Dear Friends,

I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Our great country affords us many privileges and freedoms, not the least of which is the liberty to worship God freely and together. If you were able to be with us Sunday, it was a wonderful time of giving praise to our faithful God who loves us unconditionally. The choir was tremendous as always and Dr. Ziemer was kind enough to step in and lead our hymn sing. Many were dressed in red, white, and blue as we gathered to thank God for America and give Him the praise and honor He deserves. Our communion table reminded us again of the broken body and spilled blood of Jesus so that we might be forever in His presence. God is great! And it was great to be together in worship!! If you missed it, you could watch the service online by following the links on our website.

I've talked with Pastor Chris a few times and can pass on that his first week of sabbatical has been rewarding and fruitful. Please continue to pray for him and his family as they break away from the daily challenges of pastoral ministry to reflect and recharge. I will be preaching in his absence each Sunday in July. We are going to take that time to focus on Jesus' encounters with "normal" people - people like you and like me - that He met along the way. Of all those that He met; the Holy Spirit had the Gospel writers record his encounter with only a few. We'll consider each Sunday the uniqueness of the meeting preserved in our text and search for what God wants to teach us through it. I hope you'll make the time to join us

Blessings!
Brian

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