Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Have you been out to the garden yet?




It's worth your time! Tomatoes are tomato-ing, little tiny plants are beginning to show their leaves off to the sun. Stop by and greet our gardeners from throughout the community, and be on the lookout for garden events at FPC to come!

Friday, April 9, 2010

The "E" Word

We had more folks in the month of March come to church than we've had in about a year-- and that's not including Holy Week services! Sounds to me like some evangelism is happening out there... "Not the e word!" Yes, the e word! And lots of folks in the pews around you are actively inviting folks to worship, sharing all the ways that their relationships with God and this church have shaped their lives. Pretty exciting stuff!

For everyone who attended Recruitment and Retention's series at Sunday Night Live called, "Unbinding the Gospel in You," continuing sharing what you learned about discipleship and evangelism with those in the pews around you. Don't let your insights stay in the fellowship hall!

All of us have something to share-- some magnificent revelation or experience of God that could truly help someone else know God in new ways. It takes risk to share-- it takes courage-- and it takes vulnerability. And it's in you. So share the Good News that God has entrusted to your care. Share the Good News that has shaken you to your core. Share the Good News that helps you to know that you are loved. There is a whole world out there that is starving to know that God cares for them; it is time for us to share the Good News!