"Incline your ear, and come to me: hear, that your soul shall live." Isaiah 55:3
It’s easy for me to be here, surrounded by 18-22 year olds, and not find myself consumed with other voices besides that of the Lord. The voices of the world, the one’s of my peers that I hear every day on the way to class, the one’s that talk about identities in GPA’s and identities in cheap beer – those voices are louder sometimes. They yell. They hurt my ears and they hurt my heart. God’s voice is different. His voice is quiet – it’s faithful, it’s constant, it’s steadfast, but it whispers. I can’t hear it at all sometimes, until I listen close. I have to tune out all the other shouting. But as soon as I do, I catch His whisper, and it stills my soul. Just like that and I’m still. My fellowship here, Chi Alpha, strives to be a light on my campus. We seek to eliminate the shadows at UVa. If you have the chance, can I ask you to pray for college students today? There are so many here that can’t hear God’s whisper. He’s pushed aside; He’s not listened to. But He’s speaking and He has great news to proclaim. Pray that His voice would be shouted from rooftops, especially during this season of Advent. And that I can do what I’m called to do, to listen to His whisper and to tell everyone about it. - Amanda
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Good Weekend Surgeons!
Hope you are doing great... Today we're continuing our Shadows Series, with Hope in the Shadows - Dwaine will bring it - and you can take that to the bank. After service, we're caroling at the Powhatan Nursing Home - our fearless carol leader, Greg Johnson will have things ready at 2:15 for a start time of 2:30, it's going to be a lot of fun, so don't miss it! We promise you a heart warming time of laughter, song and blessing as we minister to people in our community God loves dearly. We already have more than 20 people signed up to go, but it's not too late! This coming Saturday is our End of the World Mayan Celebration and Christmas Party! Our third Saturday SAW concert will be featuring Karen Reiss on harp (with a flutist from the Marine Band as well), followed by our very own Non-Sequitur who have some very fun (and very loud) arrangements to Christmas music. Potluck Dinner at 6pm (see Tracie Moulton for details) Karen on Harp at 7:30 Non-Sequitur at 8:30 Mayans at 10pm Next week we'll be continuing Shadow series, with a message on Shadows Give Way... Thanks and see you soon! ~The Surge Good morning Surgeons!
We're continuing our Shadows series as a lead in to the Christmas holiday, today's message is "Emerging from the Shadows" and will walk through the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah. Our special today is The Shadows Prove the Sunshine, by Switchfoot. Remember that if you're new, we would love for you to fill out a connection card... and while we care more about you than your money... we do believe that giving can be a wonderful opportunity to invest in what God is doing - so thank you for your faithfulness and generosity! We have offering boxes in the back of the service, and the ability to give online as well. Next week, we're going caroling! See Greg Johnson for details, but we're planning to sing at 2:15. Click HERE for more information! Save the date! Our Christmas party will be gearing up on Saturday, December 15, with dinner at 6pm, and wonderful Christmas music to follow! Join us next Sunday for Hope in the Shadows... and enjoy the holiday season! ~The Surge |
Our Writers:At The Surge we love doing things together... that includes writing a blog! Here are a few of our main contributing authors: Greg JohnsonJesus++ Dwaine DarrahOur fearless leader, Dwaine is the lead pastor at The Surge. His experience in counter terrorism with the CIA prepared him for ministry and he likes dogs and babies even more than E does. EE (short for Eric Reiss) is the Wingman at The Surge and likes dogs, music, Mexican food, his wife Karen and his little girl Evangeline... not necessarily in that order. Archives
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