I can’t believe that we are already through the holidays; it goes by so quickly. I hope that you had a great Christmas season. If you are like me, you probably made some sort of New Year’s resolution, and statistically speaking, by now you have blown it. But remember, we live under an umbrella of grace, so jump back in and keep it going.

I want to start the new year by saying thank you. As we stated all through December, it is a critical month in the life of the church. Approximately 25% of the church budget comes in during the month of December. This is not just our church, but churches in general.  So we talk about our financial needs and help communicate how important it is to our church and you responded in such an amazing way. You gave 30% over the amount budgeted for the month of December. You have no idea how remarkable that is. Thank you for your incredible generosity. Let me say that again – thank you for responding to all that God is doing and being so incredibly generous. I hope that you can feel the sense of momentum and excitement in our church. God is doing great things and using you in amazing ways. God is good.

A couple things to be reminded of: Rooted sign ups kick off this weekend. It’s a great time for you to jump into community and grow closer to God and to others. Also, our yearly read is called Streams in the Desert, if you haven’t done so already, pick one up in the bookstore this weekend. It’s a great way to look at God’s Word every day. And like I stated last week, I am sad to say that our worship leader, Allison, will be leaving us. Please join us this weekend as we honor her and say goodbye.

Blessings to you all. I pray that you are having a great start to this new year. See you Sunday.

Jeff