And yes, you are, dear friends! I have proof! Proof from the last two Sundays: and it’s proof of how gifted you are because I was only minimally involved myself – so all the great things that happened the last two weeks are your fault!

Most people feel either intimidated, bored, confused -- or all three -- when they think about actually blowing the dust off their Bible and checking it out! So if that’s you, don’t come down with a case of the “shames”, go “turtle”, and keep on letting the dust pile up! Jesus isn’t going to “zap” you if you can’t recite the whole book of Leviticus backward: in Hebrew! He doesn’t want to bore you or make you “perform” for Him! He wants to love you, feed you, and build you up in His affection through your encounter with His Word!

My excitement grows as we are getting ready to enter into the MAPS (Mission Analysis Profile) mission study process later this month! You are a fantastic, loving, growing church, and we will be greatly enriched even further this season! We have great questions to pray over, search scripture about, and share in together: What is a church supposed to be about, anyway? What are God’s dreams for us? What is our vision? Where are we going from here? What is our mission, our destiny?