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   We welcome a new staff member; Kole Kennemer began serving as our part time Music Minister on Sunday, June 14.   We are excited God's leading as He continues to direct our body of believers!

"Tough times - "What to do..."
People search for answers during tough times.  There is no doubt that things are getting tougher for many.  But, how can the community of faith navigate through difficult times?  The Apostle Peter (I Peter 1:13-25) offers us four checkpoints to follow.
     First, while in this world, we are to look beyond our present situation to the grace we will fully realize when Jesus returns for His church.  While things may be unstable here, we can be assured of our hope in Jesus when He returns to set this fallen world straight.
     Second, while in this world, we are to live our lives in a manner that reflects a growing holiness in our actions that stems from a relationship with Jesus.  The old ways that were conducted in worldly ignorance must not be our habit as Jesus is now our new example.
     Third, we are to do all things with reverence, not with sloppy aimlessness that God judge against His salvation.  The Father gave the most precious thing He could, His Son, and the lives those who call upon the name of the Lord should reflect the price that was paid to redeem them from their iniquity.
     Finally, we are to love one another in the community of faith.  Not superficially, but in such a way that the true believer displays passion and finds pleasure in loving his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.  Our closest friends and confidants should be found in the household of God and it is where we should find our greatest encouragement.  Ultimately, our love comes from God and we are able to love during difficulty because God has brought us to a new birth that was supernaturally seeded by His Word.
     The answer to these tough days is Jesus as told to us in the scriptures.  May all who are being transformed by His Holy Writ search for Him, live in Him, honor Him, and love each other through Him.

Making Disciples,
Brother Robin Foster