Dear Friends,
I have three things to share with you today:
A CORRECTION - In yesterday's email I inadvertently put the normal time for our school chapel service, but because tomorrow is Good Friday, our special chapel service for our school will be at 11:00 a.m., not the earlier time I mentioned yesterday. All are welcome!
A REPORT - We ended up receiving $88,045 for our 2009/2010 Faith Promise year! Many thanks to those who gave at the eleventh hour because it really made a difference in our ability to support our missionaries during these hard times. This means God provided 72% of our total amount promised, which is very good in our challenging economic environment. And after just one Sunday, our Faith Promises for the 2010/2011 year are $59,080! Again, historically it takes several weeks for all our Faith Promises to come in, so this is a great start! If you have not yet participated in our Faith Promise adventure, there will be forms available in our worship center for the next few weeks. Let's see if we can't demonstrate great faith in hard times by breaking the $100,000 barrier!
A REPORT - We ended up receiving $88,045 for our 2009/2010 Faith Promise year! Many thanks to those who gave at the eleventh hour because it really made a difference in our ability to support our missionaries during these hard times. This means God provided 72% of our total amount promised, which is very good in our challenging economic environment. And after just one Sunday, our Faith Promises for the 2010/2011 year are $59,080! Again, historically it takes several weeks for all our Faith Promises to come in, so this is a great start! If you have not yet participated in our Faith Promise adventure, there will be forms available in our worship center for the next few weeks. Let's see if we can't demonstrate great faith in hard times by breaking the $100,000 barrier!
A QUOTE - Here is a fascinating quote that is attributed to an anonymous 18th century Scottish writer:
The average age of the world’s great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence...from bondage to spiritual faith...from spiritual faith to courage...from courage to liberty...from liberty to abundance...from abundance to selfishness...from selfishness to complacency…from complacency to apathy...from apathy to dependency...from dependency back to bondage.
Where is America in this sequence? Some have suggested we are moving from complacency to apathy. Resurrection Power is what gives us the ability to reject apathy and work for the Kingdom of God! This Easter, may we know with the apostle Paul, "the power of his resurrection"!
I hope to see you at tonight's Holy Thursday Communion service!
Because He Lives,
Pastor John
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