Thursday, August 1, 2013

August 1, 2013

Wow!  I am so grateful to my wife Becky for the message she brought last Sunday from Acts chapter 10 and 11.  Powerful!  I wrote many quotes down but my favorite was when she shared about a time God spoke correction into her heart - “who do you think you are?  I died for that person...  This is a truth we should all keep in our hearts for all peoples we encounter.  Thank you Becky...I love you.  (I don't usually say that to guest speakers.)

For this coming Sunday, we are in Acts 8.  This will be our memory verse for the week:

Acts 8:4 “But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.”

Read ahead for the whole story found in Acts 7 and 8.  God shows Himself as amazing again through these passages.

As we turn towards the fall we are preparing for NEW THINGS!  We are making preparations even now for a NEW SERIES.  This series will be huge for many of us as we turn our attention to a question that’s answer may surprise us in really great ways.  For about 4 months our leadership has been anticipating our whole church asking a significant question - What on earth am I here for?  This will be a small group emphasis for the whole church to be part of and we anticipate a huge turnout for this one.  We are hoping to have 50-60 small groups meeting all over the area to facilitate our turnout.  Be thinking about how you will experience this series, either as a participant or as a small group facilitator.  The material is DVD driven and materials are simple to use.  To be part of it is simple. The impact could be life-changing.

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday as together we celebrate the goodness of God, catch up with friends and find ourselves challenged by God’s Word yet again.

We love you,

Pastor Craig, Becky, Seth, Hannah and Riley the dog.

P.S. Oh yeah! We also have some exciting news about our Children’s Ministry that will be announced on Sunday!