to get what we think will make our life better. But, our lives usually get better according to our standards and not God's. In all things, we should pray for God's providence and sovereignty to take precedent over what we want. 

This week we are kicking off a brand new series called "Whistle While You Wait." The foundational scripture is Genesis 37-50 with the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his own brothers. In life, we do a lot of waiting - and it feels like we are always waiting on our circumstances to change in order for our life to get better. So, the question to ponder today is "What are you waiting for?" Know that in your waiting God is with you, and you can trust that He will always be with you.