Thought For Sunday As We Go Into The Weekend

As God is preparing the message for Sunday's "Facebook Live" Worship I wanted to share a thought with you. The title will be "Press On Instead of Feeling Oppressed" from Philippians 3. Remember this . . .

I have great news for you today Christian!

Put your hand on your chest and feel the air go in and out of your lungs. Feel the pulse on your neck or your wrist. Look at what is around you! Look at “Who” is within you! You and I are alive, and given another opportunity to experience all that God has for us!

Philippians 3:14 New Living Translation

"I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us."

I look forward to worshiping with you all Sunday and unpacking this with you.

There will be some friendly faces helping out this week too :) Make sure your kiddos watch the beginning, Amy Fortner will share a word just for them. Enjoy your weekend as much as you can and keep pressing on!

Pastor James

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Pictures from Our Send Off for Nathan and Jody O'Neill

Last night was bittersweet for us as we said goodbye to our youth Pastor Nathan O'Neill and his wife Jody. They both have served well here and we know God will continue to bless them as Nathan goes to serve in his new ministry. Our love and prayers go with them.

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Pastor's Post: Worshiping Expectantly (Genesis 4:26)

I am so excited to be meeting in person on Sunday after only meeting virtually for the past two weeks on facebook live. I ran across this thought the other day. Moses wrote in Genesis about creation this gem: Genesis 4:26 NLT When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name. This is the first time since creation and the fall of man where worship was recorded as happening. This is the “genesis” of how and why we worship today. We do not worship an unnamed impersonal God. We worship “Yahweh” (“I Am”)! He is our creator, Heavenly father. Worship is not an obligation, it is a privilege! It is an expression of our love for God for all He has given us! I encourage you to worship Him Sunday with other believers. Whether it be with our church family or another one. Worship corporately with those who want to do the same. Let’s not take our worship opportunities for granted but vi...

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