Update

So as you know my family and I are heading out of town this week for our family vacation. The kids are all excited and packing as I speak. People are running around looking for all of the last minute items they have remembered they want to have with them. We are heading to Deer Lake in Northern Washington and will be there for the next two weeks. Please pray for our safety and that our rest would refuel us for the rockin' awesome months ahead at church.

Our children's ministry leader and good friend, Steve Marlow, will be speaking the next two Sundays at church. Steve has poured his heart and soul into serving God at our church over the last year and has earned the right to be heard by all of us. He is speaking this week on "The Path." Is where you are and what you are doing right now in life random and meaningless or is it a part of a greater direction and path that your life is taking? Next week... THINK ORANGE!! Come here what Steve has to say about the future of our children's and youth ministry here at the church. Trust me, you will love these two weeks. I have already heard Steve, and these messages are great.

Donny and Katie Hood are new to the church and are proud to announce the birth of their second child and first girl, Lily Mae, born last Sunday. Mom and baby are doing great and may be in church Sunday. The Hood's are new to the area as well, so our church has the opportunity to be a real blessing to them just by being excited for them and communicating that to them. If you want to bring Lily Mae a present, I'm sure that would be great too.

Daryle Sexton has surgery on July 31st and Heidi Braden is still home recovering from her surgery. Please pray for both of these folks.

Finally, Sunday, August 23rd, is going to be another important day that I want everyone in church who can possibly make it. I will be announcing a name change and giving the concept behind it, as well as highlighting where our church has been and where we are going. I need everyone to be here that day to get it firsthand.

God bless you all and thank you for your prayers for us while we are away. See you when we get back!

Tim

Church Update

Hello Again Everybody!

Tomorrow our kids are having their Talent Show.  If they want to participate they need to bring their talent with them.  Don't forget props or whatever goes along with that.  We are also starting a two week series tomorrow on the basics of the Christian Faith.  Seriously, I you have a friend or family member that does not know Jesus, tomorrow would be a great day to bring them to church.  Also, if you could all mark August 23 on your calendar as a Sunday that your pastor wants everyone who can possibly make it to be in church, that would be great.  I have something exciting to talk to everyone about that day.

I hope everyone had a great fourth of July.  Those of you on vacation... soak it up, we hope you are having a great time!  In a few short weeks we will be thinking about getting back to school and back to our routines.  I'm praying for all of you to have a great rest of the summer... and to keep God in focus in your hearts and minds.  It won't be long until Upstreet and Xtreme are back up and running.  Speaking of that, pray for Heidi Braden to have a good recovery from her surgery.  She is home getting better now.  

You will be noticing some improvements to our Auditorium in the coming weeks.  Tomorrow there will be a partially built stage resting over in the corner.  Be careful around that.  Also, pray about our growth that we will be experiencing this fall.  Space is going to be a problem before we know it.  Pray for God to open doors and give us wisdom.

Congratulations to Charlotte Messenbrink.  She will be getting married next Saturday.  Pray for Chris and Charlotte as they begin their new life together.

You are all very important to me.  It is such a blessing to get to see you every Sunday.  If you haven't been to church in a while, we miss you!  Try to make it tomorrow!

God bless!

Tim

CCC Update

Hello Again,

Hope you have had a great week and are planning on having a fun 4th of July. What a blessing God has given us to allow us to live in this great country of ours. I am looking forward to seeing you all again this Sunday as we complete our series in the book of Proverbs. The thought this week will be about our trust in the scriptures contrasted to other things we could choose to trust. I hope that your faith in God's word is strengthened through this weeks message. Next week we are going to start a two week series on the simplicity of the Christian faith from the book of Romans. It would be a great time to bring a visitor who has questions about God.

Hey, I would like to ask all of you for a favor. Go to Starting Point. It is THE place to learn the basics about our church and what we believe in a casual, non threatening format. Even if you are not new to the church but aren't sure what you believe or your church believes, go and ask questions and enjoy the atmosphere. Starting Point meets every Sunday during the 10 am hour immediately following worship music. The group meets in the basement of the Upstreet building.

It will be great to have our band back this Sunday for some great music. I believe we have the best. God has really blessed us! Thanks guys for all your hard work.... and gals!

Big things are coming up this fall! We will be making many improvements to our worship environment thanks to a designated donation that came in. We will also be implementing a strategy that will be a great help in reaching the unchurched people around us who know they need something more in their life. Pray, pray, pray that God will bless our efforts to reach people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. All that we do, we do for His glory.

That is it for now. I prayed today for our church body as a whole... that God would keep our hearts soft during the distracting summer months and our eyes focused on Him. Thank you all for your faithfulness. It makes my heart happy.

Tim