Good Friday morning Church Requel!
This Sunday we're going to talk about how to make good choices. I know that you would expect me to say (and I will say) that we should obey what the Bible instructs us. That's true. And that's a great starting point.
But there are lots of choices we make in life about things that the Bible doesn't specifically address. What then? This Sunday I will be reviewing with you the five ways I go about trying to make good decisions in my life. I'm not saying I've always done this perfectly, but these five questions I ask myself during major decisions have served me well. I think they could be beneficial for you too.
One more thing - since we are now in graduation season, this seems like an excellent topic for our young people. I highly recommend that you make this sermon a priority for your children and grandchildren to hear. They will thank you in the long run.
How To Watch Online. We will make this Sunday's worship service available on Facebook and on YouTube. You can watch on Facebook by going to our Church Requel page, https://www.facebook.com/ChurchRequel/. You can watch on YouTube by clicking on this link, https://youtu.be/0UHsf26s-wA.
Upcoming Neighborhood Meal Dates. Isn't it great that our mask mandates have been removed here in the U.S.? Yay! That will make it a lot easier to serve meals to the hungry in our neighborhoods. Last week I shared a couple dates that were incorrect. We will be serving the Neighborhood Meal here in our own church building on Saturday, June 12th at 5pm. (Volunteers should come at 4pm.) The following Monday, on June 14th, we will be serving a lunch downtown. More details to come, but get these dates on your calendar now. We're hoping everyone can serve at least one of these opportunities. Thank you Don Angel for taking the lead for us!
Announcements Are Back! With the mask mandates now removed, we hope we can start having more social and service opportunities. That means weekly announcements. Would you like to be one of our announcement guys or gals? Each week we hope to share announcements with a fun, short video. If you are willing to do this sometime, let Brandi know. She will get you the announcements in plenty of time and then you can record yourself or your family sharing these announcements for our Sunday service!
Same With Bible Readings. We often have Scripture readings too on Sunday morning. We would love to have you record yourself with one of these Bible readings so we can play it during a Sunday morning service. Let Brandi know if you are willing to do this!
Sunday Music. Here are the songs we plan to sing together this Sunday morning: "Christ Our Glory" by Sovereign Grace Music; "Battle Belongs" by Phil Wickham; "The Whole Earth" by Gateway Worship; "Build My Life" by Housefires; and "Praise His Name, Praise His Name" by Yours Truly.
That wraps up this week's Church Requel newsletter. For those of you in Mansfield - get out there and enjoy God's beautiful outdoors today. Sunny and 70 degrees. Nothing quite so beautiful as Ohio in May!
Love you all much, Pastor Mark
