It's A Family Affair
Our theme for this year is “Focus on Family”, and as such we are striving to make a deliberate attempt to provide our families with the best possible resources to strengthen their Christian witness. As we continue seeking ways of making your family’s spiritual enrichment a success, we also welcome your input to this effort. After all, if we are to be the body of Christ and become a part of the larger Church, all of us must feel a sense of pride and ownership in who we are and where we live out our Christian faith.
Our Family Night Live activities are growing stronger each week and several new activities are being added to the line-up of what we are able to provide families when they attend. Because what we do is considered a Family Affair, we do not want to have fun and fulfillment without you. Therefore, if you are available on Wednesday nights, please feel free to join us for a good time in the Lord.
When it comes to worship, we continue to improve in our authentic attempt to evoke the presence of the Holy Spirit in our services. As we grow in our ability to trust one another and the Holy Spirit, exciting and miraculous things will reveal themselves to us. I do not know about you, but I feel a strong spirit of love and kinship permeating our congregation. We are quickly becoming a group of wounded healers who are determined to maintain spiritual integrity and a spirit of wholeness in all of our gatherings.
Our children and young people are becoming visible and I pray we continue to make them a major priority in all that we do. The children’s sermon and other opportunities for our children to participate in the worship service remind me of the Church of old when as a child, I looked forward to serving God in the sanctuary.
All in all, there is enough excitement around First United Methodist to start an epidemic that will spill out into the greater Franklin County area much like the spirit of Pentecost causing our church to grow like we have never seen or experienced.
It is my prayer that each of you feel the excitement and the love that is ours to share as we continue to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
