Small Group Chatter

There’s right, and there’s wrong. You get to do one or the other. You do one and you’re living. You do the other, and you may be walking around, but you’re as dead as a beaver hat.

John Wayne

Tuesday was Earth Day! I was driving home and heard the disk jockey share how he was going to celebrate. He chose to live another day on earth. I thought wait a minute, how does that celebrate earth day? A day later, I get it (sometimes I’m a slow thinker). Our life is a gift! We are a gift to each other! And we are a gift to the earth (when we take care of it)! Sometimes we don’t feel like a gift or that anyone cares. Stellar Kart sings an awesome song “Me and Jesus”. Someone loves you even when you don’t think so, don’t you know, you got me and Jesus. By your side, through the fight, you will never be alone. Don’t you know, you got me and Jesus. God’s greatest gift is his son Jesus, who says “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 As for me, I choose life!

May’s Mission of the Month is our Youth on Fire who ambitiously are planning two mission trips this summer: one to Sisseton, South Dakota and one to Mexico. For 20 youth and 4 adults to attend both trips, total cost is $9870. Through deposits and fundraisers, the youth have worked very hard to raise $5200 to date. $2670 is still needed. Realizing the important impact mission trips have on the faith of our kids, we would like to fully support them as a church in their endeavor. Please consider supporting our youths’ mission trips this month either through the mission of the month or by participating in Rent A Kid on May 4th to get some odd jobs done around the house. Thanks for supporting the future of the church.

Zechariah’s DiscipleshipTeam will be serving and greeting during May! You are graciously being greeted by: Bruce & Brenda Berger, Ed & Bev Durst, Tim & Anita Hakin, Ken & Wendy Hoyne, Jeff & Gwen Jares, Donn & Pat Johnson, Paul & Margaret Johnson, John & Kelly Kemp, Jim & Kathy Larson, Gary & Nita Mehlbrech, Jeff Peek, and Quentin & Barb Weidner. Thank you for sharing and serving!

Zechariah was a Jewish priest, a minister of God who worked at the temple managing its upkeep, teaching the people the scriptures, and directing the worship services. Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth were both holy and obedient; they were well along in years and had stopped even asking for children. While burning incense one day, the angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah to deliver God’s message that Elizabeth would have a son, whom we would come to know as John the Baptist. Responding in disbelief, Zechariah was unable to speak until it became a reality.

The true way is Life!

In Christ, Jorjann