A Greeting From Our Pastor
As followers of Christ, our identity is not based on who we are or what we can do. Our identity is based on who Christ is and what Christ has done and is doing in and through us. Paul says it like this to the church at Colosse, "God has chosen to make known...the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
The Bible says that as part of His Body, the Church, we were "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Those good works need to be demonstrated toward the family of faith as well as those without Christ. It dosen't take money, programs, or buildings. It takes a community of believers, where Jesus is present, the Holy Spirit is operative, and everybody is welcome to believe that nothing is impossible with God.
In our church, where Jesus gets a hold of us, where He puts His spirit in us, where He does transforming work in our hearts and minds, and where we are given spiritual gifts to be able to do what we could not otherwise do in our own ability; we are empowered as Christ's body to serve one another, our local community, and the whole world with Heart to God...Hand to Man!
Blessings in Jesus' Name,
The Bible says that as part of His Body, the Church, we were "created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Those good works need to be demonstrated toward the family of faith as well as those without Christ. It dosen't take money, programs, or buildings. It takes a community of believers, where Jesus is present, the Holy Spirit is operative, and everybody is welcome to believe that nothing is impossible with God.
In our church, where Jesus gets a hold of us, where He puts His spirit in us, where He does transforming work in our hearts and minds, and where we are given spiritual gifts to be able to do what we could not otherwise do in our own ability; we are empowered as Christ's body to serve one another, our local community, and the whole world with Heart to God...Hand to Man!
Blessings in Jesus' Name,
Pastor Gerry Blood