Every once in a while someone new comes to Rejoice! and asks, "So why do you have that picture of the sunset up front?"
Answer this is a picture of the 20 acres of land for the future campus of Rejoice! Lutheran Church.
I just received word from Harvey Olson (the big cheese of land purchasing at our national headquarters in Chicago) that the land purchase should be finalized come June 15, 2007. Yeah!
For all those who have been praying, thank you. For all those for whom this is news, we would invite you to pray with us. Pray that God would inspire Rejoice! to see this land as a mission center launching pad for blessing our community and not a plot of land to build a big cathedral to our own achievements.
As Jesus would say it is all about the "haverst" bringing seekers into the family of God. "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:37-38 (NIV)
Peace Out,
P.T.
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The church is more than just a building...it's the people that are a part of God's family. If we lay the right foundation for our church…a foundation in Jesus, we can’t go wrong. (1 Corinthians 3:11)
We all have a part to play in helping Rejoice! grow. In 1 Corinthians 3:7-8, it says, “It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work.”
So whether you like to plant or you like to water… just COME AND GROW WITH US!!
As of this past week...June 15...the ELCA has now purchased the 20 acres of land just west of St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church (west of Tea Ellis Road on 26th Street)
Praise God!
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