Sharing Christ, Changing Lives

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

Dual citizenship, or multiple citizenship, is when a single person is legally recognized as a citizen of two or more countries at the same time.  Like many countries, the USA allows its citizens to be a citizen of another country if certain conditions are met.  For example, a child born in France to a U.S. citizen is granted citizenship in the USA. 

As Christian whose faith is born of the Holy Spirit, you have a dual citizenship.  You are a member of God’s Kingdom of Power on earth, and you are a member of God’s Kingdom of Grace.  Each kingdom requires us to exercise certain rights and privileges according to the Almighty God, some of which may surprise you.  And that is where we are headed in this weekend’s message.

This Sunday, my Bible Study begins a journey through the Old Testament.  We’ll start at chapter 1 of Genesis and over the next several years, read through all 46 books.  Our conversations are engaging and lively, and we strive to apply what we learn to daily life.  If you aren’t part of a Bible study on Sunday, now is a perfect time to join.  We meet in Room 112 (the conference room) on Sundays at 9:45 am.

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark 

 Dear Members, Friends, and Guests,

 It’s always one of the first questions that gets asked when men meet each other:  what do you do for a living or what did you do for a living?  For men, what you say next will define who you are in the other man’s eyes.  High status jobs get respect and define you as a success in life. A man who says he is a day laborer might get a sympathetic nod, but that’s about it. 

On the Sea of Galilee, a trio of experienced fishermen came up short after a night of fishing.  Inevitably, they would be asked that day, “How did you do?  How big was your catch?”.  Their answer, “Nothing” would define them as failures in their own eyes and in the eyes of their peers.  That is, until Jesus enters the situation…

As he does in any situation, the Risen Lord changes things – for the better.  Not only do their economic futures vastly improve, but their lives are “re-defined” for the better as well.  This weekend, we’ll discover that He can do the same for us when we come up short as well.  That’s where we are headed in this weekend’s message.

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Pastor Mark