Dear FCC Family & Treasured Friends,
Happy Valentine’s Day!
History tells us that Valentine’s Day most likely originated to commemorate the anniversary of the death of St. Valentine, a Roman clergyman who was executed on February 14, 270 A.D., for secretly marrying couples in defiance of the emperor. Americans probably began exchanging homemade valentines in the early 1700’s.
The top ways we celebrate Valentine’s Day are through greeting cards (65%), a date night (44%), candy (38%) and flowers (32%). Did you know that California is the leading producer of flowers and candy? Although “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”, jewelry came in lowest at only 11%. Sorry ladies.
Some Americans live in romantic towns like Valentine, Nebraska and Texas; Love Valley, North Carolina; Loving, New Mexico; and Romeo, Colorado and Illinois.
And despite the rap marriage gets sometimes in our fast-paced, noncommittal society, 2.2 million weddings are performed in the US each year. That breaks down to an average of 6,000 a day! Of that number, 145,800 are performed in the Silver State of Nevada – although it ranks 35th in total population. Nothing better than having The King of Rock & Roll leading you through your nuptials!
The Bible has much to share on the subject of love. It remains the greatest valentine ever sent – as it expresses God’s unchanging and amazing love for you and me through Jesus Christ and over 7,000 trustworthy promises.
In 1 John 4:12 we read, “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us”. Here the aging apostle is reminding all of us that when we choose to love each other sacrificially and unconditionally, God’s love reaches its fullest expression - through us. When we truly love one another, the God who has never been seen becomes unmistakably visible – because He lives in us!
Want to show your family, friends and co-workers that God really exists? Love them! Want to prove to them that He not only exists but that He is gracious, loving and forgiving? Love them! Want be a part of God’s divine valentine delivery system to unsaved people around you? Love them! The one true God who is love lives in you. Let’s let Him out FCC!
This Sunday I’ll be sharing Part 5 in ‘The Road to Recovery’ series at 9:00 & 11:00 A.M. Come hear simple and practical ways to destroy ‘stinkin thinkin’ and cooperate with God’s life changing process for you.
Also, this weekend we’ll be sharing more about INVISION 3:31. Don’t miss a minute!
I love you!
In the Fight,
Steve
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