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Yay! It’s Friday! Almost everybody looks forward to Friday, right? Because it means the weekend is here and maybe you can get some rest. But will you? For some it means just doing a different kind of work and there never seems to be any real rest. Psalm 91 says, “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Read that sentence again. Seriously, read it one more time and just let it sink in.

We have a lot going on at Christ Fellowship and I really need that kind of rest; the kind of rest where I can give God all my cares, my hopes, frustrations, sins and doubts. And I can rest knowing that He is the Almighty, ready, willing and able to provide strength and energy, wisdom and clarity, showing me grace so I can show others grace in this stressful time. Thank you, Lord!

As most of you know, this will be our last Sunday at 1301 N Main St in Lake Bridgeport. We have been here for ten years and it’s painful to have to leave but I am truly excited about what God has planned for us in this next chapter of the life of Christ Fellowship. We have found a temporary place to rent that holds great potential for us. I think everybody will be very pleased and we are very grateful to God for supplying it!

The physical address is 405 W. Kentucky, Chico, Tx 76431. The mailing address is PO Box 645 in Chico. It used to be a church and then it burned down. They rebuilt it but then covid hit and they may have used it 3-4 times but then sold it to the new owners who have made it into an event center. It is right across Davis Street from Got to Go Solutions and it is almost brand new and plenty big for everything we need to do. We have an agreement to rent it all day Sundays and Thursdays.

So, this is where the work starts! And we need your help! We have Timmy and Trina’s wedding tomorrow, Saturday, at 2 pm and everyone is invited to that. Then we need to start moving things. Some can go to the event center but most to storage and we need lots of help Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. After church Sunday morning, we will have lunch provided here at the church and then start moving again. We have to be completely out (including all my stuff) by Thursday the 15^th. Please bring trucks and trailers if you have them.

Again, this new place has great potential and I am very excited but it is going to be a lot of work. It is going to be uncomfortable at times and not ideal for anybody. People are already stressed out and tired so please be mindful that all of us need grace and need to show grace to each other as God has shown it to us. I’m sorry this has been so long but it’s important so I will see you Saturday and Sunday and I can’t wait! I love every one of you! — Todd

As I sit here this morning wondering what we are going to do, wondering what I am going to do and wondering what God is going to do, I found this Psalm of David that brought me peace. Psalm 27:13-14 says, 

“I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord;
    be strong and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.”

I and the Leadership Team are doing all we know to do. We are tracking down every lead, exploring every unused building and working with realtors and others in the community to find a place for our church to go. But at the end of the day, we are just waiting on God to provide. We know He is aware. He is concerned. He is in control and He loves us. So, we will wait on Him. — Todd

Psalm 27 starts off with 

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?

King David had people trying to do him in and we don’t usually have to deal with that. But we do have to deal with situations that will do us in if we let them, physically, mentally and spiritually. But God is our light, our salvation and our stronghold and we will not be afraid! No, this isn’t another devotional today. It just needs to be our focus as we continue looking for a place in which the church can meet.

We still have no perfect solutions yet but there are possibilities at the RV Park and a couple of places in Chico are interesting. Please continue to send your ideas and we will check them out asap. Also, please continue to send boxes. We need all sizes. And the same with prayer. Please continue to send those, asking for wisdom and unity and for God’s will to be known and done.

I love you all and can’t wait to see you Sunday! — Todd

Today’s email is not a devotional. My plan is to do that Mon – Thurs for a few weeks and then Fridays will be my usual Friday email. But this morning I want to tell you to make sure to be at Christ Fellowship Sunday morning if at all possible. Not only will you get a great time of worship as always but this Sunday our church Leadership Team has a big announcement that will literally change the way we do everything at our church. I’m not being dramatic when I say it’s the biggest thing to ever happen to our church and I need you to hear about it in person. So, please, if at all possible, if you care about Christ Fellowship as a member or attender, please be here or at least watch on Facebook or our website. You don’t want to miss it.

I love y’all! — Todd

To celebrate another successful Vacation Bible School, Christ Fellowship will be having a church-wide fish fry this coming Sunday right after morning worship time. Everybody is invited and if you want to bring something, you can. But you don’t have to. In honor of the VBS theme of being fishers of men, we thought it appropriate to fry up some fish that has been caught in Lake Bport lately. So, bring something that goes with fish or a dessert or whatever or nothing. Just come on! 

Also, I am excited to start another sermon series this Sunday! 1 Corinthians has so much to teach the church about…well…how to be a church. This Sunday we will start by hearing what God has to say to us through the message of the cross. I love you all and can’t wait to see you this Sunday at 10 and 6! — Todd

I don’t know if you would say this weekend at Christ Fellowship is a special kind of different or a different kind of special but it’s gonna be fun and worshipful! Ben Grieser will be bringing the message Sunday morning at 10 and then Sunday night at 6 he will lead us in a special and different all-request sing-along. We have done this before and we know God will be glorified while we have a lot of fun. I can’t wait to see you there! I love you all! — Todd

Well, I think we’re ready! All the final details have been attended to. The stockings have been hung with care and cookies and milk have been left for…oh, wait. Well, we’re ready for VBS anyway. And it will be all hands on deck for tomorrow. It actually starts at 9 but some of the teachers should be here by 730 or 8. Y’all try not to wake me up, okay? 🙂

If you want to bring your munchkins, there is no pre-registration. Just bring those little crumb-crunchers a little early and get ’em signed in. The teachers will be teaching about what it means to be fishers of men and the teachers will be taught what it means to herd cats and turtles and why you should be careful about praying for patience. But we wouldn’t miss it for the world!

Our real goal tomorrow is to make sure those little ones hear about the Gospel of Jesus so they can have a relationship with Him. So, even if you can’t be here, would you please be praying for the kids and the teachers tomorrow? Those teachers have prepared for months and months for this weekend just to have this opportunity to tell them about Jesus. Pray that God opens their little hearts and minds.

Then Sunday we continue our focus on being fishers of men and the kids will play a big part in our time of worship as well. You don’t want to miss it! I can’t wait to see them and you here this weekend! It’s gonna be great! I love you all! — Todd

This coming Sunday at Christ Fellowship should be interesting! We are ending our sermon series on “What We Believe” with a look at stewardship. And I hear ya. “Well, there he goes again, Ethel! Preaching on giving money to the church!” Well, I bet there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve never heard a stewardship sermon put quite like this. I have a little different take on it than most other guys and it’s radically different from most of the preachers you might see on TV.  So, don’t use this as an excuse not to come. It’ll be fun Sunday morning and evening!

Also, there is an important VBS meeting coming up after church, especially for the crafts and games teachers. VBS will be here in no time. It’s the 30th of this month and I can’t wait to teach these little munchkins about becoming fishers of men. I would probably have better luck with that than trying to teach them to be fishers of fish, that’s for sure.

Lastly, there will be an important announcement made after church that will require all of us to spend some important time in prayer. I hope you will be here in person for that since it won’t be on Facebook or the website.

It’s gonna be a good day! I can’t wait to see you. I love you all! — Todd

Good morning, dear ones! It’s hotter’n July in Texas around here so I’m trying to get an early start. And I’m so looking forward to the next meeting of our HeMan Woman Haters Club (as Spanky and Alfalfa used to say) or better known as our men’s breakfast. That’s going to be tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 7 am and will include biscuits and gravy, eggs and bacon and sausage and bacon, orange juice, milk, coffee and bacon and more. It’s open to men of any age. There will be nothing but food and fellowship and lots of both. You don’t have to bring anything. Just show up.

VBS is just around the corner (July 30th) and there will be a short VBS workers meeting right after church Sunday. I’ll see y’all there! I love you! — Todd