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Worship January 2017

Church Family,

What a year is has been!  A year ago, Annaclaire and I lived in Mississippi praying and believing in God’s direction for our lives.  Here we are a year later, serving with you, worshipping with you, and doing life along side of you.  As we reflect on this past year, we are so thankful to God for bringing this wonderful Church Family into our lives.  In just a short time we have seen God work through His Church at Oakhill, we have made friendships that feel like family, and we look forward to growing together for years to come.  Thank you for loving Annaclaire and I so well over this past year.  Thank you for partnering with us and the rest of our Church Family for the sake of the Gospel.  I firmly believe that 2017 will be an incredible year as we move forward into what God has in store for our Church.

As we look forward, I want to bring up the words of a worship song that I believe is fitting for us. The words say,

     “I will look up, for there is none above you,

      I will bow down, to tell you that I need you,

      Jesus, Lord of all,

      I will look back, and see that you are faithful,

      I look ahead believing you are able,

      Jesus, Lord of all.”

I hope that as you look back on 2016, you see the faithfulness of God.  In the good times and the bad, I believe we can always see the faithfulness of God.  God’s love is constant and his grace if sufficient.  If we believe this promise we can always see the faithfulness of God in every season.  Because of this faithfulness we can look ahead with confidence and hope.  We can believe that God is “able to do abundantly more than all we ask or think”, according to Ephesians 3:20.  God’s grace is enough for us, His power is sufficient for us, and his promise to be faithful is always true.  I ask that you believe this with me as we turn the page to 2017.  We believe His promise and we worship in light of it.  He is faithful and He is able.

In Christ,

Jared

Kid's Happenings January 2017

Hello Church Family,

Happy New Year!  I have been praying that everyone has a wonderful holiday season.  I know that 2016 brought a lot of up’s and down’s for so many of us.  I’m thankful that we had each other to share in those moments.  To have a church family that encourages, uplifts, prays, cries, laughs, and shares in all of the emotional times that this life brings is such a blessing.  We have a very special church family.  I hear of many churches that are our size that have a disconnect within the relationship of the church.  I am in awe so many times when I see and hear about how close of a church family we are.  This is something we should all cherish and desire more of. 

Just recently my family and I were able to join a group of other families within our church to start an evening small group (2:42 group).  This has been such a blessing for everyone involved.  We meet in a home, share snacks, fellowship, dive into the word, share our struggles , thoughts and do life together.   It’s a wonderful group and a time that I look forward to each week.  We are able to slow down our day and relax on the couch while the children play together during our lesson time.  Of course, we check when needed, but for the most part it’s their time to fellowship as well.

As a children’s director and a parent, it makes me smile to see that the children love this time together just as much as their parents.  And the children are fully seeing their parents sitting with other adults with their bibles open and learning more of His word.  They are understanding that this is a time that even adults need, not just children.  Sometimes when we separate ourselves from our kids during our quiet time it becomes “out of sight, out of mind” for them.  What an amazing example we are setting for these young ones.  If we don’t teach our children how to follow Christ, the world will teach them not to.  I love being able to love on all the children and serve alongside each of you as we help families to raise up the next generation of our church.  I pray you had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.