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What Do You And ‘Galileo’ Have In Common?

January 15, 2016 by Pastor David Rathel

In 1609, Galileo Galilei first arraigned a series of new lenses to look through heavens. Galileo worked with his new lenses until he developed a telescope that magnified objects up to 30 times. Because of the right lens, his eye was the first to see craters on the Moon, view the phases of Venus, and see all four orbiting moons of Jupiter which now bare his name.  

Just Think. Since eternity past, these amazingly beautiful cosmic wonders were for God’s eyes only. From the moment God uttered the words “LET THERE BE LIGHT…” no human soul saw anything more than specks of light across the night sky. Then, Galileo Galilei! God, then Galileo…  His sight was second only to God’s.  ALL BECAUSE OF THE RIGHT LENS!   

Looking in the right direction didn’t help him. Staring longer didn’t help. Squinting didn’t help. Watching during different times of the day didn’t work. Asking his friends what they saw yielded no new answers. No luck. No how. No way. No sight. No sense. No vision. No difference. Not even once!

The truth is that most people try absolutely everything EXCEPT looking through GOD’S LENS for the LIFE THEY NEED! 

What do you and Galileo have in common? You both need a NEW LENS.

This Sunday at RiverTown, I’m going to show you how to receive A ONE WORD LENS from God’s word that will TRUMP EVERY RESOLUTION PROMISE you’ve every made.

But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man. The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 

See You Sunday, 

Pastor David Rathel

P.S. You can catch up on the last two messages in the My One Word message series on my YouTube Channel or iTunes Podcast. youtube.com/davidrathelchannel / rivertownchurch.buzzsprout.com

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About Pastor David Rathel

My wife, Melanie, and I moved back to Columbus with our two week old little girl, Hannah, after finishing Graduate School in Fort Worth, Texas in 2001. RiverTown Church was born in a movie theater on September 9th that same year with a vision to be “a church for people who don’t go to church” here in our hometown. God has blessed us since then with a great location on Schomburg Rd. near my old neighborhood and High School. New people are coming to RiverTown all the time and discovering that God can “transform their lives into the likeness of Jesus Christ” through a church family where you can Believe, Belong, and Become!

From our first prayer meetings in a living room in nearby Phenix City, to our preview services and grand opening the Hollywood Connection movie theater, and finally to our current property and buildings on Schomburg Rd. God has led us all the way.

My wife and I both grew up here, so we know the people and love it here. Melanie keeps me going! We’ve been through all the good, the bad, and the ugly of life and have found that everything is sweeter together. You’ll never find us at a church event on a Friday night. We’ve had date night on Fridays since my first day as a Pastor. We met while working together in a Franklin Graham evangelistic crusade here in Columbus in 1996. Our second child is named Graham for that very reason! Our first child, Hannah, was born in Forth Worth just before we finished Seminary in 2001. Two weeks after she was born in Fort Worth, we were on the road back to Columbus to knock on doors and start RiverTown. She and the church will always be the same age!

On this blog, you'll be the first to know what God is teaching me and teaching through me to our church family. We'll laugh together and sometimes cry together. Most of all, you'll be challenged to take your next step in following Jesus Christ.

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