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Dear Friends,

As we now enter the summer, I hope you continue to take time to be intentional about your faith. During this time of year, when we enjoy vacations and picnics, may we not forget that we are to grow our faith regardless of the season. We have looked at ways to deepen our faith. We have looked at fasting, prayer, meditation, service, worship, gratitude, and Scripture study. As we enjoy our summer fun, let us incorporate deep theological thoughts into these disciplines. Each month in the summer, may you focus on one of these disciplines.

June: The Manger of Jesus (Incarnation). One of the great moments in history is when the second person of the Trinity, the Christ, left heaven and came to earth. This is what we celebrate at Christmas, the heartwarming story of the Son of God laying aside His divinity in order to become human.

June 2023 Newsletter

Dear Friends, As we have now entered Lent, may this season of the church year be a blessing to you. We talk here at St. Andrew about being intentional about your faith. Here are some ways that you can focus on your faith during this next forty days.

–Fasting and Prayer. In our world today that is all about giving into our desires, we have lost the power of self-control. Fasting is a means by which we gain self-control in our lives. Fasting can be anything from fasting from food to fasting from something that eats up too much of your day. Fasting from food or other items such as videos can involve fasting for a period of time such as a morning to a day. It can also involve fasting from a specific food such as chocolate or dessert or fast food. While fasting, when the hunger pangs or desire hits, use that moment to pray. While praying, God will be the center of your thoughts which m

 

March 2023 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Rooted in Love, Grounded in Grace, Growing for God

As we enter the fourth month of the new year, we need to remind ourselves of words that affirm. There can be many places where we read or have heard words that pain our heart. So it is very important for us to hear and listen to words that affirm great spiritual truths.

One of the greatest statements that I have ever heard, we celebrate at this time of the year-“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen.” (Luke 24:6) Or how about this statement of life, “So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were…Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.” (John 20: 19-20). [Read more…] about April’s Newsletter