As many of you know this past month was a wonderful time for our family to visit extended family, see friends that we have not seen in nearly a decade, and visit other brothers and sisters of Christ in churches across our country while seeing the beauty God has blessed our country with. During our journey, the Lord began to do a greater work in my heart, revealing to me a couple of areas I long for our church to continue to pursue with all of the vigor we can.  The first is simply a refocus on Jesus Christ.  Life, ministry, work, etc can truly bog us down and distract us from what really matters.  And the reality is, the thing that matters most in our lives is a love for Jesus Christ.  I say a love for Jesus because so often we can see him, know him, but be so busy that our heart is not in awe of him.  It’s like driving to the Grand Canyon and seeing the hole in the ground, only to turn around 3 seconds later to return home.  That’s often how we approach Jesus.  My hope and prayer is that we would be a church that would slow down enough that we might see Jesus and be in awe of him again.  And the second is that out of a love for Jesus, we would desire to mature in our faith, becoming more and more like Jesus everyday.  It’s easy to let life live us.  My hope for us is that we, by the power of the Holy Spirit, would begin to see our sin and put it to death (Romans 8:13).  We would no longer placate our sin, but rather see its destructive force and want to root it out of our lives so that we might replace it with desires that match Jesus Christ.  Church, might God grow us so that we love him more and as a result look more like him.  Would you join me in prayer for this hope?

                                          Pastor Derek
 

What's Happening At SCC


First Sundays: First Sundays of every month.  We want to be open and transparent about what goes on around Sunbury City Church as well as provide an opportunity to answer any questions you may have through our current sermon series.  First Sundays meet in the fellowship hall on the first Sunday of the month directly following our Sunday Gathering and are open to new people or regular attenders/members.

Members Meeting:  May 15 @12pm.  We believe the healthiest version of church life is where membership is taken seriously.  We value the corporate unity of the church where each member is able to display their gifts.  The best way to experience and express this unity is through our members meetings.  If you are a member please mark this date on the calendar and join us.  If you would like to know more about membership please email our office at info@sunburycitychurch.com

Prayer Night: May 25 @6:30p.  We believe God wants to answer our prayers.  We invite you to join us as we seek the Lord’s direction for our lives, our community, our world, and our church.  Childcare and snacks will be provided.

Romans series: All month long.  We value God’s word.  We believe that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of Christ (Romans 10:17).  Thus we want you to be prepared to receive God’s word.  To help you, we have prepared binders for your sermon notes to gathered together along with lists of each Sunday and the corresponding section we will looking at.  If you need a binder or our sermon list please contact our office at info@sunburycitychurch.com