Wow, How long has it been since I have written here? Well, it's time to introduce our new Associate Pastor and Worship Leader!!
Pastor Mike Patterson is going to be helping us out and I am so excited to have him join us. I know that we are so blessed that God would send this family to VCC.
In a few weeks we will be celebrating Easter. This was a huge change for the History of the Church. Christ died on the cross for our sins and rose again. It was the completion of the will of God to pay for the sins that you and I have committed. Without this sacrifice, we would not be able to go to God and worship Him for who He is in our lives.
So it is entering this season of celebrating the change that Christ makes in our lives that we also celebrate the change that God is making in our church. Help me welcome Pastor Mike and Teresa! Friend's Day is March 25 and Easter is two weeks later!
See you at church!!! (If not sooner)
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Friend's Day
This last weekend we celebrated FRIEND'S DAY at Valley Christian Center. We succeeded in having more people than ever before come to church on Sunday! It was very exciting!
I never cease to be amazed at what we can do when we all join together and work toward a common cause! I was amazed at how many people came that I did not know! When all was said and done, I was not able to get a total count becuase I could not remember all the faces and names. How cool is that??
I will continue to pray that those that came on Sunday will grow in the knowledge of Christ and that a seed has been planted that will grow into a marvelous work!
I am praying for you and your friends!
Thank you to those who worked so had to make this a great day!
Pastor Kevin
I never cease to be amazed at what we can do when we all join together and work toward a common cause! I was amazed at how many people came that I did not know! When all was said and done, I was not able to get a total count becuase I could not remember all the faces and names. How cool is that??
I will continue to pray that those that came on Sunday will grow in the knowledge of Christ and that a seed has been planted that will grow into a marvelous work!
I am praying for you and your friends!
Thank you to those who worked so had to make this a great day!
Pastor Kevin
Friday, August 19, 2011
Small Changes
Good Morning,
I was reading an article yesterday about AM/PM gas stations. One owner has several stores and every two days, he buys 1.3 million dollars worth of gas and will sell it for a TWO CENT profit per gallon. It got me to thinking how many gallons of gas, how many people and cars it must take to sell that much gas, and how often people must come in to get gas. This is just one owner of gas stations in the Northwest. Imagine how much gas must be sold every day when you combine all the stations and brands!
That is $600 Thousand dollars every day. At an average of $40 to $100 per tank of gas???? Wow. He owns less than 20 gas stations.
Do you ever wonder what kind of difference you are making in your world? Maybe you do not think it is much, but I believe that God wants us to continue to connect with people every day. Say a nice word in the morning, maybe a phone call in the afternoon, or a text, or email. I believe that is how God would have us change the world, one compliment at a time!
Maybe you are wondering what it will take to change your own life.... One small positive thought, One promise from God, One prayer can start a HUGE difference.
Let us remember Philippians 4:8 today. "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
I hope to see you in Church Sunday! Together we can change our community for Christ!
Pastor Kevin
I was reading an article yesterday about AM/PM gas stations. One owner has several stores and every two days, he buys 1.3 million dollars worth of gas and will sell it for a TWO CENT profit per gallon. It got me to thinking how many gallons of gas, how many people and cars it must take to sell that much gas, and how often people must come in to get gas. This is just one owner of gas stations in the Northwest. Imagine how much gas must be sold every day when you combine all the stations and brands!
That is $600 Thousand dollars every day. At an average of $40 to $100 per tank of gas???? Wow. He owns less than 20 gas stations.
Do you ever wonder what kind of difference you are making in your world? Maybe you do not think it is much, but I believe that God wants us to continue to connect with people every day. Say a nice word in the morning, maybe a phone call in the afternoon, or a text, or email. I believe that is how God would have us change the world, one compliment at a time!
Maybe you are wondering what it will take to change your own life.... One small positive thought, One promise from God, One prayer can start a HUGE difference.
Let us remember Philippians 4:8 today. "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
I hope to see you in Church Sunday! Together we can change our community for Christ!
Pastor Kevin
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thinking about Values: Honor
This morning I was thinking about Honor, and how it affects every value in our life.
I realized that Christ Honored us when he laid down His life for us - but it did not start then, he lived a life of honor. When he was talking to the woman at Jacob's Well, he was honoring her. When He chose His disciples, He was honoring them. When he fed the 5000, He was honoring them. When he went to the wedding and changed the water into wine, He was honoring them! Even when he prayed to His Father, He said, "Not my will but thine be done".
Honor. We should follow Christ's example and honor others today. It can start from the the very moment you wake up. You can honor family members, you can honor fellow employees, and you can honor customers.
Pastor Kevin
I realized that Christ Honored us when he laid down His life for us - but it did not start then, he lived a life of honor. When he was talking to the woman at Jacob's Well, he was honoring her. When He chose His disciples, He was honoring them. When he fed the 5000, He was honoring them. When he went to the wedding and changed the water into wine, He was honoring them! Even when he prayed to His Father, He said, "Not my will but thine be done".
Honor. We should follow Christ's example and honor others today. It can start from the the very moment you wake up. You can honor family members, you can honor fellow employees, and you can honor customers.
Pastor Kevin
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Lofty Goals!!!!
Greetings Church!
Thank you for allowing me to revisit our prayer series last Sunday.
I am encouraged and amazed at how much we have changed over the last year. One year ago, the dream for Friend's Day was started - the term Revolutionary Prayer was birthed, and now a year later - what a difference!
I want to thank those of you that have really inspired me to be who I am today. The prayers you have prayed, the emails I have received, phone calls, and texts. I could not continue without the support of a church body that I know is incredible!!!!! You are AWESOME!! The incredible thing to me is that none of you expects perfection. You have allowed me time to grow, change and improve!
Tonight as I sit in the sanctuary praying - I am pondering a comment that has been troubling me. Someone felt my goals were too lofty, and not for them. I an troubled by the fact that a good leader will cast the vision and it creates excitement for what God is going to do, so I thought I would just reflect again on what I believe God has called VCC to Sumner to do!!
We are here to see people saved. Christ died on the cross for our sins. It is our duty to bring people into an environment where they will have an opportunity to experience God.
We are here to worship God. I strive to see us enter into singing and praise, prayer and worship of the one true living God.
We are here to observe God to show His strength. I believe that the miracles of God will speak for themselves. What use is there in serving a God that cannot prove He exists?
We are here to create a service that is relevant to daily living out God's word! We are not here to create a group of "better than you", "holier than thou", or "they are so heavenly minded they are no earthly good" type of people.
We are here to train up our children in the way they should go! Godly training in a way that will help our children.
We are here to invest in the Kingdom of God and store up treasure in heaven.
We have almost half a million people withing 10 miles of VCC that did not go to church anywhere on Sunday. They are on record that they do not believe in God. They are the "lost", our mission field. God has put us here to make a difference. I do not know how we will do this. But I know that I will work every day to figure out ways to help us grow into more effective evangelists in our city.
Friend's Day is coming. Last year, 59 people came. This year I believe that we will have more people here than ever before. The espresso machine is running. I am working feverishly to get the room set up. I am spending time praying and fasting. I desire to make an investment into lives because Jesus made an investment in us!
So for those of you who are wondering why I would take on such a lofty goal - It is because we have the responsibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to share with our friends. We serve a God that loves us. We have the best news in town.
I hope that you will begin to pray that this fall will be REVOLUTIONARY in your life, and in the life of VCC, a CENTER for what God wants to do in Pierce County.
I am praying for you! I am praying for your friends and neighbors!
Pastor Kevin
Thank you for allowing me to revisit our prayer series last Sunday.
I am encouraged and amazed at how much we have changed over the last year. One year ago, the dream for Friend's Day was started - the term Revolutionary Prayer was birthed, and now a year later - what a difference!
I want to thank those of you that have really inspired me to be who I am today. The prayers you have prayed, the emails I have received, phone calls, and texts. I could not continue without the support of a church body that I know is incredible!!!!! You are AWESOME!! The incredible thing to me is that none of you expects perfection. You have allowed me time to grow, change and improve!
Tonight as I sit in the sanctuary praying - I am pondering a comment that has been troubling me. Someone felt my goals were too lofty, and not for them. I an troubled by the fact that a good leader will cast the vision and it creates excitement for what God is going to do, so I thought I would just reflect again on what I believe God has called VCC to Sumner to do!!
We are here to see people saved. Christ died on the cross for our sins. It is our duty to bring people into an environment where they will have an opportunity to experience God.
We are here to worship God. I strive to see us enter into singing and praise, prayer and worship of the one true living God.
We are here to observe God to show His strength. I believe that the miracles of God will speak for themselves. What use is there in serving a God that cannot prove He exists?
We are here to create a service that is relevant to daily living out God's word! We are not here to create a group of "better than you", "holier than thou", or "they are so heavenly minded they are no earthly good" type of people.
We are here to train up our children in the way they should go! Godly training in a way that will help our children.
We are here to invest in the Kingdom of God and store up treasure in heaven.
We have almost half a million people withing 10 miles of VCC that did not go to church anywhere on Sunday. They are on record that they do not believe in God. They are the "lost", our mission field. God has put us here to make a difference. I do not know how we will do this. But I know that I will work every day to figure out ways to help us grow into more effective evangelists in our city.
Friend's Day is coming. Last year, 59 people came. This year I believe that we will have more people here than ever before. The espresso machine is running. I am working feverishly to get the room set up. I am spending time praying and fasting. I desire to make an investment into lives because Jesus made an investment in us!
So for those of you who are wondering why I would take on such a lofty goal - It is because we have the responsibility of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to share with our friends. We serve a God that loves us. We have the best news in town.
I hope that you will begin to pray that this fall will be REVOLUTIONARY in your life, and in the life of VCC, a CENTER for what God wants to do in Pierce County.
I am praying for you! I am praying for your friends and neighbors!
Pastor Kevin
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