Breathe Friends. Rest in Jesus.

First of all, how are you doing? Has anyone asked you that recently? There is so much stress over the ever changing atmosphere of our nation because of Covid-19, how to respond to it, racism, vandalism, anti-police movements, reactions to movements, politics, and everyone's opinion that I wonder... have you taken a deep breath recently? 

This past Sunday our Scripture readings reminded us to take a deep breath by resting in God's Word and in the arms of our Savior. 

Is there a lot going on right now? Sure. Are there a lot of things that are upsetting? Yes. Is there more uncertainty than many of us are used to? Yep. But has God's Word gone anywhere? Thankfully, no! Is it any less true? No! Does it apply any less during a stressful time vs. an easy going time? No! If anything it applies even more! And does Jesus get less capable of carrying your burdens because you are struggling more and more to carry them? Absolutely not. He urges us, more, he commands us to cast ALL our anxiety on Him because he cares for us!

Especially when we are stressed, the world is upside down and people are crazy, there is nothing better to do than to rest in Christ. He gives us rest from our sin and guilt, our worry and fear, our controlling and micromanaging. He tells us to breathe... and to take on the easy yoke of wearing his righteousness, reading of what he has done and what the Father has promised, and telling others of how awesome it is to rest in Jesus Christ.

Breathe friends. Rest in Jesus.

“Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30

Him & Her Worship Concert - July 28 @ 7pm

Him + Her Worship is a Christian worship duo who will be sharing their faith and talents with us later this month! Based out of Minneapolis MN, husband and wife Seth and Jenna Herlich now live on the road full-time, towing their instruments and 13 foot camper around the country. With a passion for adventure and a calling to create, the duo leads narrative-driven worship nights, bringing their powerful, passionate harmonies and a timeless message of Christ’s love and hope to receptive congregations and audiences in dozens of US cities.

Him + Her Worship blends Christian contemporary energy, honest singer-songwriter lyricism, cinematic textures, and indie experimentation into an exceptional and cohesive worship music experience. 

Please come to 35 N. Park St. on July 28, at 7pm to be encouraged, refreshed, and to have fun! Bring a friend or family member and come sing and worship with them!

Check out our story and our music:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/himandherworship

Instagram: @himandherworship

Website: www.himandherworship.com

Youtube: Him + Her Worship

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

This week, as we approach our Independence Day as a nation, I think back to these words from our Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

What a beautifully written sentence that finds its source of power in the Creator himself. This is the backbone to what gives each person value in our country, that everyone was created. They were not an accident. They were designed. Therefore, each person has intrinsic value, people of every race, tribe, past and heritage. As Christians, we would add that each person has even more value for not only have they been created, but they have also been justified by Jesus. Jesus died for everyone which means every person was bought at a hefty price. And because Jesus died for their sins, every single person can have the right to eternal life, if they only believe in Jesus as their Savior. 

As a nation, we were founded on this idea of individual value being a reason we would attempt in every way to secure certain unalienable rights to all people. As Christians, we also want to give all people the right to be in heaven by helping them see the Savior who has opened an eternal life, liberty and happiness to all who believe. 

In our nation today, many have forgotten or chosen to throw off that backbone of value that all people derive from a Creator and a Savior. To so many, humans are just a by-product of chance and circumstance. Their value is not intrinsic or equal for we are not made, we are naturally selected or self-made heroes. It is no wonder that we are seeing such unrest, inequality, hate, racism, division, poor priorities, and a lack of value placed on the Word of God and worship in general. Our backbone as to why we are a nation and why we have rights in the first place has disappeared. 

So as we approach the weekend of our Independence Day, let us begin by praying a lot. There is much to ask God for. Let us pray that our nation repents of its rejection of God and a need for his presence in its existence. Let us pray that during such crazy times people search and find the backbone of meaning and value in the one who gives it, our Creator. Let us pray that as evil seems to be growing, may more and more find Jesus, who heals the sick, comforts the weary, and forgives sins. Let us also pray for God to give us the courage and strength to stand firm in God's Word and to share boldly the rights we have as children of God. Those do not come from ourselves but from our Creator and our Savior! This time of unrest and uncertainty may be one of the greatest opportunities of our lifetime to shine brightly in this dark world. Let us not let it pass us by!

May you have a blessed rest of your week and an amazing weekend celebrating our Independence Day, the birthday of our great nation. May this week and weekend also be another chance for you to find value, truth, and pride in your God.

In His service,

Pastor Buelow

Family Night this Wednesday (6/17)!

In place of our normal office hours, bring an appetizer to share (if you want), sit down by a campfire and catch up with your church family and friends, and/or watch a family friendly outdoor movie. Hope to see you there! This Wednesday, June 17 from 5-7 pm. All are welcome!

Romans Sermon Series

This Sunday we begin a sermon series based on Paul’s doctrinal masterpiece, the book of Romans. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Paul masterfully walks his readers through the ramifications of a biblical worldview. At its center, Paul must first drive home the devastating reality God’s law paints for us, that we are all destined and deserving of eternal damnation. Then and only then, from despair, can he begin to teach us what it means to totally depend on the Righteousness of God. That righteousness can only become ours through faith in Jesus who alone can satisfy the law of God and pay the punishment we deserve. He alone can give us new life. A full awareness of our inability to be good enough allows us to fully trust in the only one who is: Jesus Christ. When we do, nothing can separate us from the love of God. Nothing.

ROMANS:

Atonement. Righteousness. Reconciliation. Reversal. Buried. Battling. Longing. Praying. Chosen. Inseparable. Roots. Grafted. Awe. Sacrifice. Love. Freedom.

Join us 9am this Sunday as we begin this exciting new series.

Pentecost - the Birthday of the Christian Church

This past Sunday, we celebrated Pentecost, the birthday of the Christian Church!

50 days after Jesus had risen and 10 days after he had ascended, the Spirit came and filled his disciples with wisdom and power. With those gifts, they witnessed to what they had seen and heard about Jesus, the Savior of the world, and they called all to repent and believe in Him. The Holy Spirit has used that message and people like those disciples to spread the fire of faith up until this day. We continue that tradition still today: receiving wisdom and power from the Holy Spirit, repenting of our sin, believing in the name above all names, and witnessing to all nations. 

Sadly, because of technical difficulties, our service stream of Facebook and Youtube went out after 30 minutes and before that didn’t record properly. Because of that, I will direct you to our sister church in Carthage, MO where my father led a wonderful service about Pentecost. If you did not join us in person yesterday, or you are simply looking for more to celebrate this great festival and the power of the Holy Spirit in your life, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvqT7PZSsRU.

Find our service bulletin by clicking here for the readings, hymn verses, and service focus: Service Bulletin for Pentecost. You can also read the sermon I preached yesterday by clicking here: The Beginning of the Final Age.

May the Holy Spirit kindle in you the fire of God’s love.

- Pastor Buelow

On Christ's Ascension I Now Build

On Christ's ascension I now build The hope of my ascension.

This hope alone has always stilled All doubt and apprehension;

For where the head is, there as well I know his members are to dwell

When Christ shall come and call them. 

CW 172 "On Christ's Ascension I Now Build" stanza 1

When we think of Jesus' acts on earth on our behalf, is the ascension the first thing we go to for comfort? Probably not. However, in the hymn above the author takes us to the mountain where Jesus left his disciples physically to ascend into heaven. Why does that scene bring comfort? Shouldn't it bring sadness because our Savior left? Shouldn't it cause us to be afraid to no longer have Jesus physically present to guide and protect his followers? No. Why? 

Because Jesus ascending into heaven means something very important. It means Jesus had the right to ascend. He had earned that right through his righteousness and his innocent suffering and death. He had accomplished his mission to defeat sin, death and the devil for us and then return triumphant to his Father's side. Jesus has the right to sit at the right hand of his Father. Jesus has the right to sit in the judgment seat over all people of all time. Jesus has the right to rule all things for all time.

At first glance and first thought, the ascension can seem like a goodbye and leave loneliness and fear in its place. But that is not what the ascension of our Lord is. It is on his ascension that we build our hope for our own ascension into heaven. It is because our Savior sits on the judgement seat that we know we will never have to face the wrath of the Almighty God. It is because of His promise that we know he has built for us a mansion to live in forever. That hope of our ascension is what helps us deal with all the doubt and apprehension of these days down here. We know that we are part of the body of Christ and that where Jesus is, so also will his members be. It is just a matter of time until the day when Jesus literally calls us up to be with him.

So... Let us celebrate this awesome event in history. TODAY we will have a short Ascension Service at 7pm. Join us in-person or online live on our Facebook or YouTube pages. 

I hope to see you then! May God bless the rest of your beautiful evening.

In His service,

Pastor

You Are Safer with Resurrection Hope

It is hard to know in every circumstance today what the "safer" thing to do is. We are given guidelines and recommendations that may help us or others be safer from Covid-19. However, those same guidelines and recommendations may also cause our livelihoods to be less safe. Our nation, our state, and our communities are all wrestling with how to answer the question, "what is the safer thing to do for our heath, for our livelihoods, for our mental health right now and in the months to come?" That is a tough question without a clear or clean answer. On top of that question, we as Christians and Christian churches have one more question to answer: "What is the safest thing to do for my soul and the souls of my brothers and sisters right now and in the months to come?" 

Exactly what your answer is to that question may differ from what I or another Christian beside you may answer. That is because it is a tricky situation. We are dealing with multiple commands from God at the same time! God calls us to not despise preaching and the Word. We are not to give up meeting together especially as we see the Day approaching so that we can encourage one another. But we are also told to obey those in authority even if we don't like what they are saying. There are many examples of bad rulers in the Bible and even then believers were called to obey those God had established. However, God also says that we must obey God rather than men. The apostles were faced with situations where their rulers told them to stop preaching and teaching in the temple, but they responded, "We must obey God rather than men." When the two were pitted against each other, they had to stand with God's command over the command of men. On top of those commands, God also calls us to love our neighbor, to protect him and keep him from harm. That would seem to suggest we should do all we can to keep our neighbors healthy by staying home. But do we love our neighbor more by doing what we think will help his physical body but at the same time we take away an opportunity for him to see us or join us to hear the Word of the Lord, that spiritual food we need for the health of our soul?

These are tough questions that expose intersecting teachings at our present time because we live in a broken and dying world. I like to picture it like this: God's principles are like iron rods that are sticking straight up out of a flat field. However, when sin entered our world it was like the ground got bumpy and warped. What happened to those principles? They got turned sideways and some of them now clash against one another at certain points. It is those clashes in our broken world where we have to wrestle with God's perfect commands intersecting in an imperfect world. 

I believe this is where we are today. Christians may differ on what they believe is the right thing to do right now to take care of their physical and spiritual health right now in the best possible way. May we be careful not to judge the hearts of others or their decisions made in faith and clear conscience with God. It is all too easy in times of uncertainty and disagreement to assign guilt to those who feel differently than us. That doesn't mean we can't discuss or wrestle together. We should! But let us respect those who in faith have come to different conclusions at this time. 

If we stay at home because that is what our governor has asked us to do, and we feel we can spiritually stay fed and nourished through our own study of the Word and through online worship, God be praised and God bless us! If we decide to return to our building at 31 N. Park this Sunday to worship with our church family, to hear our Pastor preach and to celebrate the Lord's Supper with the body of believers, and to encourage one another in-person, God be praised and God bless us! I believe both of these and other decisions are wonderful and God-pleasing decisions when made in prayer, fervent study of the Scriptures, trust in the Lord, and with the reason and wisdom that God has given us! 

It is so that this choice can be made by every person and family in our congregation that our leaders have decided that we will again resume in-person worship services starting this coming Sunday, May 17th. Without our in-person services, there was no choice. You had to remain home and it was as if we were saying, "This is the right thing to be safe." We are resuming in-person worship services so that we are instead saying, "It may be right for you in your situation to stay home for now and worship the Lord from there, but it may be right for you to return to the house of the Lord at this time." I pray the Lord leads you in your wrestling with what is right for you and your family to stay healthy both physically and spiritually.

Ultimately though, remember this: What is the right answer to what makes us safer both physically and spiritually today and forever? Our resurrection hope. It is our hope in Jesus Christ, the one who has overcome the world and with it, every physical disease or disaster, including death, that gives us real eternal health. Our bodies will be raised imperishable like his! That is healthcare! It is also our hope in Jesus Christ that raises our dead soul from despair, damnation and fear to optimism, salvation and fearlessness! With resurrection hope, we know that however long this virus keeps us from "normal life" it does not keep us from real life in Christ. 

May we all wrestle with the difficult situation we find ourselves in but ultimately rest secure in our risen Lord. If we put our hope in him, our decisions will be the right decision. With resurrection hope, we are safe already. 

Announcements:

• Wednesday office hours will continue for personal communion, spiritual counsel, offering drop-off, however this Wednesday (5/13) Pastor will only be available in the evening from 5-7pm.

• Wednesday Live Devotion at 7pm on Facebook and YouTube.

• We will have an In-Person Sunday Service at 9am THIS SUNDAY at 31 N. Park St.

• Our Sunday Service will be live at 9am on Facebook and YouTube

• Our Sunday Service will be broadcast on FM 89.1 within 2 miles of church.

• We will have Bible Study at church after the service

• Online Giving is now available! If you would prefer to give online vs. bringing in your offering or writing out a check, you can now go to our website and click on the tab on the top of the page that says, "GIVE." It will take you to a secure giving site where you can give an offering by acccount or card. 

• Thank you Sunday School teachers! This Sunday we would have had our end of the year picnic for our Sunday School program and as a thank you to our Sunday School teachers. Please make sure to thank Wendy Spatz, Brooke Spatz, Austin Retzlaff and Stephanie Buelow for all their work this year!

• Catechism draws to a close. Our year of catechism instruction will also be coming to a close this week. All four of our students are in their first year of instruction so we will not be missing their confirmations as they won't finish until next year. Please encourage and congratulate our four catechism students when you do get a chance to see them or talk to them for their outstanding work this year and their growing faith and trust in their Savior! Teagan Laack, Lily Russow, Susannah McGlone, & Evan Retzlaff.

• Many More Thank You's are in order! A special thank you from me to our leaders for all their work to help us navigate these uncharted waters. A special thank you to Dave Schley for his weekly help to set up communion and to be at hand for anything else I or anyone else might need. A special thank you to Dave Heup, Ann Hintz, Becky Hintz, Heather & Jeff Hayes for all their work behind the scenes to make our online worship experience better and better each week. God has really been blessing us through their work! Another thank you to Jeff Hayes for his craftsmanship in building new bookshelves and cabinets for the basement and his current work on our visual/sound booth for the back of church. A special thank you to Tom Ganster and the trustees for staying on top of needed maintenance at church and at the parsonage. A special thank you to our angels who have been delivering packets to our internet-less members so that they stay connected to our church family and to their Savior. And finally, a special thank you to all of you for your partnership in the gospel! All of you encourage me as you remain committed to hearing the Word of your God, encouraging one another, and serving your neighbors in whatever way you can.

God bless and keep you all in Christ Jesus.

“In this world you will have trouble but take heart, I have overcome the world.” - Jesus

Focus & Wisdom

As we begin our day and our weekend facing another Sunday where we will be "safer at home," I thought it would be beneficial for us to focus on something deeper. We all have been spending so much time thinking about Covid-19, how we should respond, how our leaders should respond, and what normal is today and what it will be then. While these are not bad for us to think about, what is better, even (and especially) in the midst of a storm, is to listen to the one voice that matters, His. Our God calls us to shut out what we think, what we HAVE to do, and whatever concerns we have, and to first sit down and listen to Him. He can give us peace like nothing else can. He alone can give us perspective that we can't have. He alone can teach us to see what matters most. He helps us focus on what He has done vs. focusing on what we can do for ourselves. 

This is not easy for us to do, to shut out all the demands, the voices, the fears, the opinions, and to listen to His voice. Is it easy for you to read your Bible? Is it easy for you to focus on the online service at home with all the other distractions around you? Even though you may have more time at home these days, do you make more time for God and his Word? Are you hearing less of your God's voice during this storm or less? 

If you are struggling to listen, repent! Admit to yourself that you are sinning. You are hurting yourself! Confess it to your God. Ask him for mercy and forgiveness. Then pray he gives you a new heart and mind through his Holy Spirit to help you listen to Him. Once you have done that, make a plan on how you will devote yourself to hearing the voice of your God. As you do, the Lord will help you find a deeper peace, a solid foundation, and a sure hope for the future. 

To help you listen to his voice today, I would like you to read two things:

1. a quote from C.S. Lewis, a great writer and apologist of the Christian faith, about the struggle to listen to THE voice over all else:

The real problem of the Christian life comes where people do not usually look for it. It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in. And so on, all day. Standing back from all your natural fussings and frettings; coming in out of the wind.

We can only do it for moments at first. But from those moments the new sort of life will be spreading through our system: because now we are letting Him work at the right part of us. It is the difference between paint, which is merely laid on the surface, and a dye or stain which soaks right through. He never talked vague, idealistic gas. When He said, ‘Be perfect,’ He meant it. He meant that we must go in for the full treatment. It is hard; but the sort of compromise we are all hankering after is harder—in fact, it is impossible. It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

2. 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:16. This section talks about the wisdom that we can only gain from hearing God's Word. Without that wisdom, we can't understand what God has done and is doing. It is foolishness. 

18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. 19 In fact, it is written:

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nothing.

20 Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Jewish law? Where is the probing thinker of the present age? Has God not shown that the wisdom of this world is foolish? 21 Indeed, since the world through its wisdom did not know God, God in his wisdom decided to save those who believe, through the foolishness of the preached message. 22 Yes, Jews ask for signs, Greeks desire wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified—which is offensive to Jews and foolishness to Greeks, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 We preach Christ crucified, because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 For example, consider your call, brothers. Not many of you were wise from a human point of view, not many were powerful, and not many were born with high status. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world to put to shame the things that are strong, 28 and God chose the lowly things of the world and the despised things, and the things that are not, to do away with the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before God. 30 But because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us the wisdom from God, namely, our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31 God did this so that, just as it is written, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”

2 As for me, brothers, when I came to you, I did not come with superior speech or wisdom in order to proclaim to you the testimony of God. 2 For I had no intention of knowing anything among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness, in fear, and with much trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not marked by persuasive words of human wisdom, but by a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

6 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature, but it is not a wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are being reduced to nothing. 7 Instead we speak God’s wisdom that has been hidden in mystery—before the ages, God foreordained that this wisdom would result in our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this world knew it. (If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.) 9 But as it is written:

What no eye has seen and no ear has heard
and no human mind has conceived—
that is what God has prepared for those who love him.

10 But God revealed it to us through his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 Indeed, who among men knows a man’s thoughts except the man’s spirit within him? So also, no one else knows God’s thoughts except God’s Spirit.

12 What we received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we might know the blessings freely given to us by God. 13 We also speak about these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual truths with spiritual words. 14 However, an unspiritual person does not accept the truths taught by God’s Spirit, because they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually evaluated. 15 But the spiritual person evaluates all things, and he himself is evaluated by no one. 16 Indeed, “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Who will instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Other Announcements:

Wednesday Office Hours will continue as long as our "Safer at Home" order is in place. You can come to church from 10a-12p and 5p-7p for spiritual counsel, prayer, personal communion and offering drop-off. I'd love to see you!

Wednesday Live Devotion at 7pm. We will be streaming a devotion to our facebook and youtube page live at 7pm every week. Make sure to tune in at that time or watch it later.

Sunday Online Service at 9am. Our Sunday Worship service premiers on our webpage and our youtube page at 9am Sunday mornings. Bulletins for the service are on our website as well. Consider dressing up or changing your routine on Sunday mornings to make our usual time of worship a special time for you and your family at home. Turn off your devices (except for the one streaming the service!). It is easy to get distracted (more so at home!) during worship. Do what you can to focus your hearts and minds on Jesus!

Angel delivery. We have had about 20 households receive packets of printed emails, bulletins, and sermons delivered to their door by some wonderful volunteers I like to call "angels" (which means messengers). Thank God for them! Also, if you or someone you know would like printed copies dropped off as well, reply and let me know so I can add more to the list!

Viewing Times. Another idea brought up was having the church open at different times for small groups (10 or less) to come and watch the service in the sanctuary. This could happen easily and would make it possible for those without a TV or streaming device to still see the service and sermon and also allow members to be in our house of worship to better be able to focus on the service. Plus, you may miss it! If this is something you are interested in, could you reply to this message and say, "Yea I want to do that!" We could have several times on Sundays or a couple different times during the week.

Drive-In Service. Another opportunity that could be coming NEXT Sunday is us hosting a Drive-In service. This depends on the transmitter arriving in the next few days. I will keep you posted on that. If it does come, we would be able to have a full in-person service in our parking lot! We can welcome the community to join us. From your vehicle, you would be able to tune in to the radio station for the service, see me in front of you, and be together with your church family. Stay tuned for updates on that. 

May God bless the rest of your Friday and the weekend coming up! Keep your faith strong and your focus calibrated with God's Word! God bless and keep you all!

In his grace,

Pastor

Resources to Draw Near to Your Savior

Brothers and sisters in Christ,

I hope this message finds all of you well. I am  praying for all of you during this time of waiting and watching! I know I am constantly reminding myself to trust the Lord that this too shall pass and the Lord will use these times to glorify his Name and draw us closer to Him. 

To help you do that, I have assembled a bunch of resources to help you draw closer to your God during this extended time of being at home (click below). Don't be overwhelmed! You don't have to make use of all of these resources. However, I wanted to put them before you so that you could make use of the ones that will work best for you and your families to make part of your daily and weekly routine to dig into the Word and to hear the comfort of your God's promises. 

I pray these will help you stay diligent in remaining close to the source of your faith. Remember that the Devil loves any chance he can get to pull you away from a constant flow of Living Water which you can only get from your God and his Word. For health concerns, our government has asked us to avoid gathering together. Because of that, you have now been separated from a main source of your spiritual health, Sunday Worship with the Body of Christ. While we wait for our chance to return to regular Sunday Worship, watch out that you don't get unhealthy in a much more dangerous way than Covid-19, spiritual starvation. You have a privilege and a responsibility to yourself, your family and to all who need to know the gospel, to keep yourself well-fed with spiritual food. Use the resources below, watch our online services, make use of our office hours (Weds. 10a-12p, 5p-7p) for personal communion and time to meet with your pastor, and/or give me a call or email anytime. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you stay healthy in your faith!

Remember what Jesus told his disciples to do: "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Let us use this time to refocus our lives on the things that matter most, starting first with seeking God and his righteousness that we have already in Christ, and God WILL take care of the rest. Let us trust in Him!  

In His name,

Pastor