Monday Memo

Hi Five Oakers, I have a few things I want share with you today:

// If you missed the weekend services, you may not have heard the FOR [  ] Campaign Total. The goal was $1.6 million. Current total: $1,756,463!!! We’re celebrating. Our congregation is clearly engaged in our local and global mission. I can’t wait to see what God will be doing in the next few years. Thank you all for listening!

// Here’s a selection from your comments, observations and questions from the weekend Communication Cards.

• Great job Nathan! [I agree. Nathan also planned the music for the service.]

• Thank you for the gentle worship time. I so needed that today. Great word picture of God being in our room. I am in a very tough “room”. God is with me, but it’s so hard. So thankful for faithful family and friends.

• Powerful, truthful, life changing sermon. Bless you Pastor Henry for all you do for us!

• Just blessed by the season!

• Excellent sermon Henry! You really spoke to my heart!

• Acoustic worship: well done. Awesome. More superlatives. Loved it. (Good job.)

• Love the music! Would love for more acoustic Sunday’s. Great hymns.

• God as a means to an end vs. The End is really profound. My nugget for the week.

• Praise God for Henry’s message!

• The music last week was especially amazing. The guy with the big hair is really good.

• This really helps me speak to my friend that believes we should all expect physical healing now. Awesome, I heard God speak today!
• The music today was particularly INSPIRATIONAL.

• I enjoyed acoustic set. Love the simple reverent worship. Really set the mood. Readied the spirit for the message. Even more Christmas music.

• Loved the acoustic service. Henry the message was so clear and illustrative. Loved the application to our lives.

• Deb Carr and team – beautiful job on the Christmas décor. Well done! Pastor Henry, thank you for this weekend’s message. It’s just what we needed to hear.

• Wow, loved the music! Nathan did an amazing job on those perfect old hymns. Love the banjo.

• Appreciate the quiet drawing us to God’s presence. Able to adore in the quiet then the bustle of the season.
• No living nativity this year? [No One Starry Night this year.]

• More Christmas music please. Good message.

• More traditional Christmas songs please.

Thanks for all your comments.

Blessings,

Pastor Henry

"Why did Jesus have to die for my sins?"

That was the question one of the participants to the most recent Story of God group asked Lois. And here's what she wrote after it was completed:

"I now understand ‘WHY’ Jesus died for our sins.  In my 24 years of existence, I never understood it until now."

Do you know anyone who who doesn't understand why Jesus died for their sins? Any chance they would come with you to the next Story of God?

It starts up again on Tuesdays, for 8 weeks, beginning on January 14, 6:30-8:30pm.

Deadline for registration is January 7. Registration begins on Monday. I'll provide a link in my next blog post.

Supper is included every session for a $5 donation per week.