February 10, 2023
Dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit.
And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
(2 Corinthians 7:1)
Hello Church Family,
Following a fresh experience with God during the Thirst Conference, I want to us to challenge one another to continue the renewal. Let’s continue saying “yes” to God in our personal lives, our families, and the church.
I want to offer to you a couple of practical opportunities for your personal renewal.
- The first opportunity is to take a four week journey of personal renewal. This journey will be guided by the book Change Me: A 28-Day Personal Revival Guide. Change Me will require a daily commitment to reading specific passages of Scripture, responding to questions of reflection, and spending time with God in prayer. Copies of Change Me are available, at no cost, for you to pick up in the church office. While this guide is focused on personal renewal, I would recommend you finding someone to walk with you through this journey as support and accountability.
- The second opportunity is to join a six-week Kingdom First Life small group. These will be new, yet-to-be-formed, groups will be guided by curriculum The Kingdom-First Life: A 6-Week Small Group Series Asking the Question ‘Are You Living Out Matthew 6:33?’ This material has been produced by Life Action Ministries and is designed as a follow-up to the Thirst Conference. The small groups will be intentionally intergenerational, including a mixture of youth and all ages of adults and will meeting on Sunday evenings beginning February 19. Let me encourage you to sign-up to join a group and engage in living the Kingdom-First Life. A sign-up sheet will be available Sunday in the CLC. In addition, you can email or call the church office to sign-up
In addition, I want to invite our parents and anyone with a heart of children and youth to a special meeting this Sunday at 4:30 pm where we will prayerfully discuss reengaging the church's ministry to children and students with intentionality and purpose. Personally, I believe this is a next step of saying "yes" to God in the life of our church.
Finally let me ask you, "What is God saying to you?" "How are you responding to God?" May we continue the renewal by praying for one another and celebrating God’s faithfulness in our lives.
One final item...CHURCH-WIDE SUPER BOWL FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY @ 6:00 pm. Everyone is invited to join in this time of fellowship in the Community Life Center. We will enjoy games, food, and time being together. We also will have the Super Bowl on the big screen. The fellowship will be informal with food, games, puzzles, etc. Everyone is asked to bring your favorite “finger food,” snack, dip, dessert, drink, etc.

I look forward to seeing you Sunday as we begin the day in Bible Study at 9:30 am.
Your Pastor and Friend,
John





