One Question That Can Change Everything!

Hey Movement Church!

As you might know, I post a personal letter to you weekly to hopefully encourage and remind you to continue to stand firm in your faith, to keep fighting the good fight, and NOT GIVE UP (Isaiah 7:9b).

The one question I want leave you with today is this: What is it like living on the other side of YOU? 

What is it like being married to you? Being your friend?  Being your son or daughter?

To be human is to be in relationship with God and others, and at the end of your life, the relationships you've nurtured measure the quality of your life! If today were your last day to live, what would matter most to you?  Not your car, career, or calendar.  The relationships you have in your life would mean more than gold!

Psalm 90:12

¹² Teach us to number our days,
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom. 

God's Word tells us clearly to number our days so that we may be WISE. Simply, that means that we need to live as if one day we will die, because one day we will; therefore, our focus must be on what REALLY matters MOST in our lives TODAY!

If today were my last day on this planet, what would I do differently?  How would it affect my relationship with Jesus, family, and friends?

I want to challenge you be bold and ask three people closest to you the following question, and then INVEST IN WHAT MATTERS MOST TODAY!

What's it like living on the other side of ME? 

I will post again this Thursday, to prepare you for our BRAND NEW SERIES beginning this Sunday called SOUL DETOX!  I believe it will change lives!  Stay tuned...

Pastor Jeremy

What's NEXT?

Greetings Movement Church! I am hoping/praying that your week has been blessed! I am 100000% PUMPED this time of year, and here's why:

1) Summertime is usually when churches shrink, because everyone does everything else besides getting excited to worship Jesus on Sundays. However, we actually grew during the summertime - and I praise God for that and thank you for taking Jesus seriously!

2) We had 17 baptisms from May to August, and that is a WIN! That's 17 names and stories that matter to God! I LOVE THAT!

3) With the possibility of merging with FBC over the summer, we felt it necessary to slow down and wait on the outcome of their vote, rather than push to grow. In other words, we weren't even trying to grow, and we did. Again, I praise and honor Jesus and thank you for taking Him seriously. Found people find people!

4) Now is the time when families will consider going to church, or going back to church again! We're going to give it EVERYTHING we've got to win AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, and we want you to go wild with us in this! That means this is your opportunity to see those you love meet Jesus!

We know that ultimately, it's Jesus who grows His Church, so we're going to beg Him for blessing in this season of ministry! As we prepare for Christmas 2012, and the end of the year, we want to finish STRONG as a church! With you beside us, we can do it!

Let me be clear, I believe that the VERY BEST of Movement Church is ahead of us! Here's a brief sneak-peak of what's coming:

• Graduation Sunday - This week (9/23/12), we have 10-12 kids graduating into the next Zone, and we will LOSE OUR MINDS for them and cheer them on to success with a certificate AND a gift! INVITE! INVITE! INVITE! Who to invite? Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends, etc.
• Soul Detox - STARTS NEXT WEEK (9/30/12). 4 week series on finding rest for your HEAVY soul! Very practical! Very helpful! Don't miss it!
• Movement Church's 4th birthday - Sunday Oct. 28th! It's going to be HUGE! I'm praying that we'll either run out of chairs or space on that Sunday! Cake, ice cream, balloons - it's going to be a BIG party! INVITE! INVITE! INVITE!
• New Sermon Series begins on our 4th birthday - The series is entitled, Choosing to Cheat: Everybody's Doing It! This series is all about FAMILY, and it is POWERFUL! INVITE! INVITE! INVITE!
• KIDZONE - Our goal is to make your child's church experience BETTER THAN RECESS! So stay tuned for an update on all that's going on in the KidZone (that's a blog post all by itself!).

I could go on and on, but I won't! Just get ready to have your mind blown, life changed and joy restored...all because JESUS KICKED OPEN THE GRAVE! We can! We will!

I love my church!

Pastor Jeremy