Beloved Ones, I hope you will be able to be part of a very special day in the life of our Church this coming Sunday, August 29th. We are, as announced last Sunday, going to have a special called Member's Meeting immediately following the AM Service!
As I continue my AM Series through the Book of Acts, I will be preaching this week from Acts 2:16-17 on the subject, "An Old Man's Dream for His Church!" This will not be one of my typical expository sermons on the text of Acts 2, but, it will be an application that will give me an opportunity to share with you a Vision for our Church that I am calling the "2020 Vision."
For the past three and one-half years that I have served as our Pastor-Teacher, we have been focused on ways to reach the 20,000 people who live in and around the 20 Towns that are within a 20 mile radius of Atwood.
We have previously referred to this as the "Tri-County Vision" since Atwood is located at the intersection of three Counties; but, since three of these Towns, Ivesdale, Sadorus, and Pesotum are in Champaign County; I thought we had better find a more accurate name!
Because our goal is to put specific plans and programs in place in order to reach many of the 20,000 people in these 20 Towns by 2020; I believe we should identify this "Dream" as the "2020 Vision!"
At 6pm, I intend to begin, (as requested) a verse-by-verse study of the Book of Daniel. I hope you will not miss this follow-up to our recent study of the Book of Revelation!
I hope you will be with us this coming Lord's Day. I pray that we will be unified in our understanding of the Lord's will for our blessed and happy Church. I hope to see you Sunday with a smile on your face, your Bible in your hand, and your family and friends by your side!
