Hopefully you’ve been out enjoying the beautiful sunshine today! ☀️

I’m praying for each of you to find a few people to share House Church with: people who will enjoy good food together (take-out is fine!) and honest conversation about life and God.

🏘️ Today in our own House Church we:

1️⃣ made omelets and had Panera coffee
2️⃣ had one child prepare Communion elements with his pretend kitchen items
3️⃣ had a few over-zealous kids spill the Communion juice everywhere
4️⃣ grilled burgers and shared homemade coleslaw & garden-fresh tomatoes for lunch
5️⃣ broke up fights between kids and wiped a lot of tears
6️⃣ talked about what our “next right thing” is for this week
7️⃣ discussed PK’s sermon and how it felt more like a commissioning than a guilt-trip
8️⃣ laughed a lot
9️⃣ watched the Tiger’s game
🔟 got tired and went home for rest time

When I say it doesn’t have to fancy, I mean it. When I talk about real life and communion with God together, I mean it. We’re trying our best to live out the kind of Jesus-following life we invite you all to live, which includes laughter and tears, delicious food and spilled milk.

I can’t wait to hear how God’s Spirit transforms lives through simple and sacred House Church gatherings. 🏘️

We loved seeing many of you joining in on FB Live and Zoom this morning for prayer and Scripture and Communion. To watch or share the recording, click here.

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Pastor Kevin preached a 2-for-1 sermon today, including Peter’s willingness to fail in following Jesus ⛵ and why it’s important to say #BlackLivesMatters. (10 minutes). Tune in and talk about it with your people and drop us a line.

peace my friends,
Pastor Mel