September 5, 2021 | Communion Sunday

“Opportunity Knocks” | Dr. Jim Everette
We stand at the threshold of an exciting open door in the life of our church. With God-directed methods and Spirit-filled lives, we can make an impact for Jesus Christ.

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name. I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars—I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you. Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
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What would a letter or postcard from Jesus say to us? As we listen to the letter to the church at Philadelphia, we can see what Jesus might be saying to us.
What door of opportunity to serve God has God opened in your life?

What door of opportunity has God opened in our church for you to serve God? 
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God, we desire to open our hearts to all you have planned for us as individuals and as a church. Let us be eager to embrace the future you have ahead. Help us to be a church guided and directed only by you and filled with the Holy Spirit, open to love and serve one another and our community. In Jesus Name, Amen!
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Letters to God
In the courtyard in front of the church on Market Street is a mailbox marked letters to God. In it you will find cards titled, Dear God, on which you can write your letters to God and leave them in the mailbox when you are done. There are also cards in the Connector Building and at the entrances to the sanctuary. While the letters will be removed periodically and ‘sent’ to God, you are welcome to read those still inside the mailbox when you leave your own. For each letter that you read, be sure to offer a prayer on the writer’s behalf and then return the card to the mailbox. 

It is our prayer that a passersby will notice the mailbox and write their own letters to God.
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