“If anyone is in Christ they are a new creation.” II Corinthians 5:17
Don’t you just love Spring? My dad got his fishing equipment out this last week, started to clean it, and got it ready for the first outing of the year. My son took his first jog in the country. My youngest daughter got a new pair of cleats for fast-pitch and the other, laid out the other afternoon working on her tan base for prom (for real). My wife got some Easter colored Hershey Kisses for our candy dish. And I worked on getting our kayaks licensed for their inaugural trip down the river. We chunked up the snow drift in front of the house so it could melt faster. Birdseed is now in the feeder. We grilled out the first batch of chicken and got the blades on the mower sharpened. My dog wants to go outside more. I got a new pair of tennis shoes. How have you gotten ready for this new season of life that God wants to bring?
The following are just some of the more recent God-Stories from throughout our District where new life is getting ready to bust out because people made preparations for Spring.
You too can email me yours if you’d like to share.
1. Prayers and best wishes are extended to Aldersgate UMC as they partner together with Rev. J.D. Grigsby to launch a new AME Church in Huber Heights called New Visions. Launch service is scheduled for Sunday, March 28th 4:00pm at the Wayne High School Auditorium.
2. Nation Chapel took a new step of faith and hired a youth pastor, Matt Yoder, who recently started his candidacy process here in the Miami Valley.
3. Vandalia UMC held an anniversary celebration for the incorporation of their city and invited the whole town. What a great blockbuster type of event to demonstrate a new level of commitment to one’s community.
4. Grace UMC of Dayton held a vision and strategic planning seminar for their church to help launch a new season of fruitfulness.
5. Several of the ethnic churches in Dayton have been working with a consultant and trusting God as they reach into the future.
6. Springfield Faith (the merger of LaGonda, Story Hypes, and Central) is in its first full year of existence laying the ground work in new staff, leadership structure and ministry for a new legacy in Christ and their community.
7. Pemberton UMC started a new monthly men’s ministry entitled F.I.R.S.T., after the first Saturday. The acronym stands for Faith, Integrity, Responsibility, Strength, and Trust.
What is your latest God Story of new life?
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