Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John

Addition to newsletter:

Please add to the list of October birthdays:

Connor Neece:  10/14

Kendall Neece:  10/21

Daily Briefing:

Grace and peace to all in the name of Christ Jesus our Lord.

Many have come to understand that the present-day church is facing several uphill challenges with respect to the effects of a viral pandemic and matters of social and political unrest. Some have come to assert that there may be no future for the church, at least in its present form and structure. Still others seek to withdraw or attempt to find new techniques to "save" the institution. Others still wonder where God might be in all this.

As Christians, as followers of that which Jesus had taught and continues to teach, we must come to a firm understanding that no matter the physical and social challenges we may be facing, Jesus continues to be and will always be the Lord of life; and, therefore, the church will be as long as God in Christ desires it to be. Before any engagement with adaptations to structures and techniques, programs and performances (if at all presumptive), it is imperative that our primary focus is to be centered on the creative and sustaining and transforming lordship of the risen Jesus. The church in all its historical forms and structures exists not as an end in and of itself, but rather as the earthy means as the "body of Christ" chosen and directed by Christ to continue to share the "good news" of God's eternal promise, often addressed as peace and salvation.

As Christians, we are to come to an understanding that through the gift of faith brought to us by a gracious and loving God that whatever may come to be, that is, a future, is ultimately in the hands of Christ Jesus. The church, even in the midst of challenges and present-day obstacles, will be guided into God's promised future as long as God desires it to be, and its eternal existence falls not into any ultimate dependence on existing structures and forms or the perceptions and perspectives born of doubt and despair. As Christ lives, so shall the church.

Therefore, in the meantime, may our focus be on faith and faithfulness, the qualities of belief in Jesus and the ability to follow in his ways, to trust in his word and to submit to his lordship. Such connections are made possible in and through prayer and participation in the fellowship of other believers, whom God draws together as the "body of Christ" for our time and place.

Hear this counsel of Jesus: "Have faith in God! Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you are receiving it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:22-24).

Believe Jesus and follow his way. It is that which bears life and life everlasting!  Pastor John