Pentecost Season 2024: Meaningful Ministry
“Ministry” is one of those churchy words that is often used, yet perhaps not fully understood. Ministry comes from the Latin word for “service.” Ministry involves serving others with love, compassion, and empathy. Helping someone with physical needs is sometimes called “compassion ministry.” Helping someone with their spiritual needs, sharing the good news of Christ, is generally called “gospel ministry.” We misunderstand ministry if we think of it as something only ministers do. While pastors are called to perform gospel ministry on behalf of others, ultimately every believer is called by God to reflect Christ-like love and share the message of salvation as God provides those opportunities.
In this worship series we will see our efforts to meet the needs of those God brings into our sphere of influence as meaningful ministry. In our service to them, those people see God’s love and God sees our faith. Our worship follows this pattern:
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost—Not Glee and Gratitude, but Rejection and Resentment
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost—Sent with God’s Own Authority
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Jesus Models a Compassionate Shepherd’s Heart
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost—God Meets Our Needs to Meet Others’ Needs
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost—Fear Not, for the Lord Is with You
Summer Office Hours
We’ve resumed our summer office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday 8 a.m. to Noon. Our office will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. and July 4 and 5 in observance of Independence Day. Look for our school year schedule to begin August 19.
Have a blessed summer, and “See You Sunday!”
FORWARD
Building Renovation and Expansion Project
FORWARD is our commitment to celebrating a century of God’s grace, investing in generations to come, and connecting the people of our community, all with the strength that Christ provides.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
-Matthew 28:19-20 EHV
