From The Pastor’s Heart: “Now More Than Ever….Love, Sacrifice, Serve and Pray”

Our One Year Bible Reading speaks directly to our CC Mission this August: 

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable… 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. 12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. 13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.” Romans 12: 1, 9-13 
 

•  August 7-8 Global Leadership Summit—Our Premiere Leadership Training that Christ Church hosts at our Mt. View Campus. It’s not too late to register. Sacrifice two days of your time so God can impact your life and the lives of those around you in significant ways. Register at https://christnc.com/events
• Sunday, August 17: Two Major Events to Love, Serve, and Pray for students, parents, families, teachers, and administrators. We will start at the Northside Campus with Back to School Bash and continue at the Overflow Service at 5 p.m. at our Mt. View Campus by praying for students, teachers, administrators and all the schools in our Unifour Area.

1. Back to School Bash: 2-5 p.m. at our Northside Campus. You can SERVE by signing up online or at worship the next two Sundays. You can Pray for each student and family who receives a backpack, and you can Give Sacrificially to our Second Mile Offering during August so we can give 2,500 backpacks to students who need them. You can also give online: https://flow.page/backtoschoolbash
2. Over Flow Service at 5 p.m. at Mt. View: Calling all teachers, students, and administrators of our schools in the Unifour Area. At Overflow students will be praying for teachers and administrators, and teachers will be praying for the students.  So let’s pack it out at 5 p.m. so we can pray for our students, schools, teachers and administrators.  

Lastly, we want to celebrate with our church family that from July 13-21 the Ghana Medical Mission team served 680 persons in three villages, witnessed 113 baptisms, and planted three new churches with three pavilions built in each village. We partner with the Ghana Methodist Church so the mission continues training leaders and supporting the new lay pastor to continue the worship and discipleship making in each village. Your love for others, prayers, sacrificial giving, and serving are making an impact locally and globally for Christ! Paul is right, let’s make our bodies a “Living Sacrifice unto God”.  See you this Sunday in worship and together on August 17 at the Back to School Bash and Overflow as we ask God to bless this generation to change the world for Christ!
 
Love, 
Pastor Charles and Julie