Church Family,
I do hope your week is off to a great start and that you are finding God’s presence to be joyous. We’ve been in 1 Timothy for four weeks, and already it has provided great insight into our life together as a church, and our life lived within a society. This past Sunday particularly dealt with the reality that we exist in a society that has civil authorities. How relevant this section of 1 Timothy is for us today. During 2020 and now in 2021, questions about how the church should respond to civil authorities as they try to navigate pandemic issues are still here. In a world of polemic responses, 1 Timothy 2:1-7 grounds us. Our best response and responsibility is to PRAY and pray all sorts of prayer for those in high positions. If we give ourselves to prayer, we might find greater peace in our own hearts and a greater willingness of civil authorities not to hinder the church’s work. The point of those prayers is gospel-centered. In our prayers, we must be more concerned with gospel work than being right. We must be more concerned with gospel work than our own comfort. We must be more concerned with living holy lives than passing policies!
Get the Vision
We are just a few days away from our Get the Vision meeting. We will share a meal at this meeting and where the Lord is taking us as a church. We could not be more excited about the fall and anticipate great days ahead. Would you please plan on joining us this Sunday, August 29, at 5:30 pm? We will provide food and childcare. If you did not get a chance to sign up this past Sunday, please let me know you will be attending.
Prospective Members Class
One last reminder, our next Prospective Members Class will be Saturday, September 11 at 9 am. This class is designed to discuss the ins and outs of Light in the Desert Church. We will cover, what we believe, what the church is and why join, and lastly, all the nuts and bolts of LITDC. Many of you have already confirmed your attendance, but it’s not too late if you want to attend. All you have to do is let me know! It’s that easy!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Bryan