Hey everyone, I need to say this again! You are amazing people. Thank you for allowing me the privilege of leading with you. God continues to speak to me through you. I cherish the people He’s encouraging us to become. Keep sending me those emails and notes about how you’re loving our focus and vision casting as we move forward to our 20th Anniversary Celebration on March 4. I love this season.
This Sunday we are having DIFFERENT services on Sunday morning and evening. On Sunday morning, during our three regular service times, we’ll cover what it means for us as a church to GO out to take God’s love and compassion to those who are hurting, broken and in need. We’ll talk about what it looks like to be His church in our neighborhoods, schools, workplaces and recreational activities.
On Sunday evening we’ll come back together as we end our 28-day FAST for a time of worship. It’s the final “G” in our strategy. We GLORIFY God! We’ll do that through music, teaching and prayer. Our choir will lead us as we come before God to give Him glory for who He is. We’ll end with a time of prayer and commitment to what God wants for us in this next season of our church which we’re calling D3 – Decade of Destiny.
“I Will Follow” is our 2012 church theme. I hope you will come to BOTH service opportunities – Sunday morning, as normal, and then Sunday evening at 6:30pm. We will commit ourselves to following God wherever He guides as we lead people to know and follow Jesus. Let’s do that together.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
This Week @ Twin Cities Church - Monthly Food Drive!
Hey everyone, thank you so much for sending me those emails and notes about how you’re loving our focus and vision casting as we move forward to our 20th anniversary celebration on March 4. Isn’t it cool to know that God is moving in our lives and church? In the coming months, I look forward to laying out more of what we dream for this next decade.
Here are key words that I want to bring back into your minds today. Daily Bible Reading. 5/5 Lord’s Prayer Challenge. Fasting (ends on February 26). I Will Follow (this was our theme at Rethink Leadership which you can still watch online). Friend Day (invite friends to come for our anniversary celebration on March 4). Baptism (we would love to baptize 10 people per service).
You can get information online so that you can be engaged fully in what God is doing through us in this season. The phrase I want to bring back to our minds is from Rethink Leadership – Jesus Christ and His church is the hope of the world. Our new mission statement says, “We are leading people to know and follow Jesus.” Let’s do that together.
This Sunday we look at another of the Rhythms God gave us so we could live lives of meaning and purpose as we deepen our intimacy with Him. If you’ve missed either of the past two weeks, be sure to watch the service you missed so you can be part of our new way of expressing God’s plan for our church.
Remember that February 26 is the end of our 28 day fast. We’ll gather together twice on that day: In the morning and then again in the evening to celebrate what God has done during this season. I can’t wait to share this moment with you.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
**Remember to bring food for our monthly food drive this week!**
Here are key words that I want to bring back into your minds today. Daily Bible Reading. 5/5 Lord’s Prayer Challenge. Fasting (ends on February 26). I Will Follow (this was our theme at Rethink Leadership which you can still watch online). Friend Day (invite friends to come for our anniversary celebration on March 4). Baptism (we would love to baptize 10 people per service).
You can get information online so that you can be engaged fully in what God is doing through us in this season. The phrase I want to bring back to our minds is from Rethink Leadership – Jesus Christ and His church is the hope of the world. Our new mission statement says, “We are leading people to know and follow Jesus.” Let’s do that together.
This Sunday we look at another of the Rhythms God gave us so we could live lives of meaning and purpose as we deepen our intimacy with Him. If you’ve missed either of the past two weeks, be sure to watch the service you missed so you can be part of our new way of expressing God’s plan for our church.
Remember that February 26 is the end of our 28 day fast. We’ll gather together twice on that day: In the morning and then again in the evening to celebrate what God has done during this season. I can’t wait to share this moment with you.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
**Remember to bring food for our monthly food drive this week!**
Thursday, February 9, 2012
This Week @ Twin Cities Church - Friend Day Approaches!
Hey everyone, I got several emails this week about the Read the Bible Daily and 5/5 Lord’s Prayer Challenge and how these two spiritual practices are energizing some folks forward to know God better as they also experience Him more fully in the “everyday” moments of life. This Sunday, we’ll hand out the Lord’s Prayer Challenge bookmarks, I promised, to help you make the most of this season.
How’s the fasting going? It’s really cool to know that we’re all doing this fasting thing together. If you want to engage, it’s not too late. We are doing without something that we know or suspect could have a hold on us that might be hindering our relationship with God. We’re doing without that thing, substance or activity between now and February 26. The really cool thing is that we’re doing this together asking God in those times we’re fasting to show us His direction for our church’s third decade. I am so thrilled about how God is using this in me and in our church.
Friend Day is March 4. For the past 20 years, we’ve set aside the first Sunday in March to celebrate our anniversary and to remind us why God planted us here in the first place. He wanted a church that had His heart for people who were still separated from Him and His church. As we celebrate 20 years on March 4, it’s going to be a great opportunity to invite your friends. That’s how we started our church, and that’s been our philosophy – God’s people inviting their friends to experience Him in a fresh, exciting, excellent way. Who are you inviting?
On Sunday, we’ll talk about the idea that God made church to be the place where we GROW TOGETHER.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
How’s the fasting going? It’s really cool to know that we’re all doing this fasting thing together. If you want to engage, it’s not too late. We are doing without something that we know or suspect could have a hold on us that might be hindering our relationship with God. We’re doing without that thing, substance or activity between now and February 26. The really cool thing is that we’re doing this together asking God in those times we’re fasting to show us His direction for our church’s third decade. I am so thrilled about how God is using this in me and in our church.
Friend Day is March 4. For the past 20 years, we’ve set aside the first Sunday in March to celebrate our anniversary and to remind us why God planted us here in the first place. He wanted a church that had His heart for people who were still separated from Him and His church. As we celebrate 20 years on March 4, it’s going to be a great opportunity to invite your friends. That’s how we started our church, and that’s been our philosophy – God’s people inviting their friends to experience Him in a fresh, exciting, excellent way. Who are you inviting?
On Sunday, we’ll talk about the idea that God made church to be the place where we GROW TOGETHER.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
Thursday, February 2, 2012
This Week @ Twin Cities Church - Communion!
Hey everyone, this is a season filled with potential! I don’t know how to say it any other way. I can’t recall a time in the last few years when I’ve had such a spirit of anticipation and even expectation for what God is going to do in the lives of our faith family. Rethink Leadership was like getting a “coffee red eye” – that’s a shot of espresso. The theme “I Will Follow” was so evident and as we sang I Will Follow to end, I could sense that we were saying, “We’re on board God. Show us, and we’ll go.” If you missed Rethink, you can watch it online and get in on this inspiring day.
So, here’s what’s happening as we ramp up to our 20th anniversary celebration on March 4. We began 28 Days of Fasting that will end as we come together in our evening service on February 26. If you missed Sunday, make sure to go online and catch it. Pastor Mark did a wonderful job of defining and explaining fasting. We all agreed to fast from some food, substance or activity that we know is keeping us from fully engaging with God. While we fast, we are asking God for His direction in the life of our church and our part in it as we begin D3 – our third decade of ministry.
We’re also asking everyone to Read the Bible and Pray the 5/5 Lord’s Prayer challenge each day of 2012. We want to seek God’s presence and hear His voice as we step out together toward a new decade.
On Sunday, we’ll talk about the idea that God made church to be the place where we GATHER TOGETHER. I look forward to being with my church family as we celebrate Communion.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
So, here’s what’s happening as we ramp up to our 20th anniversary celebration on March 4. We began 28 Days of Fasting that will end as we come together in our evening service on February 26. If you missed Sunday, make sure to go online and catch it. Pastor Mark did a wonderful job of defining and explaining fasting. We all agreed to fast from some food, substance or activity that we know is keeping us from fully engaging with God. While we fast, we are asking God for His direction in the life of our church and our part in it as we begin D3 – our third decade of ministry.
We’re also asking everyone to Read the Bible and Pray the 5/5 Lord’s Prayer challenge each day of 2012. We want to seek God’s presence and hear His voice as we step out together toward a new decade.
On Sunday, we’ll talk about the idea that God made church to be the place where we GATHER TOGETHER. I look forward to being with my church family as we celebrate Communion.
Getting in rhythm with you,
Pastor Ron
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