Posts from July 2021

Posts from July 2021

Called to Sing

Weekly Update – July 28th, 2021 If you remember from our Sunday morning study in the book of Ezra, the Lord kept his promise to bring his exiled people back to their land and rebuild the temple. The temple, which was the place of God, had been destroyed 70 years earlier, effectively changing the identity of God’s people. Over 42,000 exiles make the journey from Babylon to Jerusalem in response to the king’s decree (Ezra 1:2). After getting the necessary…

On Purpose in Worship

Weekly Update – July 22nd, 2021 What should be our focus in worship? Now that may seem like a vague question. Regardless, consider the first things that come to your mind. Many would say that the way you feel ought to be priority, or the songs that you sing, or even the mood of the room in which you gather in for worship. We even have a tendency to personalize it a bit by saying, “Well, for me to worship,…

2021 VBS Update

Weekly Update – July 5th, 2021 What a week so far! Today we had 51 kids! I am so thankful for all of the workers who volunteered their week for this outreach. It is not an easy endeavor to put together. It is great to be back in our typical format this year, and to have this amount of participation from both students and adults. Thank you for praying for this week, and thank you to the many who are…

Returning from Sabbatical

Weekly Update – July 8th, 2021 There is always this sort of nervous excitement when you come back to a place that you have been gone from for an extended period of time.  It is almost like that feeling you may have had on the first day of school when you were younger. Many of you can relate to this more recently as covid kept you away from places that you had always frequented in the past.  As you anticipate…

Update – July 1st, 2021

Fighter Verse for the Week: “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.” – Ephesians 6:10-11 Vacation Bible School: This year, Vacation Bible School will be held on July 12th-16th from 9:00am to Noon. Our plan is to have a fully functioning, normal as possible, type of week. The theme this year will be “Concretes and…