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Dear Friends,
It is an honor and privilege to serve
the Lord with you. As we move forward in ministry together, grounded
in prayer and the Bible, those who have a heart for God are not
informed but transformed by the good news of Jesus Christ!
The church used to be the place to
turn for healing, wholeness and hope and now the church is just
one of many places to consider when searching to establish identity
and find rest. We are a broken people and a broken society. We
struggle with broken marriages, broken families, broken dreams
and broken spirits. But in Christ we can be made whole again.
Our challenge as a church is to seek and meet people’s physical,
emotional and spiritual needs. This means not just declaring the
good news but making it relevant to our lives. Many people may
know stories from the Bible but it is my hope that we see God’s
word as a living word that can bring life and transformation to
our lives here and now. And as we do that we might see “church”
as something to be rather than something to do. It is important
that we help people both inside and outside the walls of the church
to become disciples of Christ, living a life Monday through Sunday
in a vital relationship with God.
It is my hope that the one true Hope
found in Jesus Christ is discussed and wrestled with in honest,
open and safe settings both inside the church and outside in the
community.
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