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ON CAMPUS WORSHIP
The Getwell family meets for worship in the Family Life Center (FLC) on the Southaven campus every Sunday at 9:30 & 11AM, and worship at our Hernando Campus takes place at 9 & 10:30AM.
ONLINE WORSHIP
Getwell hosts worship on our live stream and YouTube Live platforms every week. If you are not able to join us in person, please join us online! If you attend online and are a member or regular attender at Getwell, please let us know by registering your attendance using the ShelbyNEXT Membership app. If you're brand new to Getwell, we would love to know you are joining us online! CLICK HERE to complete a quick form so we can say hello.
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The Getwell family meets for worship in the Family Life Center (FLC) on the Southaven campus every Sunday at 9:30 & 11AM, and worship at our Hernando Campus takes place at 9 & 10:30AM.
ONLINE WORSHIP
Getwell hosts worship on our live stream and YouTube Live platforms every week. If you are not able to join us in person, please join us online! If you attend online and are a member or regular attender at Getwell, please let us know by registering your attendance using the ShelbyNEXT Membership app. If you're brand new to Getwell, we would love to know you are joining us online! CLICK HERE to complete a quick form so we can say hello.
SPOTIFY WORSHIP PLAYLIST
Start listening to all the songs you'll hear during worship! Visit Spotify to listen.
LOVE OTHERS
Love of God naturally flows into the love we share with those around us. In fact, we cannot be in a loving relationship with God and NOT love our neighbors. In God’s sovereign grace and wisdom, He sends His children out into the world to be messengers of both His truth and His love. This includes all that we say and all that we do. In truth and love, God’s children will bless others and transform the world for the better. What does this look like? Simply put— loving others means that I do all that I can to bless them, point them to God, and work for their good regardless of what I may get in return. It involves a willingness to forgive, the commitment to work for the good of others even if it comes at personal loss, and the commitment to trust God with our relationships in every way.
October 25— Salt and Light
Making A Difference for Good
Matthew 5:13-20
“Salt of the earth” has become a common phrase to describe a person that is good to others and benefits other people. Some may not realize that this phrase was first used by Jesus to describe His followers. When we follow Jesus in faith and are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, we become salt for the world around us. We preserve the goodness of God in the world, we bring good “flavor” through blessings that we give to others, and bring cleansing to a dark and hurting world through the righteousness that Christ gives to us by faith and surrender. Jesus also says that His followers are a light in a dark world. We shine the light of God’s love and truth for others to see, and it is a major difference from what is normal according to the world. But if we don’t stay in step with Jesus and if we lose faith, we will slowly but surely start to look like everyone else. We would lose our ability to point to something different and better. May we continue to trust God and may our lives be unusually loving, gracious, truthful, and giving in love of God and love of those around us.
November 1— The Problem of Anger and Disputes
Pursuit of Peace
Matthew 5:21-26
We often approach religious life and pursuit of God with the question of how to behave. Yet, Jesus issues a much deeper and more challenging question—“Who am I becoming?” Jesus highlights a fundamental truth. A person may be able to control outward behavior for a season, but the condition of the heart reveals the true character and state of a person. Such is the case with anger. While we may be able to prevent ourselves from taking violent action, revenge, or retribution, unchecked anger and bitterness can still erode relationships and personal character. It can prevent us from thriving and experiencing joy. It also has the potential of becoming a barrier between us and God. Jesus issues a stern warning and call to deal with that which lies inside the heart and to extend grace to others that we might have healing both without and within.
November 8— Marriage and Sexual Purity
Matthew 5:27-32
In his teaching on marriage and sexuality, Jesus continues to challenge us to a deeper level of faithfulness and commitment than what might appear on the surface. Jesus reminds us that His disciples cannot blindly follow the desires of the heart. Rather, the disciples of Jesus must guard their hearts and submit their hearts to the truth of God and the formation of the Holy Spirit. Particularly in matters of marriage and sexuality, we must trust in God’s plan for the marriage covenant between one man and one woman, and we must surrender our desires and choices to God’s design. Regardless of what the world says or the heart wants, God’s plan is the BEST plan. It points us to the love of God, it forms us in the holiness of God, and it provides the foundation for exploring unconditional love.
November 15—True Love of Others
Matthew 5:38—6:4
The way of Jesus can be called the way of love. In fact, Jesus taught that all of the law and prophets could be summed up with the commandments to love God and love one’s neighbor. The only problem is that we are often confused about what love looks like, or we are simply unwilling to live out the true law of love. The foundation of this kind of love is the willingness to let go of self-preservation and self-centered thinking. This kind of self-abandon is only possible when we realize and receive the amazing love of God that cares for us in every way. We can trust God and lift others because God cares for us in every way.
November 22— Judging Others
Matthew 7:1-6, 12
“Do not judge.” This often-misinterpreted passage becomes a favorite verse of those who want the unchallenged liberty to do whatever the heart desires. After all, nobody wants to be challenged or confronted in the thoughts, feelings, words, or actions that seem good and preferable to us. Nobody wants to be held accountable to the challenging and, perhaps, painful process of holy transformation. But Jesus does not give us liberty to do whatever we want to do. Neither does He tell us that it is the loving and gracious thing to let others race forward in self-destructive behavior in the name of “grace” and “love.” What Jesus DOES say is that we are not the ultimate judge of others. We do not make the call on who is in or out of God’s family. We do not decide who faces the consequence of holy judgement and who receives forgiveness, mercy, and grace. Nor do we have the ability to hold others accountable without a loving relationship rooted in the mutual love of God and commitment to His truth. Love requires discernment—wisdom to know how to point the lost to the grace of Jesus and to point His followers to His invitation to a holy life. Neither comes with condemnation, and neither can be given with a heart of pride. Both are rooted in love.
Love of God naturally flows into the love we share with those around us. In fact, we cannot be in a loving relationship with God and NOT love our neighbors. In God’s sovereign grace and wisdom, He sends His children out into the world to be messengers of both His truth and His love. This includes all that we say and all that we do. In truth and love, God’s children will bless others and transform the world for the better. What does this look like? Simply put— loving others means that I do all that I can to bless them, point them to God, and work for their good regardless of what I may get in return. It involves a willingness to forgive, the commitment to work for the good of others even if it comes at personal loss, and the commitment to trust God with our relationships in every way.
October 25— Salt and Light
Making A Difference for Good
Matthew 5:13-20
“Salt of the earth” has become a common phrase to describe a person that is good to others and benefits other people. Some may not realize that this phrase was first used by Jesus to describe His followers. When we follow Jesus in faith and are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, we become salt for the world around us. We preserve the goodness of God in the world, we bring good “flavor” through blessings that we give to others, and bring cleansing to a dark and hurting world through the righteousness that Christ gives to us by faith and surrender. Jesus also says that His followers are a light in a dark world. We shine the light of God’s love and truth for others to see, and it is a major difference from what is normal according to the world. But if we don’t stay in step with Jesus and if we lose faith, we will slowly but surely start to look like everyone else. We would lose our ability to point to something different and better. May we continue to trust God and may our lives be unusually loving, gracious, truthful, and giving in love of God and love of those around us.
November 1— The Problem of Anger and Disputes
Pursuit of Peace
Matthew 5:21-26
We often approach religious life and pursuit of God with the question of how to behave. Yet, Jesus issues a much deeper and more challenging question—“Who am I becoming?” Jesus highlights a fundamental truth. A person may be able to control outward behavior for a season, but the condition of the heart reveals the true character and state of a person. Such is the case with anger. While we may be able to prevent ourselves from taking violent action, revenge, or retribution, unchecked anger and bitterness can still erode relationships and personal character. It can prevent us from thriving and experiencing joy. It also has the potential of becoming a barrier between us and God. Jesus issues a stern warning and call to deal with that which lies inside the heart and to extend grace to others that we might have healing both without and within.
November 8— Marriage and Sexual Purity
Matthew 5:27-32
In his teaching on marriage and sexuality, Jesus continues to challenge us to a deeper level of faithfulness and commitment than what might appear on the surface. Jesus reminds us that His disciples cannot blindly follow the desires of the heart. Rather, the disciples of Jesus must guard their hearts and submit their hearts to the truth of God and the formation of the Holy Spirit. Particularly in matters of marriage and sexuality, we must trust in God’s plan for the marriage covenant between one man and one woman, and we must surrender our desires and choices to God’s design. Regardless of what the world says or the heart wants, God’s plan is the BEST plan. It points us to the love of God, it forms us in the holiness of God, and it provides the foundation for exploring unconditional love.
November 15—True Love of Others
Matthew 5:38—6:4
The way of Jesus can be called the way of love. In fact, Jesus taught that all of the law and prophets could be summed up with the commandments to love God and love one’s neighbor. The only problem is that we are often confused about what love looks like, or we are simply unwilling to live out the true law of love. The foundation of this kind of love is the willingness to let go of self-preservation and self-centered thinking. This kind of self-abandon is only possible when we realize and receive the amazing love of God that cares for us in every way. We can trust God and lift others because God cares for us in every way.
November 22— Judging Others
Matthew 7:1-6, 12
“Do not judge.” This often-misinterpreted passage becomes a favorite verse of those who want the unchallenged liberty to do whatever the heart desires. After all, nobody wants to be challenged or confronted in the thoughts, feelings, words, or actions that seem good and preferable to us. Nobody wants to be held accountable to the challenging and, perhaps, painful process of holy transformation. But Jesus does not give us liberty to do whatever we want to do. Neither does He tell us that it is the loving and gracious thing to let others race forward in self-destructive behavior in the name of “grace” and “love.” What Jesus DOES say is that we are not the ultimate judge of others. We do not make the call on who is in or out of God’s family. We do not decide who faces the consequence of holy judgement and who receives forgiveness, mercy, and grace. Nor do we have the ability to hold others accountable without a loving relationship rooted in the mutual love of God and commitment to His truth. Love requires discernment—wisdom to know how to point the lost to the grace of Jesus and to point His followers to His invitation to a holy life. Neither comes with condemnation, and neither can be given with a heart of pride. Both are rooted in love.
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