This week is no ordinary week in the life of our church. In fact all you need to do is show up around 9:00 am and you will notice a sea of parents and children rushing into the building. This week is our Vacation Bible School week and today there were over 1,100 leaders and children here!
Each day this week between 9:00 and noon these kids will have an opportunity to hear the Gospel and be challenged by the Scriptures as they study about some of the heroes of the faith. They will also have opportunities to fellowship, play games, sing, and make crafts. VBS is a wonderful outreach to families in our community.
In your prayer time this week take a few moments to pray for the next generation and their families. Pray for all that is transpiring this week through Vacation Bible School. Pray that children will give their lives to Christ and spend their lifetimes passionately pursuing Him.
Finally, if you think about it this week take a moment to thank Karen Malek and her team working with pre-schoolers and Sheri King and her team working with our children. They have spent countless hours preparing for this week and they are phenomenal leaders!
WT
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Calvary West...A Step of Faith
I have been a member of Calvary Baptist Church for most of my life. It is where I gave my life to Christ and was baptized. It was where countless people invested their time, resources, and Biblical wisdom into me and countless others. Through those years there have been times where, as a church, we have decided to take steps of faith that would seek to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Those steps have included building buildings that would facilitate growth, beginning strategic initiatives and programs that address needs within our community, and a strong commitment to sending both short-term and long-term missionaries throughout the world.
I believe that yesterday, June 22, our church took another great step of faith in voting to move forward with starting a second campus in Davie County. The motion, brought from our deacons passed with 99% approval! This vote comes in the wake of countless hours of prayer, seeking the will of God, and planning.
My prayer is that we will look back at this defining moment years from now and rejoice over the countless lives that have been changed because of the willingness of our church to take a step of faith in order that the Gospel might go forward. It is such a great privilege serving at a church where the people long to honor God and are passionate about the bringing the "Good News" to the world.
WT
Those steps have included building buildings that would facilitate growth, beginning strategic initiatives and programs that address needs within our community, and a strong commitment to sending both short-term and long-term missionaries throughout the world.
I believe that yesterday, June 22, our church took another great step of faith in voting to move forward with starting a second campus in Davie County. The motion, brought from our deacons passed with 99% approval! This vote comes in the wake of countless hours of prayer, seeking the will of God, and planning.
My prayer is that we will look back at this defining moment years from now and rejoice over the countless lives that have been changed because of the willingness of our church to take a step of faith in order that the Gospel might go forward. It is such a great privilege serving at a church where the people long to honor God and are passionate about the bringing the "Good News" to the world.
WT
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