Sunday December 14, 2014

Greetings! I hope you are finding joy in this holiday season.

On Sunday I will continue our Advent series: "Rejoice." As Christians we have so much reason for joy. So many blessings just being part of God's family. This Sunday I am preaching from Isaiah 9:2-7.  The people in darkness have seen a great light. How can those even in the most terrible of situations find reason for joy this holiday season? Is there joy for them?

How can you find joy in the midst of your circumstances? Come and find out!

Sunday December 7, 2014

Advent is a great time of rejoicing and anticipation as we celebrate the Nativity of Jesus Christ. For every person who knows Jesus as their Savior - there is reason to rejoice, despite the circumstances of life.

On Sunday I will preach from Luke 1:41-44, about Elizabeth. What kind of joy do we have just being in the presence of Christ? Join us as we celebrate and worship.

Know that you are loved,
Pastor Shannon

Sunday November 30, 2014

I hope that you have a blessed Thanksgiving this year - that you get to be with family or friends and that you recognize the blessings that the Lord has given you. 

On Sunday we start Advent. Advent is the anticipation of the celebration of Jesus coming to the world! This Advent season we will be focusing on rejoicing in what Christ brought to the world. The theme scripture is Luke 1:46-47 "My soul glorifies the Lord  and my spirit rejoice in God my Savior!"

Join us as we celebrate Jesus Christ  who is Emmanuel (which means God with us), this Christmas season. Know that you are loved!

Pastor Shannon

Sunday November 23, 2014

Can you believe we are already approaching the holiday season? Next week we will celebrate Thanksgiving, an awesome holiday that reminds us to be thankful. I've got so much to be thankful for this year - what about you?

On Sunday I will preach on Thanksgiving and the importance of being thankful people who consider the blessings the Lord has given us. God has blessed us in so many ways, consider what you have!

Join us following church as we decorate for the Christmas season! Bring a dish to share and join us for a fun time!

You are loved -
Pastor Shannon

Sunday November 16, 2014

Hello, I hope that you are well and keeping warm as the weather gets colder. This is my favorite season of the year, what are you enjoying this fall?

On Sunday I will conclude our series "Waiting with Purpose." As we conclude we are going to discuss trusting God. The thing is - our whole lives are waiting periods, waiting on what comes next...because when that things comes, we'll be waiting on something new. The point is, how can we trust God in the midst of life's waiting times?

I'd love to see you Sunday!
Pastor Shannon

Sunday November 9, 2014

Greetings! Our IOU groups are coming to a close for this session. We have been studying this book:

It is a biblical small group study on spending the time in wait with purpose. As we wait for our new building or for other things in our lives, ministry needs to still be happening, we need to still be growing!

This Sunday I will preach about becoming who/what God wants us to become. In the midst of our wait, God is working on us and we can choose who we want to become. Join us as we grow together!

I am praying for you!
Pastor Shannon

Sunday October 26, 2014

This fall we are studying "What Do You Do With Your Wait?" It is a biblical small group study on spending the time in wait with purpose. As we wait for our new building, ministry needs to still be happening!

On Sunday Jen Carney will be with us and preaching from the life of Joseph. He waited on the Lord for many years through many trials. Jen will preach on waiting with hope. Come and hear about Joseph's wait.

Sunday October 19, 2014

Greetings Harvest Pointers!

This fall we are studying "What Do You Do With Your Wait?" It is a biblical small group study on spending the time in wait with purpose. As we wait for our new building, ministry needs to still be happening!

This Sunday Rev. Patti Hostetler from Canton is coming to preach. She will be preaching on the life of King David. David was in his early teens when we was promised the kingdom and had to wait many years for his opportunity to lead. Come find out how he learned to trust God in the midst of his wait.

Sunday October 12, 2014

Hello! I hope you are enjoying your week!

Our IOU groups are in full swing. IOU means Inward, Outward and Upward and refers to the type of growth we need to do as disciples of Christ. We need to work internally on ourselves, we need to focus outward on those around us, and we need to focus upward on God. We have three groups for you to join: Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.

We are studying "What Do You Do With Your Wait?" It is a biblical small group study on spending the time in wait with purpose. As we wait for our new building, ministry needs to still be happening!

This Sunday I will introduce the series on "Waiting with Purpose." Join us as we grow together!

Know that you are loved!
Pastor Shannon

Sunday October 5, 2014

Hello! Welcome to October. This week we were able to meet with Myler and we saw drawing for our building! What an exciting time in the life of our church. If you missed the meeting, feel free to ask questions or come by.

This week our IOU groups are starting. IOU means Inward, Outward and Upward and refers to the type of growth we need to do as disciples of Christ. We need to work internally on ourselves, we need to focus outward on those around us, and we need to focus upward on God. We have three groups for you to join: Sunday, Tuesday and Friday.

This fall we are studying "What Do You Do With Your Wait?" It is a biblical small group study on spending the time in wait with purpose. As we wait for our new building, ministry needs to still be happening! Join us for one of our groups and on Sunday mornings as I preach along with the topic!

Sunday September 28, 2014

Greetings! What an exciting week this is! We have been working towards a building for 13 years and this week we will get to see that vision moving forward in a real way. Myler, our hired design build company, will be sharing with us the drawings for our very own building! Please come and plan to stay afterwards for a luncheon and a special presentation by Myler. 

This week we will conclude our vision series, where we have been talking about how to move forward as God is leading. We want to move forward, but are we afraid? Check out Deuteronomy 1:6-8 and 19-33 in preparation. 

Know that you are loved~

Pastor Shannon

Sunday September 21, 2014

Hello! This week we officially enter "fall." What a blessing to be able to experience the changing seasons. 

We are in the midst of a vision series, talking about how to move forward as God is leading. We are dealing with the "how" question. How do we implement this vision? With the Acts 2 church as our example we look at how to move forward within the vision God has laid out for Harvest Point Church. Implementing the vision takes total commitment in three areas: prayer, service and giving. This week we will focus on giving. Where and how can you give to enable the vision? Join us as we worship together.

This week we also have the privilege of dedicating a child to God - pray with us as we dedicate Milo New.  

Blessings for your week~

Pastor Shannon

Sunday September 14, 2014

Hello! How are you enjoying this beautiful summer weather in September? There have been some very nice days! 

We have been discussing Vision for the last month, we are dealing with the "how" question. How do we implement this vision? With the Acts 2 church as our example we look at how to move forward with our vision. Implementing the vision takes total commitment in three areas: prayer, service and giving. This week we will focus on service. Join us as we worship together. 

I am praying for each one of you! 

Pastor Shannon

Sunday September 7, 2014

Greetings! Here we are in September already, my how this year has flown by! I am excited for all things fall; at the church we are preparing to start IOU groups, have a youth group kick-off party for this new year and looking forward to meeting with Myler to hear about our building!

This week, I am continuing the "Vision" series. After we've dealt with what, why, when, where, who...we are going to finish with how? How do we implement the vision? There are three areas I will be focusing on, to implement the vision we need to be totally committed to: prayer, serving and giving. This week we will look closely at prayer. 

I hope that you can join us and stay afterwards for an important community meeting! 

Blessings~
Pastor Shannon

Sunday August 24, 2014

Hello! This is the day the Lord has made, be glad and rejoice! Where can you find joy in this day?

On Sunday I will continue speaking about Vision. Today we dealt with why? and what? This coming Sunday I will deal with the who questions. Who are we in the vision? Who are we reaching? Who is God in all of this? Come and find out!

Sunday August 17, 2014

Greetings! Last week we celebrated our 5th annual Luau and it was a wonderful event! We hosted 20% more guests than last year and had a beautiful day for free community fun! Thank you for being a part of this great event.

On Sunday, I will begin a new series: Vision.  What does God have in store for us? Why are we building? These are important questions and we need to all be on the same page. What is the vision for Harvest Point Church of God in the future?

I hope that this finds each one of you well. Know that you are loved and prayed for!

~Pastor Shannon

Sunday August 3, 2014

Good morning! I hope that you are well, on Sunday I will be back in the pulpit after a few months learning how to be a mommy.  I am so excited to be back with you!

On Sunday I will be preaching about outreach and evangelism. As we move into the final weeks before our annual Luau we need to be prepared for all of the people we are going to come into contact with. What is our job as the people of God? 

Please also plan to stay after church on Sunday so that we can finalize details about the Luau! We need everyone's help to make this event a success for the people of Lordstown! 

Sunday July 27, 2014

Hello, this week we are concluding our series about Biblical hero's. We all have people in the Bible that we relate to more. What Biblical character is a hero or an example for you? Which Biblical person do you relate to the most? Our preachers will be sharing with you about a Biblical character who has shaped their life!

David Cross will be with us once again to share about another one of his Biblical hero's: Esther.  Esther was a courageous woman of God, how has she shaped David's life? Come and find out!

Sunday July 20, 2014

Greetings! We are in the midst of our series about Biblical hero's. We all have people in the Bible that we relate to more. What Biblical character is a hero or an example for you? Which Biblical person do you relate to the most? Our preachers will be sharing with you about a Biblical character who has shaped their life!

This Sunday we will hear from Chris Goodwin, an amazing man of God from Western PA.  Join us as Brother Chris shares about his Biblical hero: John the Baptist.

This week is the North East Ohio camp meeting (July 19-27). Be sure to check out the schedule of events and get involved: NEO Camp Meeting. Come over for services every evening, you will be blessed!

Sunday July 13, 2014

Greetings! We are in the midst of our series about Biblical hero's. We all have people in the Bible that we relate to more. What Biblical character is a hero or an example for you? Which Biblical person do you relate to the most? Our preachers will be sharing with you about a Biblical character who has shaped their life!

On Sunday we get to hear from PA State Pastor, Rebecca New-Edson! She is a fantastic preacher and you will not want to miss her story as she shares about the woman at the well: John 4:1-42. How has this woman influenced Pastor Rebecca? Come and find out!

This week starts the North East Ohio camp meeting (July 19-27).  Be sure to check out the schedule of events and get involved: NEO Camp Meeting.