From the Pastor's Heart: Celebrating the Birthday of the Church

May 17th, 2024
by Christ Church Tech Department

I love birthday parties! It is a joy to celebrate new life! Last Sunday hundreds of persons at all of our campuses came forward to receive God’s Word spoken over them
:

·You are wonderfully made in the image of God. (Psalm 139)
·You are a Royal Priesthood—God’s own possession. (I Peter 2:9)
You are the Light of the World. (Matthew 5:14)

So many wept as they received these powerful words which God has already spoken over us in the Bible. I hope you claim these words even now as God loves you and values you.
This Sunday we are throwing a Birthday Celebration May 19th at Christ Church at all our campuses. This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday which is the birthday of the church as recorded in Acts 2. In addition, last year, May 21st, we transferred, ordained and licensed thirteen of our pastors into Christ Church Global. This Sunday we will celebrate how God established what is beautiful and redemptive about this new church at Pentecost. They were:

A Loving Church - Our heart is to welcome all persons in worship.
A Serving Church - You can serve at least once per month at CC.
An Inviting Church - Our attendance has increased by 10% so far this year.
A Praying Church - Prayer teams gather every Sunday morning to pray.
A Learning Church - they studied teaching in Small Groups and we offer Life Groups
A Giving Church - “45 They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need.”

This Sunday we’ll celebrate our birthday, recognize graduates, and lift up the 90 Day challenge to support the mission and ministry of Christ Church from June 1 to August 31. Every year between 40 to 55 new families/persons begin this journey of trusting God and their lives are touched in remarkable ways. We invite you to prayerfully consider tithing your income for these 90 days and at the end of this time if you regret the decision, you come to see me and I will write you a personal check for the amount you gave. I believe in God’s promise in Malachi 3:10 and I believe in you. Remember, you are the light of the world…so let your light shine for Christ.

Love,
Pastors Charles and Julie

Report from Finance Team:
Christ Church celebrates that our attendance is up over 10% this year in average worship. However, we have received to date $1,197,330, and our budgeted need is $1,393,593 with a deficit of $196,263. Join us in praying for faithfulness among our worshippers as we trust God daily for our provisions in order to reach more people for Christ.