Here's an update with what Jesus has been doing with us this past month!
He Has Risen!
We hope you had a great time celebrating the victorious resurrection of Jesus Christ with family and friends this weekend. We had a great opportunity to reach out to our community and to engage our city with some Easter-centered activities this month.
First, as part of my Christ Fellowship Residency Program, I thought it would be a great idea to reach out to the apartment complex across the street from the church. So after praying for favor with the apartment management, we were given the go ahead to host a hotdog grill out lunch for the tenants while inviting them to come to Easter at Christ Fellowship the following week. In spite of some cooler, drizzly weather, the Lord provided more people than we anticipated, and we were able to love on, serve and connect with people in the hopes they might come hear the gospel at church the following weekend!
For Easter Sunday the Lord also provided some good weather to head out to the park together. We had a mix of core members, people we have been reaching out to in the neighborhood for months, and some brand new faces join us for food, fun and hearing the truth about Jesus' death and resurrection. Please join us in praying for those we know are not yet believers, that the seeds of the gospel would bloom into faith in Jesus!Diving Deeper
God is moving in our lives and taking us to deeper places as a core team and as followers of Him. We started working through the book of Philippians together each week and seeing how Paul shares about the joy and hope he has in Jesus.
The women are continuing to meet each Tuesday night to study Genesis together and talk about what it means to follow Jesus with their lives. The guys have opted for eggs and biscuits as we have Saturday morning breakfast together. Each week, the guys and girls are finding time together to talk about what's going on in life and how the grace of Jesus is moving (or needs to be moving!) in our lives.
A few weeks ago, I assigned some reading to our group in order to talk about what type of church we want to be in the city on McKinney. We will be meeting for dinner and discussion over For the City this week. Please pray God would give us a clear, unified vision for being His church in McKinney.We have also seen the Holy Spirit move in connecting some new folks to us while also taking our team to deeper levels. Recently some of our team members have been mentioning how they are feeling the call of God to make being a disciple of Jesus the drive of their lives, and another member who comes out of a Buddhist background is talking about wanting to understand more how Jesus is God! Please keep praying for them!
Residency Reminder
We wanted to remind everyone that as we are approaching the end of Phase 1 of the Christ Fellowship Residency at the end of May, we have decided not to extend the residency any further. We are so grateful for the relationships that the Lord has given here in our short-term Christ Fellowship home, but through much prayer and discernment, we know God is leading us in another direction. While we prepare to finish the residency program well, we are so grateful to the leadership at Christ Fellowship for how they have poured into us and helped us grow in leadership and pastoral training. We know the fruits of our time here and relationships will grow for a continued partnership in the gospel here in McKinney.
Other Stuff
And, for those that of you that are not already aware, Duck Dynasty is fantastic, Jack! Check it out. : )
Prayer Requests:
- Although we are figuring it out, please continue to pray for Erin's health and energy levels
- Pray for Mike's upcoming job search
- Pray for the Holy Spirit to continue to move in our group and bring others to join us
 |
| Some of our crew enjoying some BBQ after church! |
