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2011 Resolutions

* Resolve to worship and to pray regularly. There are times when all of us feel we do not need the church,

but other members of our church family always need you

* Resolve to contact your pastor(s) when there is illness or any kind of crisis in your family. Contrary to

some rumors, your pastor(s) are not blessed with telepathic gifts.

* Resolve to accentuate the positive, and if something in your opinion is amiss, share your concerns

with the pastor(s) - not with friends at the next dinner party.

* Resolve to see your pastors as human beings. Their hurts, hopes & hassles are like your own.

* Resolve to support the church with your time, effort, & financial resources. Healthy churches are

filled with participants, not spectators.

* Resolve to understand that the church is you. Christ has no other hands to help, ears to hear,

eyes to see, & lips to praise than yours & mine.

* Resolve to share the good news of Jesus Christ with others. Bring them to church.Call people

you miss and offer them a ride.

TRY To....

Ask for what you want.

Believe in yourself

Change your mind

Do what you love

Enjoy each and every day

Follow your heart's desire

Give more than you receive

Have a sense of humor

Insist on being yourself

Join in more

Kindness and make up

Love and be loved

Make new friends

Nurture your spirit

Overcome adversity

Play more

Question comformity

Reach for the stars

Speak the truth

Take personal responsibility

Understand more, judge less

Volunteer your time

Walk through fears

X-perience the moment

Yearn for grace

Zip through anger fast.