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Newsletters (Page 19)
FROM OUR FAMILY AND MUSIC MINISTER | This Sunday, we will be starting back to Sunday School. If you have not been a part of one of these small groups, I hope that you will find one to help you grow spiritually. I want to share with you just a few reasons I think this time of study is essential in the life of a growing Christian.
FROM OUR PASTOR | Where can we find help in these days? It seems that fraud, corruption, betrayal, and evil surround us. Where can we find help?
FROM OUR FAMILY MINISTER | Have you ever put your foot in your mouth and had to “eat crow”? I know I sure have, and if we are honest with ourselves, I’m sure we all have at some time or another. Usually, we do this because of a lack of understanding of a situation or up-to-date information. Nevertheless, no matter what embarrassing situation you found yourself in, hopefully, you learned from it.
FROM OUR PASTOR | Do you struggle to trust God in the affairs of everyday life? Itās not that you doubt Godās existence or power. But you find it difficult to rely upon His intervention?
FROM OUR PASTOR | Do you ever feel overwhelmed when you look at our world today? Everywhere we look we see corruption, violence, deception, and evil. It seems that every part of our society is permeated with these things.
FROM OUR FAMILY AND MUSIC MINISTER | Every few weeks, I get the privilege of picking up Maya and Gael from school. Even though I am not their blood Uncle, I consider myself their favorite Uncle. As I wait in line to pick them up, they have completely different reactions when they realize it is me. Gael quietly and calmly walks to the car, but he is talking uncontrollably and bouncing all over the vehicle as soon as the door shuts. When I pick up Maya, as soon as she sees it is me, she starts jumping up and down and telling the teacher that I have come to get her. As you can see, they are complete opposites.
FROM OUR PASTOR | How frightening are these times! Everywhere we look we see confusion and uncertainty, strife, and agitation. It is so easy to be overwhelmed by fear and anxiety.
FROM OUR FAMILY AND MUSIC MINISTER | Being a Christian doesnāt mean we will always understand why God allows certain things to happen in our lives. Parents get divorced. Friends and family members pass away. Bad things happen. Even people that we are close to are going to disappoint us. But, our faith can provide a hope that God is always with us no matter what problems get in our way.
FROM OUR PASTOR | What a wonderful God we serve! Our heart should overflow with love, thanksgiving and praise for Him. As Asaph wrote in Psalm 81, āSing for joy to God our strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacobā (verse 1).
FROM OUR FAMILY AND MUSIC MINSTER | As some of us get older, we tend to become more forgetful. Fortunately, this has not happened to me because I have always been forgetful.