Canton First Methodist Church

Dads & Granddads, grab the family and join us for a fun-filled evening at a Rome Emperors baseball game! Learn more & sign up here: https://cantonfmc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3672021

Acts 9:15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel.”

When Ananias heard God say that Saul, later to be known as Paul, would become a great preacher for Christianity, he would have experienced great difficulty in believing that these words were true. Ananias looked at Saul and saw the Christians that Saul had arrested and persecuted and the suffering that Saul had caused for the church. However, when God sees Saul, he sees him through the vision of the great work Saul will do in the future for the Kingdom of God. God sees who Saul will become, yet Ananias, in his limited vision, only sees who Saul had been. This is one of the great tensions we live in as followers of Jesus. We make decisions based on what we can see, yet God works from a vantage point that is higher than our own. We see the obstacle and the loss, whereas God sees the opportunity that will follow the season of hardship. We see the risk involved. God sees the potential for His power to be demonstrated in a way that leads to new life. God is able to redeem stories that seem beyond hope and use unlikely people for extraordinary purposes. Even when we cannot yet see what God is doing, we can trust that He is working in ways far greater than our limited perspective allows.

How is God calling you to trust Him rather than relying on your own, limited perspective?

CFMC Student Ministry - LEaD Students, rising 6th graders, and their parents are invited to our annual LEaD Summer Pool Party on Saturday, June 20! ☀️🌊

Get ready for an afternoon filled with splashes of fun, great food, laughter, and time together as we celebrate summer! We can’t wait to welcome our rising 6th graders and kick off an awesome season together.

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