Hello
Emmanuel,
Pentecost
is coming. Time to wear red. Time to rediscover what Pentecost is and why
the Pastor is so excited.
My
excitement is multi-fold. First, I haven’t
looked forward to summer like I have this year.
I’m not sure why except that I perhaps haven’t lamented a winter like I
have this past one. For some reason, the
cold just got to me more than usual.
Does that mean I’m getting old?
In any case, Pentecost means warm weather is here.
Secondly,
baptisms are going to happen Sunday. In
fact, it will be a 3 generational baptism.
I don’t think I’ve ever done 3 generations at once. Celebrating God’s grace in such a way is going
to be fantastic. Son, Mom and Grandma
are going to celebrate God’s grace in the water. I might need to have extra water on hand.
Thirdly—and
I feel like I say this so often—the new faces at Emmanuel bring so many
possibilities for new disciples of Jesus and new servers to the many ministries
we implement. I’m wondering how many we’ll
have at the Roots Class on Saturday at 9:00.
Let the Discipleship Pathway be discussed!!! Woohoo!!
Fourthly,
a new sermon series starts. Discussing
the work of the Holy Spirit always seems to be attention-getting. People want to know how God speaks to them
right now. I’m looking forward to a
change of gears and moving from having hope in the resurrection to having
fulfillment in living today. I hope you
come and hear about a Wild Goose Chase.
So
how could I not be excited right now? I
hope you are excited too! Sometimes I
feel like I’m just riding a wave of grace through 2014. I hope your summer will be a time you see God
working among you. Take time to soak it
in and celebrate it.
God
is Good,
Pastor
Joe
Oh…
and on a side note, we are tweaking our bulletin and making it a
newsletter. Our intent is to be more
informative to more people about what Emmanuel is doing and how to get
involved. We want as many servants as
possible. So pay attention to how the bulletin…
I mean, newsletter… changes over the next several weeks.
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