from the heart

Make a difference!

Next week, July 19, we’ll be encouraging our entire church to give generously – above and beyond your normal tithes and offerings – to both Budget and Miracle offerings.   Summer is often a challenging time financially for a church, and ours experiences that as well.  However, First Euless has had a remarkable summer in ministry.  We’re seeing God do outstanding things – especially here in our own backyard. Because we have been given effectiveness, we want to make sure we’re operating fully in ministry – holding nothing back.  Your giving counts toward this end – it really does - and I challenge you to come ready to give generously and sacrificially for the glory of God!

This coming week our Student Ministry and all our students in Jr. High and High School head off to camp.  Over 1500 kids will be in the camp when you count those from other churches.  We’re taking a great group and this church has made it possible for us to invite many unchurched kids from the area to go with us.  With your financial support leading the way, let's let our “desperation praying” surround the camp this week and ask God to bring dozens – even hundreds of kids to faith in Christ.  This is what it is all about!

    Jon Moore will be preaching in our services this Sunday in my absence. The first thing that comes to my mind when describing Jon is to say, “I wish I’d known he and his wife sooner.” Jon has been a tremendous encouragement to me and is a great preacher who challenges us to walk by faith – trusting God. You can be sure he’ll have a word from the Lord today. Jon traveled for several years with Manley Beasley and God has used Jon because of a number of reasons. I’m thrilled you get to hear him this Sunday. I’ll be preaching in Phoenix, Arizona (at my father’s church) and then be back next Sunday.
    Again, you’ve amazed me as a church. The “Helping Our Troops” people who were with us last Sunday were amazed at how generous and how willing you were to support the troops by sending Bibles, cards and agreeing to pray for them. You’ll never know what it means to the troops to get something in the mail from you – but you’ve done a great thing in the name of Christ. Keep praying for our troops and keep praying for America!
    As the summer continues to unfold, I’m excited about how First Euless is wrapping her arms around our city. Through ministry, reaching out, Euless Revitalization and the New Hope Center – along with Apartment Life and Beach Clubs, we are working together to touch the whole community for Christ. That’s really what we need to be doing – and what few churches do to make a difference in their city. I’m so grateful God is giving us a chance to do just that.