A Note From Our Music Director - August 15th, 2018

When In Our Worship God Is Glorified

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand And cast a wishful eye
To Canaan’s fair and happy land, 

Where my possessions lie.
I am bound for the promised land, 

I am bound for the promised land; 

O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. 

Youth Corner - August 15th, 2018

Jesus’ love for us covers a multitude of sin “Simon, son of John, do you love me....... Jesus said to Peter a second and third time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?” John 21:15-17 

Have you ever felt unworthy of God’s love? Felt like you disappointed God beyond the point of forgiveness and grace? Felt like you could no longer serve God because of a past mistake? I absolutely love this portion of scripture because Jesus is saying to Peter,

Pastoral Thoughts - August 15th, 2018

Grace and Peace brothers and sisters,
Who (or what) is a Disciple? Rev. Dr. Steven Manskar in his excellent book Disciples Making Disciples, defines a Disciple as one “who has faith in Christ, and their faith bears fruit by....doing no harm, by avoiding evil, by doing good to all as often as possible, and by practicing the instituted means of grace.” Although most churches discuss faith in individual or “personal” terms, Discipleship is much more than personal growth and holiness; it is something we share in and develop alongside fellow Christians. The image of the Jerusalem Cross (below) gives us a model to understand this and other aspects of discipleship.