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January 2012
Happy New Year
Family!
As we enter 2012, I am excited about the new
opportunities God will give us to serve and
expand His Kingdom. Our 2012 theme is "Radical
by Choice" and we are praying for miracles in
the name of Jesus Christ! Please be prayerful
and ask the Holy Spirit to show you ways you can
personally evangelize and share the good news
called the Gospel. Remember, all of us are
called to be ambassadors for Christ living in
holiness and love while active in witness.
May you bear much fruit in the name of Jesus,
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November/December 2011
16 Rejoice
always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in
all circumstances; for this is God’s will for
you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Greetings Family,
Grace, mercy and
peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ our Savior,
I am always excited
about the fall of the year when the season
changes and we begin to see the vibrant colors
of nature. I also look forward to the season of
Thanksgiving and the opportunity to say thanks
to all of the people who bless my life on a
daily basis.
November is
appreciation month at the Grove, and we will
have opportunity to show our gratitude to an
individual, family, ministry, leader of the
church at large. During each worship service,
you will have an opportunity to offer a 60
second expression or shout out. Please notify
the pastor by noon on Wednesday before worship
if you plan to participate.
As Paul said
to the church at Thessalonica, we should
encourage one another and build each other up.
Please take advantage of this opportunity.
Yours in Christ,
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October 2011
1 Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the
sin that so easily entangles. And let us run
with perseverance the race marked out for us,
Hebrews 12:1
Greetings Family,
Grace, mercy and
peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ our Savior,
I am in awe of God as we enter a new season and
witness the magnificent changes in nature. I am
praying that each of you will experience a
greater awareness of God’s presence in your life
and daily activities.
Sometimes the movement of God is so subtle, we
miss our messages, instructions and assignments.
Therefore, quiet time, mediation and prayer are
essential spiritual disciplines to promote
fellowship with our heavenly father.
All of you know that our “mortgage reduction”
goal is $55,000 by Sunday October 9th, and
achievement of this goal will help us to secure
the future of our church. Each disciple is asked
to give a sacrificial offering so that we will
be able to celebrate one hundred percent
participation. Remember, Jesus made the ultimate
sacrifice so that we might have a more abundant
life. God will bless our united efforts to be on
one accord, my prayers and love are always with
you.
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August
2011/September 2011
Greetings PGC Family,
I am excited that we are being intentional in
honoring God in every area of our lives. We want
to be a “Five Star Church”, therefore, we must
be “Five Star” disciples. The bible teaches us
that our relationship with God must be grounded
in love as recorded in Mark 12:28-34a…
28 One of the teachers of
the law came and heard them debating. Noticing
that Jesus had given them a good answer, he
asked him, “Of all the commandments, which one
is the most important?”
29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, is
this: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the
Lord is one.
30 Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind and with all your strength.
31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as
yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than
these.”
32 “Well said teacher,” the man replied. “You
are right in saying that God is one and there is
no other but Him.
33 To love him with all your heart, with all
your understanding and with all your strength,
and to love your neighbor as yourself is more
important than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices.” 34 When Jesus saw that he had
answered wisely he said to him, “You are not far
from the kingdom of God.”I am asking everyone to
make a commitment to serve, study and tithe
(give) according to biblical principles so that
we are on one accord.
I am counting on you to do your part in lifting
up the name of Jesus which ultimately expands
the kingdom of God. God’s favor is upon us and
we look forward to new miracles in our midst as
we obey the word of God!
In loving service,
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July 2011
17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit
of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who
with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s
glory, are being transformed into his likeness
with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the
Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
Greetings Saints of God,
As we rejoice in the life God has given us
through Jesus Christ, we can tolerate the hot
temperatures of July. Paul reminds the church at
Corinth that there is freedom where the Spirit
of the Lord exists. I am praying that we will
walk in liberation and freedom not only in July
as we celebrate our independence but every day
of our lives. We thank
God that the sentence of death pronounced by the
law on the lawbreaker has been annulled and
replaced by the free life-giving grace of the
new covenant.
May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ always be
with you,
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June 2011
40 Then
he returned to his disciples and found them
sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me
for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and
pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26:40-41, NIV
Greetings Family,
Welcome to the month of June which we are
declaring our month of focused community service
and prayer! It’s time to pray for our Nation,
President, Elected Officials, Families,
Neighbors, Co-workers and Friends.
Our world is in crisis mode but we have power in prayer
when we pray in the name of our Lord & Savior Jesus
Christ. We are living in an extraordinary season of life
when everyone needs a word of encouragement to remain
faithful to God and cling to their dreams. Please join
me in daily focused prayer. Anytime that works for you
is good for God!
May God Smile on You,
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May 2011
Greetings Children of God,
On April 24th (Easter
Sunday) the church celebrated the resurrection
of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Our challenge is to live
the resurrection power we possess as disciples
of Jesus. As we make our way forward in
our personal pilgrimage, we search for
assurance, a stabilizing faith and hope.
Salvation is a one -
time occurrence. we make the decision to
become a Christian one time, and we must make a
decision to live like a Christian daily.
Jesus
promises that when we call out to Him and ask
Him to save us, He does. It's that
simple. We give our heart to Him, ask Him
to forgive our sins, and make Him the Lord and
Savior or our life. As we celebrate our
salvation through Jesus Christ, let's commit our
lives to growth in Christ and being a true
disciple!
Peace unto you,
Pastor Classy
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April 2011
Greetings my beloved PGC
Family,
The season has changed
and God is speaking through new life in the
trees, flowers, and plants of the earth.
The church is in the season of lent with a focus
on prayer and fasting. It is the period
when we reflect on our sins and need for
repentance, our forgiveness and restoration, our
salvation and the provision of our Savior Jesus
Christ.
During lent we will pray
for all of our friends and loved ones who do not
have a relationship with Jesus. You will
be invited to participate in a prayer vigil on
behalf of these individuals. I will
continue to ask each of you to put a single name
on a postcard and deposit in the basket below
the cross whenever you come into the sanctuary.
So far, we have collected 557 names, and we are
asking God to draw these people into a
relationship with his only begotten son, Jesus!
In Loving Service,
Pastor Classy
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March 2011
Greetings my beloved PGC
Family,
It is such a
blessing to greet you in the name of our Lord &
Savior Jesus Christ! During the month of
March we will focus on sharing the "Good News"
called the Gospel with individuals who do not
have a relationship with Jesus. I want you
to begin to think about people on your job, in
your family and in your social network who need
a blessing.
It's time to do something
radical in the name of Jesus!
Our Evangelism Ministry
will be reading "Radical", a book about taking
back your faith from the American dream by David
Platt.
He causes
us to ask, are we settling for a Christianity
that revolves around catering to ourselves when
the central message of Christianity is actually
about abandoning ourselves for the cause of
Christ.
Furthermore, we will
explore the biblical gospel alongside our
cultural assumptions with an aim toward
embracing Jesus for who he really is, not for
what we have created him to be. You are
invited to join us for the journey by personally
inviting at least one person or family to church
every week during the month of March. We
thank God for the increase!
In Loving Service,
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February 4, 2011
Greetings Family,
Welcome to February, the month we celebrate
love! The book,” Purpose Driven Life” helps us
to uncover the purpose of our existence as
ordained by God. In this compelling and life
changing book,” Rick Warren gives 5 components
of our purpose while here on earth:
We were planned for God’s pleasure
We were formed for God’s family
We were created to become like Christ
We were shaped for serving God
We were made for a mission
Rick Warren also
says that through fellowship we learn
three important truths:
The best use of life is love,
life without love is worthless,
The best expression of love is
time, give while you can,
The best time to love is now , do
good while you can,
Love means living the way God commanded
us to live. As you heard from the
beginning, his command is this: Live a
life of love, 2 John1:6.
Because God is love, the most important
lesson he wants us to learn on earth is
how to love. It is in loving that we are
most like God, therefore love is the
foundation of every command God has
given us.
Let us look for opportunities to be like
God. As noted in John 3:16 For God
so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whoever believes in
Him shall not perish but have eternal
life.
In Loving Service,
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January 2, 2011
Greetings my beloved PGC
Family,
I am excited about our next step in kingdom
building, and pray that you will join me and
support our community outreach initiatives. We
are the voices and the very presence of Jesus in
the world.
Our 2011 theme “It’s not complicated” focuses on
the simplicity of the gospel, and the clear
message of God’s love for us! Our theme
scripture is John 3:16, For God so loved the
world that He gave His one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but
have everlasting life. We must refocus on our
mission to make disciples and communicate with
clarity the love God has for us, and the gift of
life God gives us through his Son Jesus Christ.
Each day we must
walk as disciples of Jesus Christ and we
should care about making disciples,
which is the primary responsibility of
the church. Remember, it’s not
complicated, God loves us, Jesus died
for us and we must care about salvation
for those who are not saved. Together we
will be victorious!
In Loving Service,
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