Pastor’s Note 05/30/2024
As we turn the page to another month in our calendar, June marks the start of summer and a time for changing our routines. Whether it is going for walks in the evening or heading down to the beach to cool off, doing things differently in the summer is natural. So let me encourage you to change your routine to include prayer.
Once again, I want to invite you to join our church in praying throughout the summer months 3 times a day.
“I gratefully thank you, O living and eternal King. For You have returned my soul within me with compassion, abundant is Your faithfulness.”
The LORD is my shepherd I shall not want,
He leads me in the right paths, for His Name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil,
for You are with me. Your rod and Your staff
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings sleep to my eyes and slumber to my eyelids. May it be Your will, Lord my God and God of my ancestors, that I lie down in peace and that I arise in peace.
- In the morning (when you awake)
- At mid-day (at 12:12pm so we can all remember)
- In the evening (before you go to sleep)
Pastor’s Note 05/16/2024
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday and we celebrate the birth of the church and the sending of the Holy Spirit, indwelling and empowering the people of God.
So let me ask, “How have you experienced the empowerment of the Holy Spirit in your life?” It may have been something dramatic or it may have been a subtle prompting but the Holy Spirit is alive and active in our lives and in our world.
My hope is that God’s indwelling Spirit might empower each of us to be participants in His Kingdom work and not just spectators throughout the week. The Spirit’s indwelling is empowering all of us to participate in God’s work right here in Lakeside and East County. Pray that you might be empowered by the Spirit in both dramatic or subtle ways so that you might make a difference in your neighborhood today.
Have a great rest of the week and I will see you on Sunday as we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the church.