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Outside the Box: Joyful Participation
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for the countless ways you share the love of God “outside the box” of what most people look for in church. We saw that this past weekend with the winter weather. I was thankful for the ways staff and volunteers stepped up to make worship happen on Sunday. We were able to film authentic worship...
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Outside the Box: Be the Church Together
Dear Fellow Ministers, What a joy it is to get to “be” church together! I thank God every single day for you and your witness in our community and world. You are making a difference for Christ, there can be no doubt. I enjoyed getting to participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. events in Matthews and to worship with...
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Outside the Box: Everyone Can Be Their Authentic Selves
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for your attentiveness to our worship series, The Journey From Hurt To Wholeness. You can view last week’s “Reaffirmation of Baptism” service here. This week we are going to be looking specifically at Psalm 40:1-11, but also looking at this scripture in the context of the larger picture of the entire psalm. It is a...
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Outside the Box: Back to Normal
Dear Fellow Ministers, I noticed driving into work this week that “normal” is back! Traffic let me know. I didn’t realize how uncluttered the roads had been (comparatively) during the holidays. I go to the YMCA several mornings a week and I have noticed that there seems to be more people there early in the morning. People are getting into...
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Outside the Box: The Journey from Hurt to Wholeness
Dear Fellow Ministers, Thank you for your presence, your prayers, and the excitement you shared over our Advent/Christmas worship and happenings! Approximately 2350 attended our seven Christmas Eve services, and we collected a total of $31,128.33 for the Mission Offering! 100% of the collection will be divided between our three Global Impact Partners of Matthews Free Medical Clinic, Matthews HELP...
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Outside the Box: Merry Christmas!
Dear Fellow Ministers, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Here we are… the waiting is almost over. Thank you for the beautiful way you have helped prepare for Christmas. Spiritually, what you all have done is so helpful. We have prayed about it, sung about it, gathered around it in all sorts of ways – ranging from a Blue Christmas/Longest Night Service this past...
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Outside the Box: Creating JOY
Dear Fellow Ministers, ‘Tis the season! For some that is a joyous thing and for others it conjures up emotions that are difficult. For us all, Christ was born! That is our message, always. We hope that the church can meet people where they are on that roller-coaster of emotions and offer them Jesus Christ. We will have our Longest...
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Outside the Box: Patience As We Wait
Dear Fellow Ministers, What a day to be back in the sanctuary this past Sunday! There was inspired worship with great music and fellowship. You can always view our services on our website. It is also a great link to send to friends to invite them to view our worship and see if they might want to join us. We...
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Outside the Box: Back to Sanctuary for Worship!
Dear Fellow Ministers, Your generosity and your dedication to God has paid off in so many ways. This Sunday, we will go back in the Sanctuary for all of our services! Thank you for your patience as you understand everything won’t be exactly “right” (and to be honest, as long as I am your Senior Pastor, it never will be...
