06/04/2021
Dear Family in Jesus,
Pastor Seth here.
I'm writing to you as I am moved by the Spirit of God to earnestly ask and invite you to come to church this Sunday.
We are finally free of covid restrictions (for now), so come, come without a mask, or wear one if you like, you are free in Christ, no judgment at all as we gather. But most importantly….GATHER!
Gather in the sacred assembly of the saints as we lift up our hands and offer our hearts as one body and family! Prayer is stronger together, worship is richer when YOU are with us.
If you consider Calvary to be your church family, come this Sunday @ Sandwich or @ Yarmouth. The message this week is so vital to our current lives. Unity & family.
We also will be sharing vision for our future with some big announcements that we believe the Lord is fully leading, He is such a gracious Father Leader, always providing the Way…..Jesus! “God will provide Himself a Lamb” ...and He is who we are following!
If you haven't come in a while, for whatever reason, now is the time! No judgment, just grace and greetings! We miss you, and the body is better when we’re together!
“The gates of hell will not prevail against the Church”, but the gates of hell sure have pressed hard since 2020.
How do you push “hell back:? Unity, simply by being TOGETHER in Christ with family.
Are you getting the picture? We need each other to THRIVE. And it feels like we have all been trying to just plain ole’ survive. Survive a pandemic, survive isolation, loss, depression, survive shut downs, survive overworked mom-hood, survive the effects of isolation on our kids & the elderly, survive the emotional fall out on marriages, never mind the fracturing of families and churches.
I wholeheartedly believe the Word of God that calls us to gather together, that is where joy overflows.
Psalm 133:1 – How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity.
I believe it’s time, the day is coming soon, Jesus won, love wins, & love only happens when we are gathered in one accord, (Not a Honda accord, that would be too close for comfort... one spirit and one aim!),
Hebrews 10:24 - And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
The Lord is calling us as a family to remember what it's like to THRIVE & not just hang for dear life & survive.
Whatever the reasons were to be out of fellowship... It's time! It’s time to cast aside the excuses and get back to church family so people can SEE our love for one another and know we are believers in Jesus!
I am so looking forward to seeing the many faces and smiles I have not seen in a while, and the faces I see weekly. This week's message is a big one, so come as you are, come now that we can, just come this Sunday to Calvary if you consider this your home church family. Bring the whole family!
And if you didn’t know it already... I truly love each and every one of you. I mean it. We are family forever. Jesus put us together to love, forgive, extend grace, and to build each other up for the glory of God and His Kingdom.
See you Sunday Family!
Grace & Love, & Unity
Pastor Seth
