Pastor's Weekly Update

Dear Friends,

It is amazing how fast September has flown by and here we are on the first day of October.  We had a great day of worship on Sunday and I am so excited about these next few weeks as we worship and talk about our church and we all can best support it.  October begins our time of stewardship.  The time I ask you all to prayerfully consider your financial gift to the church.  Please be in prayer about what you can give as we have the responsibility to care for this great church.
This month we have some great things to be involved in.  We are having our 1st Annual Oktoberfest on October 6th beginning at 6pm - 9:30pm.  This is a fundraiser for our Corporate Board which takes care of all the buildings and grounds issues.  You may register at http://bit.ly/cbts_oktoberfest.  Buy a table for $500 and everyone will receive a beer stein.  At the end of the month we have our annual Trunk or Treat!  This is a wildly successful community event.  Look for more details soon.  I hope you have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you this Sunday in worship.  Invite a friend to worship this Sunday. God bless!

Sermon Recap: Getting In Tune

The scripture was Matthew 6:5-13 and 7:7-12.  How do we get in tune with God and how do we stay in tune with God?  Prayer!!  Honest, real, genuine prayer.  We pray not because we have too - we pray because we can.  You want to be in tune with God then Jesus is asking you to pray. 

Challenge for the Week:
Pray. Pray. Pray.

Pastor's Weekly Update

Dear Friends,

I hope your Monday has started out with a freshness to it.  What I mean is that each day we are given from God is new and we have a chance to make an impact on those around us.  I pray that each one of you will seek God's face today and everyday.  
This past Sunday we had a guest pastor, Rev. Dr. Ben Sorensen.  Ben and I have been friends for a long time and I am glad he was able to share in worship. 
October begins our time of stewardship.  The time I ask you all to prayerfully consider your financial gift to the church.  Please be in prayer about what you can give.  I hope you all have a wonderful week and I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday in worship.  Invite a friend to worship this Sunday. God bless!

In His Grip,
Chris

September 22 Sermon Recap:

The title was "The Faith of a Thief" and the scripture was Luke 23:32-43.  The thief on the cross simply admitted he was wrong and asked Jesus to remember him.  The thief most likely led a life that wasn't honorable, but all it takes is Jesus, a contrite heart and newness and life comes forth.  Let us all come to Jesus with a sincere and honest heart.

Challenge for the Week:
May you have the faith of a thief. 

Dear Church Family,

It's that time of year when the temperature remains in the high 80's and into the 90's all day and through the night. It rains most days for a little bit then it is hot and beautiful once again. Summer is that time of year when our preschool takes a break and our children's ministry does amazing VBS, and now, our youth ministry continues its awesome presence in our teenager's lives. Our church might slow a little but our worship and connecting people to God and to others does not.

Our style and structure of worship changes as well over summer - our choir does not wear robes and they do not practice on Thursday nights. The hope is for anyone who might want to give singing in the choir a try can just come at 9am to the choir room. I hope many of you will try this adventure of helping lead in worship. We also began a new worship experience which began on July 1st. Periodically throughout the summer one person from our congregation will share why he/she joined their hearts with CBTS. It will be amazing to hear people's stories and I looked forward to hearing more as we go thru the summer months.

I hope your summer is filled with great memories and wonderful times. Please take some time to relax and "be still" as Psalm 46:10 charges us to do. I hope every one of you experiences God's love in new and amazing ways this summer. Have a blessed season and I look forward to seeing you all each Sunday.

In His Grip, 
Chris

The Church By The Sea completes Habitat build

HABITAT HOUSE DEDICATION

The Church By The Sea sponsored it's first Habitat For Humanity build with the generous donation from the Rosemary Duffy Larson Estate. The project began in the fall of 2017 with volunteers from our church along with volunteers from the Pompano Beach Fire Rescue led by John Jurgle. The project culminated with the dedication on Saturday, June 23, 2018. There are discussions on sponsoring another build so please be on the look out and see if you are available to participate in this very rewarding opportunity of service. 

On a mission

The Church By The Sea gives 11% of all your pledges and offerings to the missions in need. In the first quarter of 2018 your contributions allowed the church to give $15, 260, which is $1,907 per mission. 

Additionally, our children were able to raise $1,561.17 to feed the hungry in Haiti.

The Mission committee led by Nancy Mauro, Marcia Short, and Deborah VonBehren have much planned for the near future. Fred and Margo Klein have been leading the Homeless Feeding on the second Saturday of each month. The committee just completed a visit of Sheridan House in June and are planning a visit to Seafarer's House sometime in August. 

As you can see much is happening in our missions program and we can always use more volunteers as well as ideas. If you would like more information or to get involved please send us a note.