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Kid's Happenings June 2018

Summertime Fun!
Be “in-the-know” this summer when it comes to kids…

• June 10th - Bake Sale Fundraiser for Kids Camp located in the main lobby between worship services.
• June 12th 6-8 pm - Skate World fun for the whole family. Admission is free. Skate rental is $3 for skates or $4 for inline skates.
• June 25th - 29th 6-8:30 pm “Gear Up and Get Ready, Game On!” for vacation bible school. LifeWay 2018 VBS invites your kids to grab their megaphones, lace up their cleats, and tune up their instruments. As they fill up the offensive line, sideline, and drum line, your players, cheerleaders, and band members will realize God has given them His ultimate playbook. He wants them to join His team, train hard, celebrate salvation, and encourage one another. Help to get your child in the spirit by pre-registering them on our church website.
• July 1st 6:00 pm - Fireworks Celebration - Free! Hot dogs, chips, drinks and ice cream provided by the church.    Inflatables & games.  Fireworks at dark.  Bring lawn chairs and pop-up tents.  Invite your friends!
• Starting July 8th (Sunday evenings 6-7:30 pm) - “Life Lessons for Kids” - While parents take part in discipleship classes, kids will also have bible lessons, games and activities.
• July 18th all day - Burdette Park Swimming - discounted $5 admission tickets available at the Welcome Desk.
• July 26th - 29th Kids Camp @ Crossing Cedermore for upcoming 3rd - 6th grade $275 is the cost per child.
• August 5th - Promotion Sunday - All children will promote up into their new grade appropriate class.

I am so excited for the summer fun that we have planned for your children and family. I pray your children are able to take part in these awesome opportunities to have fun and more importantly grow in their relationship with Christ.

Thank you for allowing me to love on your little ones.
God Bless,

Pastor's Points May 2018

Dear Church Family,
I pray that you and your family are doing well and are enjoying the blessings of God that He provides in our lives!  We have so much to be thankful for.  I know our church  family has been blessed in great ways!  I have no answer as to why, other than the good pleasure of God upon us.  God has been drawing people to our church and we are growing in numbers and in our financial support as well.  Last year we finished a little less than 100% of our budget so we adjusted our 2018 budget to reflect this.  But so far in 2018 we are ahead of budget by about 10%!  This level of giving will fund the ministries of our church as well allow us to give more to our North American and International missions ministries!  All I can say is thank you God and thank you all for being faithful to give out of God’s blessings in your lives.  I am so excited to see what God is going to continue to do among us as we serve Him together.
In the month of May we have many things to celebrate, but one group that we will honor is our recent graduates.  It is a great achievement to graduate whether it be high school or college.  But the one thing that I have learned in this life is that we must be continual learners throughout our lives.  Especially as followers of Jesus.  We never graduate or arrive spiritually in this life.  I love what David Mathis has to say about ongoing learning.  He says…

“Wisdom does not come automatically with age (Job 32:8–9). You’ll find plenty of foolish old fogies out there.

For many aged saints, gray hair and a good head go hand in hand. But for others, far too many others, length of life only entrenches stubbornness, irritability, and careless ways of thinking and living. Life experience may increase inevitably with age, but without some long-term pattern of receptivity and intentionality, multiplied experiences will only create more    confusion than clarity.

For Christians in particular, the stakes are even higher for cultivating holy curiosity and the mindset of a lifelong    learner. Teaching and learning are at the very heart of our faith. To be a “disciple” means to be a “learner.” Our Master is the consummate teacher, and the central task of his under shepherds in the local church is teaching (Titus 1:9; 1 Timothy 3:2; 5:17; Hebrews 13:7; Matthew 28:20). God designed the church to be a community of lifelong learners under the  earthly guidance of leaders who are teachers at heart.

The Christian faith is not a finite course of study for the front-end of adulthood. Our mindset shouldn’t be to first do our learning and then spend the rest of our lives drawing from that original deposit of knowledge. Rather, ongoing health in the Christian life is inextricably linked to ongoing learning.”

Let’s keep loving and learning together for the glory of God!

 I love you and I love being your pastor!