August 29, 2014

5 Years! What an incredible ride we have had and on Sunday we are celebrating it. You will want to come early to our weekend service experiences. We have two this weekend (10:00 and 11:30), not our typical three. We are starting service off with a quick game of...well you have to see it to believe it, so I will let you be surprised! Of course we will worship, and I can't wait to share with you a message from the book of Nehemiah. To close we will be asking God...well you will see, but come anticipating for God to lead you in this.

Afterwards we head right over to the Luau! We will begin with 60+ children, teens and adults being baptized—that will be an awesome sight. There will be pulled pork sandwiches or hot dogs, chips, fruit and dessert for lunch (cost is now $8.00). We will have chairs, but it would be a good idea to bring your own lawn chairs and/or blanket. We’ll also have live music and games from a stage and for the children there will be water slides and swimming in our baptism pools once we are done. It’s going to be a huge day for our church as we enjoy being with one another and celebrating the goodness of God.

Hey, a quick heads up! Parking will be just fine on Sunday, but we will need to park next door on our Creekside property in the coral up front and on the grass in the back. Our Road Warriors will show you.

We love you and can’t wait for Sunday!

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

August 19, 2014

It’s crazy to think we are coming to the close of summer. It seems like it just started. At the beginning of summer in June, I challenged myself and the church to grow through the summer months…to not take it off and count it as a vacation. Some of us did grow and we are farther along today than we were then. As we come to the close of summer and are on the cusp of the fall, we have another opportunity to grow and stretch. It’s easy to let 2-3 months go by and find ourselves exactly where we were—let’s not make that mistake as we move forward. It’s my prayer for us all that we press into Christ, seek Him daily and surrender to Him. Our hearts will never be the same “if” we do. To be honest, our families are counting on us to take our faith seriously. The church is counting on each of us to let God use us. Our friendships are counting on us. When we let God have first place we will not regret that decision. Let’s find a devotional, start a Bible reading plan, and set aside time each day to be quiet before God…let’s do something that will challenge growth in our lives.

For this coming Sunday we are continuing our topic of Christ’s return called “Hope’s Arrival.” Bring a friend and/or family member because it’s a topic many are interested in and we need not be in the dark about it.

Also we are coming up on our 5th year anniversary on August 31. We will only have two worship experiences that day, 10:00 and 11:30 am, with the Luau following the second service. Be sure to get your tickets for food this coming Sunday; prices go up the day of. It’s going to be a blast! Live music, great food, water baptisms, friends, games, great conversations…FUN!

Regarding water baptism: if you have not been baptized, we are inviting you to do it at the Luau. This will be an outdoor baptism. Please make plans to attend our baptism class the day of at 11:15 in AC-3 in order to participate. Bring a change of clothing and a towel.

We can hardly wait to see you this weekend as we gather to celebrate the goodness of God, catch up with friends and find ourselves challenged by God’s Word. We love you!

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