March 2017 Worship
Church Family,
Hebrews 4:14-16 says, “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then draw near to the throne of grace to help in time of need.”
This is my prayer for our Church family as we move into a new season of spring. I pray we could consider Christ, who He is, and the implications that His perfect, sinless life has on our lives. Jesus knows. Jesus understands our struggles. He understands our weaknesses. He understands our temptations. But Jesus, who was without sin, he is our Great High Priest. Because He is our Great High Priest, we can draw near to him at all times. In the good, in the bad, in the uncertainly, and in the valley, we can draw near to Him. We can draw near to him with confidence that he knows us, he understands us, and he loves us. It’s an honor to know Jesus, which we are unworthy of. And there’s power in being known by Him. As we move forward together, let’s lean into Jesus. Let’s depend on Him. Let’s learn from Him. And let’stake comfort in knowing that we are known by Him and loved by Him. Let’s worship with this truth deep in our hearts. On
Sundays, we’re singing to and worshipping to a God who knows us and loves us deeply. It doesn’t get much better than that.
On another note, as we move forward, there are few thing that I want you to be aware of. To begin, our next Kids Praise Saturday is on Saturday, March 17th. This is during our next Growth Initiative Weekend, and we want you and your children to be involved in both. So, if you are planning to come to The Growth Initiative that day, please bring your children so that they can be involved in worship. The children who come on Saturday will learn the worship set for Sunday, and on Sunday, they will lead our church in worship in our 2nd and 3rd services. Please plan to be a part!
Lastly, on Friday night, April 14th, we are having a Good Friday Night of Worship. I want to ask you and your family to make every effort to be a part of this. It will be a powerful evening as we come together and contemplate the Cross, Jesus’ death, and what that means for our lives. We will then follow up with a huge celebration on Easter Sunday, April 16th, in light of Jesus power of death, and his resurrection. What a great weekend it will be! Make plans to be present! I love you all, and I love worshiping with you every week. See you Sunday!
In Christ,
Jared