Sabbatical on the Horizon
This in my penultimate Friday Letter before our upcoming sabbatical, which officially begins following our Easter services on April 17th. While away, Lisa and I hope to renew, re-center, and reset for continued service in the church. As many of you know, once we get our daughter Lydia married to Noah, we will do some re-creating through family European travels. There will also be some re-deployment as I will be teaching "Christ Centered Preaching" and "Preaching Christ from the Old Testament" to 3 different seminary groups in Peru. Outside of that, we hope for large swaths of rest and renewal, reading the Word, prayer, walks together, etc...
While Lisa and I disconnect from all official Christ Church responsibilities, plans are in place for you as the body to be well cared for and to thrive in our absence. We have a great preaching schedule lined up with guests invited to preach a text that the Lord has "Etched on their Heart" and which they invite you to etch on yours. Our elders are on point to follow through with pastoral care needs as they come up. Feel free to reach out to them, to Pastor Addison, or any other staff for encouragement or help. Other ministries and programs will continue unabated.
While 16 weeks feels long, I am sure that it will go by more quickly than we imagine. For now though we have this last week to settle into the greatest story ever told. A story of a king who went to a cross to gain an unlikely victory. This Sunday, as Jesus begins to wrap up his Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:13-20) he invites would be disciples to the Narrow Little Road.
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