Thanksgiving and Prayer for Our Future!

The Apostle, Paul, opened his letter to the Philippians with “I thank my God every time I remember you, in all my prayers for all of you.. I always pray with Joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now: being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” This preacher wants to add my double AMEN to this prayer for you here at Covenant.

Hopefully by the time you receive this newsletter, we will actually have construction activity on our premises. At long last, the building will become a reality, and this preacher will have a hard time remaining patient until we are able to move into the premises. This could not have happened without all of us stepping up to the plate and helping out by giving to the general fund and also to our building fund. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP HERE AT COVENANT. Your faith in God and in our future is evident in all your support.

Your support goes way beyond funding only, as your “partnership” in our ministry is also finding a place to serve. We see so many of you involved in such areas of ministry as: our super music ministry programs, in ushering and greeting, in teaching and nurturing our children and youth, providing abundantly for such outreach ministries as I CAN food pantry, Kairos Prison Ministry, St. Jude’s, and all the ways we attempt to be partners with Jesus in His gospel. Your part of the partnership is invaluable! Thank you, and if you are not involved, find a way.

Our church leaders self-identified our congregation as an “on the move” body, which puts us head and shoulders above many of our local congregation today. As your pastor, it is my responsibility to keep us “on the move.” Remember Paul’s prayer did not condone sitting down on the premises, but encouraged us to see God continue to do His good work in us and through us. I believe that in spite of our rich heritage and the foundation of so many wonderful saints here at Covenant, our best days lie ahead of us, as we continue to commit our lives to carrying on the ministry of Jesus, which as He self-identified was to “seek and to save those who are lost”.

I have asked several leaders to join me in an extended time of prayer and study and discussion aimed at keeping Covenant “on the move”, as we find those areas in which we need to renovate and update and keeping the vision ahead of us, as we strive to please Jesus in all we do and to provide a purpose and mission of this church that will certainly outlive us all. God has given Covenant a great opportunity to make a huge impact in this community. Pray for this group, and if you are so inclined to be a part of this conversation, please contact me or Gene Blevins, our Council Chairperson. I always pray with Joy for all the Lord is doing here at Covenant and I can’t wait to see where He is taking us.