Dear Church Family,

I am pretty sure that in every “Star Wars” movie at least once during the film one of the characters says these words, “I have a bad feeling about this.” Well, I don’t know if you noticed it or not but every article that I have written for the “Heartbeat” newsletter starts off with me expressing in some way how fast time is going by.  I thought about not doing that for this article; however it is astonishing to me that it is already July 2008. There I go again! Sorry about that! Anyway, unlike the “Star Wars” characters I have nothing but good feelings about how God has richly blessed the body of Christ at JBC.  Though we are in the midst of summer and have been providing two services since May 4th, God is still sending new people to us.  What an incredible opportunity and responsibility we have as God continues to trust as we lean on Him and His wisdom. One of the things I am very excited about is prayer that is “worship-based” prayer. We have been learning in our Sunday school Bible hour ways and opportunities to better seek God’s face (meaning who He is) before we seek His hand (meaning what He does for us). Our study each Sunday has uncovered many ways to know our Lord better and better, and that can only mean great things for His glory and for the people of JBC and hopefully for the surrounding community as we seek to reach others for Christ.

There are a lot of great things happening this summer as there is a full slate of things planned. W.O.W., Picnics, movie nights, pool fellowships, hymn sings, and youth Sunday just to name a few. Then we have the fall to look forward to! Growth groups, Rally Day, Men’s Retreat, and Monday Night Football! WOW!  Then of course the holidays will be here. Did I mention how fast things are going?

JBC-TV though it is still in its developmental stages is going strong as we have had many faces on the video and TV screens telling everyone what is going on, so continue to stay tuned. We could use more faces of course, as well as set-up people and camera operators, and also video editing help. I’m sure you all know by now we meet each Wednesday night at 6:30 for video production.

What a great time it is to be alive. What an exciting time it is to be a Christian, especially a member of the body of Christ here at Jackson Baptist Church. God is so good! I can think of no other time or place I rather be then glorifying our Lord with all of you. Remember, my door is always open and that there is nothing that I am not willing to discuss with anyone, work out together, or even more importantly pray for or with you about. 

God bless you all during this summer and for all your days! May God bless us all with more and more opportunities to bring Him all the glory He deserves!

Pastor Don