Planning Retreat

Every year at this time our pastoral staff gets away for a time to build our relationships as a team, plan the details for the upcoming ministry season, dream about what God wants for us to do as a church and of course to have fun as a group.

Over the next two days we will be thinking creatively and dreaming BIG about the direction and vision God continues to give our church. Of course we don't have it all worked out....but I can tell you this....the next six months are going to be HUGE for our church as we prepare to celebrate our 10 year anniversary in January and more importantly chart a God honoring course for the next 10 years.

The next six months will se us do much of the same things we have done....but will also see us begin many new things that we have done done. We never want to be satisfied with status-quo and we never want to be afraid of change....when change helps us continue to grow and be the church God wants us to be.

Be praying for our staff as we seek the heart of God for our great church!

Today's Bible Reading Revelation chapter 7

WOW....we are into the imagery and prophetic part of this book that talks about the "end times." Many times when we read this type of section of the Bible and others like it....we get confused and just want to quit reading. The truth is this about these sections....they are hard to understand fully everything that John is talking about and to know exactly what he is saying. Any Bible teacher who thinks they "know" it all about the teachings of Revelation and the specifics of the prophetical teachings has never really studied it in depth. The point I am making is that you should not be discouraged if it all does not make sense.

The simple take away from the last few chapters we have read in Revelation is that John is describing an end-time for the present age and world. Those who have given their hearts to God will be saved from ultimate destruction. The end of the world will come....will you and your family be ready.