Boulder Church Plant-December Update
Saturday, December 10, 2005
I trust your having an enjoyable Christmas Season with your family and loved ones? Natalie and I moved from our home in Lincoln three weeks ago now and will be living in North Platte, Nebraska for the the next five and half months, before moving to Boulder with the rest of the church plant team in June. It still seems like quite a ways off, but we know the move will be here before we know it! We appreciate your prayers over the next several months for the whole church plant launch team as we prepare for this leap of faith.
Last night our team met for our bi-weekly meeting. We normally spend our time encouraging one another, praying, and discussing the next steps needed during this preparation phase. We also are walking through the book of Acts together, a perfect study for any local church team. Jeff Kautz led us through last night's study in Acts 2 and we talked about the power of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in the Believer's life. Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, he told his followers to wait in Jerusalem and pray for a Helper before they did anything further. Why? Because Jesus knew that there was no way his followers would have any success fulfilling their mission without supernatural help! The launch of the early New Testament Church would have been doomed for failure without God's "super" on the disciple's "natural".
It was pretty clear last night what God's Word was teaching us. Our calling and efforts to this church plant in Boulder WILL fail without the powerful help of the Holy Spirit. But also, WITH the power of the Holy Spirit, the Church of the New Testament that we are still apart of today, cannot be stopped as long as the Great Helper is in the drivers seat.
I wanted to let you know of a few specific prayer requests and also some information about how you can become a financial partner in the church plant. Start up expenses have already begun in these early stages of preparations and any financial contributions as the Lord may lead, would be put to good work right away. In the next few months, we will be assembling a business plan and first year budget projections. If anyone would like to see this in the days ahead, don't hesitate to ask. We are grateful that our parent organization, The Berean Fellowship of Churches, provides solid assistance and accountability in this area of financial planning and stewardship.
Thank you again for your friendship!
Sincerely, Kris Cheek / Lead Pastor
Prayer Requests:
1) Team bonding, strengthening of friendships
2) Standing firm against the attacks of Satan and his dominion
3) Clear leading in the lives of those currently considering joining the church plant launch team
4) Wisdom in study of the culture and people of Boulder
Last night our team met for our bi-weekly meeting. We normally spend our time encouraging one another, praying, and discussing the next steps needed during this preparation phase. We also are walking through the book of Acts together, a perfect study for any local church team. Jeff Kautz led us through last night's study in Acts 2 and we talked about the power of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in the Believer's life. Before Jesus ascended to Heaven, he told his followers to wait in Jerusalem and pray for a Helper before they did anything further. Why? Because Jesus knew that there was no way his followers would have any success fulfilling their mission without supernatural help! The launch of the early New Testament Church would have been doomed for failure without God's "super" on the disciple's "natural".
It was pretty clear last night what God's Word was teaching us. Our calling and efforts to this church plant in Boulder WILL fail without the powerful help of the Holy Spirit. But also, WITH the power of the Holy Spirit, the Church of the New Testament that we are still apart of today, cannot be stopped as long as the Great Helper is in the drivers seat.
I wanted to let you know of a few specific prayer requests and also some information about how you can become a financial partner in the church plant. Start up expenses have already begun in these early stages of preparations and any financial contributions as the Lord may lead, would be put to good work right away. In the next few months, we will be assembling a business plan and first year budget projections. If anyone would like to see this in the days ahead, don't hesitate to ask. We are grateful that our parent organization, The Berean Fellowship of Churches, provides solid assistance and accountability in this area of financial planning and stewardship.
Thank you again for your friendship!
Sincerely, Kris Cheek / Lead Pastor
Prayer Requests:
1) Team bonding, strengthening of friendships
2) Standing firm against the attacks of Satan and his dominion
3) Clear leading in the lives of those currently considering joining the church plant launch team
4) Wisdom in study of the culture and people of Boulder
1 Comments:
Looking @ your site and sensing Josh Luse's excitement makes me want to come to Boulder myself! I'm praying that God will astound you all.
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