Update on my Dad
I want to thank you all for your care and concern regarding my dad. He’s been through neck surgery this week. I am happy to report that the surgery was a success. He is now on a long road to recovery. Highland, we rejoice over you! Every call, message and visit reminds us we are loved and strengthens us. Our family is so grateful for you.
Congratulations, to Troy & Sara Catherine
Troy and Sara Catherine have welcomed a beautiful little girl into their hearts and home, Ida Grace. Mom and baby are doing well and hope to come home soon. We celebrate the joy of the Lord alongside them, as they enter a new chapter in their lives.
Food Collection For Those In Need
At times, our neighbors are running short on groceries. We would love to keep a few items on hand to help as needed. Due to limited space, we cannot keep our usual food boxes but we could store a few bags at a time. The items pictured are an example of items needed. The cost for these items is about $35 per set. We could also use some of the reusable shopping bags for distributing the items. If you are interested in purchasing a set, please contact the church.
The Food Mill offers a food give away every second and fourth Tuesday at the Fox Community Center from 2:30-6:00. The next one is this coming Monday, July 24.
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A Summer Session Bible Study, Sundays, at 9am.
Grateful so many of you have signed up for Joseph's study. There’s still room, though. Classes start August 6th, 9am. They will be held in our educational facility. To sign up, go to our weekly update and complete the registration form.
Throughout the Week
Mondays @ M2540, 6:30pm
Mondays @ M2540 is an opportunity for us to love our neighbor and share the gospel with them, too. Come, be part of imparting the love of Christ alongside M2540 each Monday, at 6:30pm.
Prayer Gathering, Wednesdays, 9am
Perhaps the most definitive role of the church is to pray. Join our prayer team led by Patti Clark each Wednesday, 9am-10am, at the Firehouse.
Throughout the Weekend
Chicken & Rice, Saturdays, 10am
As our Chicken & Rice Team continues to carry the love of Christ into our streets, please know we welcome all to share in this ministry. They meet at the cafe’, 10am, on Saturdays.
OUR WORK DAY SATURDAY, JULY 29th, 9am–11am
Men, let’s plan to get together Saturday, July 29th, from 9am-11am for a work day. The work day would consist of cleaning up the construction site. We plan to clear and remove the debris around the site so that we can begin to take some ownership of our property. Bring your sons, too! All are welcome to throw in a helping-hand.
Randall Lake’s 80th Birthday
July 29th is Randall’s 80th birthday. A party will be held at Brookdale, where he is still receiving care. If you are interested in attending, please let me know and I will get you the details.
Sunday Mornings at 9am
Coffee & Conversation is a simple way to connect with one another and worship together. All are welcome. Jo Ellen closes out our time together with a devotion that allows us to firm up our grip on Scripture – so applicable! Our Men’s Bible Study, led by Robert Singleton, is held in our church’s educational wing, at 9am. The men that attend are a great group of men, who really discuss living, according to God’s Word. All men are welcome to join the discussion.
Sunday Mornings at 10am
All are welcome to join us at our church service, which is held at 10am each Sunday morning, in the Firehouse (3402 6th Ave), until construction on our new facility is completed. As we bring this series in for a landing, I want to look at the last part of Colossians 3 in three sections:
How Paul directs us to steward our hearts:
“Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
How we are instructed to steward our lives in the church and in community:
Church: “And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
Community: “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” “Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.”
3. How we are instructed to steward our lives in our homes:
“Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.”
As we near the close of this series, this framework will help us gain our footing in order to live out the text, together. I look forward to honing in here Sunday.
I love you, Highland.
Looking forward to seeing you Sunday,
Rob