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Pastor's January 2010 Message |
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A NEW YEAR – NEW OPPORTUNITIES As I sit here at a little past 10:00 PM December 14, with the exciting week of Christmas right around the corner, I find it a bit hard to project myself into the New Year yet. It may be hard for you to be thinking about 2010 as well. But I need to put something before you during this busy exciting time because I need you to begin praying about it NOW. On January 8-9, your leaders will be coming together for a Leadership Retreat here at Messiah that will seek to map out for us our ministry direction for at least 2010 but with ramifications that will extend years beyond. Through the Elder Conversations, numerous discussions in the Board of Vision and Planning along with the Board of Administration, the Board of Elders, and other Boards and Committees, your leaders have sought and are continuing to seek God’s will for our ministry together.As I have stated before, we have been greatly blessed here at Messiah. We continue to grow, having brought in 15 more members December 13 and looking forward to bringing in 10 more in January. A number of these new families are already involved in Messiah ministries. Slowly, our financial resources are improving as well. Both worship services are filled with people, many of whom are visitors and we continue to fill every nook and cranny during Sunday school. Our midweek program continues to be strong and our small group ministry continues to grow. And those are just a few of the many blessings that God has enabled. At the same time, we have a host of needs and opportunities before us. We have been in this position before, and, in our exuberance, we tried to accomplish too many things at one time.So that is why I am asking you to pray. Pray for your leaders that they will discern God’s will for the future of Messiah. And pray that God will reveal His will to Messiah as a whole and give us all the courage and commitment to follow it. Pray that we will be able to communicate clearly with one another as we move into this New Year so that we are joined together as one body focusing on a ministry that unites us. And please as you read this, don’t minimize my request. I mean REALLY PRAY! Let me thank you ahead of time for your faithfulness in prayer.
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