Sunday November 4, 2012

Hello! Well it sure has been a rainy and windy few days.  I can see God's power in nature this week, can you?

This Sunday we will be continuing our conversation from "Signals at the Crossroads."  It has been such a good conversation so far! On Sunday I will be talking about guidelines for moving forward with all the information we have been given so far.  We need to move to the center of God's activity as a church.  How can we develop believers, enrich our own experience with God and share what we have with others? I am going to be preaching about being Kingdom people - people who are active in the work of God. 

I hope to see you Sunday!
Pastor Shannon

Sunday October 28, 2012

Greetings! How is your day going? I hope that it is good and that you are enjoying the beautiful fall God has given us. 

This weekend the Elders will be going on their annual retreat.  We are going to White Hall camp in Pennsylvania and would appreciate your prayers.  We will be discussing leadership, our Next Step as a church and setting goals for the vision that has been laid out for us.  Please pray for us as we go. 

Gary Koch will be joining us this Sunday and sharing with us a wonderful presentation about Father Viktor Koch, an American priest stationed behind enemy lines during WWII who shared the Church of God's passion for tolerance and peace.

I am praying for you and for our church. 

Blessings~
Pastor Shannon

Sunday October 21, 2012

Hello! I hope that you are having a wonderful day today.  I am glad to be back in the office and doing normal things.  I had such a wonderful retreat and got a lot of personal/spiritual work done as well as things for the church and our leadership.  It was a needed and wonderful week. 

Sunday we continued our conversation through "Signals at the Crossroads" by Gil Stafford and talked about membership (in the Church of God this is all of those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior) and the need for all Christ-followers to have a deep soul pain for those who are not part of the family. 

As we continue in our discussion, this Sunday we will be talking about the church that is pleasing to God.  What are the qualities/characteristics of a church who are pleasing to God? It is a "good news" church, a Bible based church, a church connected to Christ, a church who lives out the love of God, a church where God reigns and people who are making disciples.  How can we be pleasing to God, Harvest Point Church?

Let's join together and see how we can be a church that is pleasing to God and making a difference in the world around us. 

I love each one of you and am so blessed to be a part of this ministry.
Pastor Shannon

Sunday October 14, 2012

Greetings! I hope that you are well this week, when you read this I will be in the midst of my pastoral retreat.  Please continue to pray for me at this time as I renew my relationship with God, read some books on leadership and transition, and as I refresh to lead the congregation well. 

This Sunday I will be preaching on the openness of the Church of God.  Why do we say that we "welcome every blood-washed one"? In continuing to explore the question "who are we?" we will look at one of the key characteristics of the church of God in welcoming all and saying that any person who claims Jesus as their Lord and Savior is our brother or sister. 

I hope that you are well, I am praying for you and for our church this week. 
Pastor Shannon