This past year we, as a church, have spent a lot of time thinking and dreaming about our passions. We have had to be strategic about what we do as an organization in order to make the most impact possible. We firmly believe that if people are functioning within their passions they will be productive, impactful and thrive. God gifts us with unique desires and abilities and it is our job to sort out and be open to how He intends for us to use those gifts.
We had two winter camps two weeks ago and at those camps our speaker, Paul Charles, was able to plant some seeds to encourage kids to Change Their World. They were encouraged to find ways to change their world at home, in their relationships with their parents and friends, in their communities and schools and in the global world. They were introduced to the idea of Charity: Water, an organization that is reaching thousands of communities each year and providing the means to clean water for drinking and sanitation. Our kids have come home looking for ways to impact and change their world. We know that at this time we are called to collaborate with Charity: Water. We know that we can and are making impact towards building wells for people that don't have clean drinking water. We support our kids and students in finding creative ways to help this organization and we are excited to see what God is going to accomplish through our people, in this coming year.
That being said, we also realize that Charity: Water is a ministry opportunity at Silver Creek and it is something that we are passionate about but it is not the church. As the church, we are also called to be passionate about our local community, to work with our Food Bank to impact Lynnwood and to provide ministries that will change the ways that people think about the church and God.
On April 17th, we have a unique opportunity to impact Lynnwood and our surrounding areas. Plans are well under way in bringing together a team to create a huge INVITE day at Silver Creek. We will be having three HUGE egg hunts and three FUSiON Family Productions. We turned people away last year because we didn't have the room to accommodate them in our two shows, so this year we are doing three. We believe that with effective advertising and incentive to step foot on our property that we will have the opportunity to not only entertain and engage our community but tell them about GOD by using our Family Production to speak into the lives of both children and adults. We want to be Jesus' hands and feet and allow people to see that Christians are real people with real passions. We want them to see that we aren't acting like Christians but we are living as Christians. We're doing life together, caring about those outside our walls, learning to possess Jesus' characteristic and knowing that we are doing exactly what Jesus has called us to do in our world.
Brent and I were discussing how Jesus drew crowds when he was in the peak of his ministry. Time and time again he performed miracles as a way of supporting and drawing a crowd. He fed thousands of people from the basket of a young boy containing two fish and five loaves of bread. He healed the sick and blind and he reached out to the outcasts in the community and showed that He loved them equally and cared for them. He invited children to take his time when religious leaders felt they deserved it. Jesus thought of people in a brand new and unique way. He challenged his followers to do the same and He was bold about how He got the attention of those he came in contact with.
We are called to live as He did and not be afraid to use any and all resources at our finger tips to reach those in our community and world. This April we hope that you will team with us at accomplishing that very thing. Leaving all perceptions of what a church should or shouldn't do and boldly reach into our community, loving on those that cross our paths and being true representatives of Jesus by following his example. We need your help to do this. Please prayerfully consider where you can serve and help with our April 17th Egg Hunt.
You are the church and we need you!
Pastor Elizabeth
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