This Sunday morning and evening we will be hearing from of of our supported missionaries, Dr. Cherian.  He has an exciting ministry training up ministry leaders in India.  Pastor Rowley has gone to teach a few classes at the Bible College there a couple of times in the past few years.  I hope you'll be blessed by hearing from him.

Join us Sunday morning as we resume our study of the early church in Acts called, "Church 101:We are better together."

This Sunday we begin our summer series, Church 101. We plan to visit Acts and learn together from the early church and her leaders found in Acts particularly the early chapters. Join us at 10:30 am Sunday as we study and learn together how to BE the church in action!

Tomorrow morning we will be looking at the first half of Matthew 7. How can we best follow Christ’s example and words as we Live out the Golden Rule today?  I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

Tomorrow evening, Jack van Achterberg will be preaching on the passage of Jesus raising Lazarus!  I've heard Jack share this message before, and it was excellent!  I hope you can come.

Please join us tomorrow morning for a beautiful service of worship to God through songs, a beautiful video to honor the mothers in our lives, a missionary update from Mary Davis, and an encouraging message from Scripture about God’s everlasting love for his children.

In recognition of Mother’s Day, there will be no evening service tomorrow. Instead, we encourage you to spend quality time with your families and friends, honoring the mothers and mother-figures in your lives. For all of you who are mothers, we recognize that you fill a magnanimous role every day – no matter what season of life your children are in. To you we say THANK YOU! May God continue to grant you strength, health, peace, and joy in everything you do, for his honor and glory.

Tomorrow, I will be picking back up where I left off on the Colossians series.  We will be looking at a practical passage (Col 3:12-14) that tells us what a model Christian should look like.  If we put into practice the great truths taught in Colossians 1 & 2, our lives should begin to look like the model Christian we see in these verses.  We are to "put off" old traits and "put on" these Christlike traits.  

Sunday evening we will be looking at the next event on God's prophetic calendar.  I have been studying 4 key passages in 1st and 2nd Thessalonians dealing with the Rapture of the Church and the coming Day of the Lord.  We will start with the first exciting passage in 1Th 4:13-18.

I sure hope you had a great Easter weekend last week. This was our first Easter with you, and it was beautiful and meaningful for sure. Thank you for going on your local mission trip to invite people to church last weekend! Keep it up because for us as Believers every Sunday is Resurrection Sunday!

Which reminds me… this Sunday is Name Tag Sunday! Please put on a name tag when you come for worship. This is a great way to get to know people by name. We have all seen people that we did not know so hopefully we can put a name to a face this Sunday!

You will hear more about this... but save 2 dates this summer. The first date is June 22 as we celebrate TBC’s 45th anniversary and Pastor Rowley and Deanna’s 45 years here as pastor. We want to give love and thanks as he becomes our Pastor Emeritus. More later. 

The second summer date to save is Sunday, July 20th, when we come together as church family for Summit 1. This is the first of 3 summits when our church comes together to discern and discuss who we are and where we believe God wants us to go.

We have entered the holiest of all weekends for us as Jesus followers. As we approach this Easter Sunday, we want to invite you to read and check out all that is happening!  We already had a wonderful and meditative Good Friday service Friday evening.  Thank you to all who participated in that service and to all who attended.  Eli was able to give a great Gospel message as well.

Easter will be celebrated well so be sure and read all the different ways you can celebrate Easter next weekend. It will be a delightful weekend of opportunities to worship a risen Savior! Don't forget that this Sunday and Easter we will have a station set up for free pictures to be taken. Bring your family and enjoy our photo booth.

I want to invite our church family to join together to come back for services on Sunday night at 6 pm. Nick Coelho will be preaching a message entitled The Gospel of Jesus Christ.  It's the only message with eternal ramifications for all people everywhere, so bring a friend if you can.  Sunday evenings are a great time of worship, study and fellowship for an hour. I would love to see you there!  

Have you begun your local mission trip to invite someone from work, or school, or friends to our Easter weekend services? We have several to choose from:

 - Good Friday service at 7 pm on Friday the 18th. This is a night of worship and reflection on Christ’s death.
 - Sunrise service outdoors here at church at 7:30 am to begin the celebration that Jesus is alive!!! We plan to have breakfast afterwards!
 - 10:30 am Easter celebration as we worship our risen Savior!

These are great events to invite people to. After all, we do not want to keep Easter to ourselves! This world is looking for hope and peace, so let’s show them JESUS!!

This Sunday I plan to preach on the Gospel of Easter and how it originated with our Heavenly Father and His great love and mercy for us! God is soooo good!!

Today marks a new and exciting chapter in the ministry of TBC as Pastor Pat Hand will be taking over as the Interim Pastor of the Church.  He has many years of experience in the ministry and has a genuine heart for God, for God's people and for the local church.  I trust you will show him a kind and warm welcome.  His wife Carol could not be with us today, but she will arrive on Wednesday from their home in Canada.  

This evening we will have our regular monthly Men's and Women's Ministries.  For the men we will be looking at a vital subject:  The Discipline of the Mind.  The battle of the Christian life is largely fought in and with the mind.  The World, the Flesh and the Devil are all trying to capture our minds.  Please come this evening to discover how to be victorious in this area.  The women will be looking at their identity in Christ as a comforted comforter.

Thank you for praying fervently that our church will have God's blessing as we move forward.

Sunday morning we will be looking at Colossians 3:1-11.  After the exhortation to "seek things above", Paul gives two lists of sins that God hates and encouragements to live victorious lives.  Please pray God will help us live lives pleasing to Him.  

Sunday evening we will look at verse talking about the "coming of Jesus Christ" and how we are to think and prepare in view of His coming.

After finishing the series on the Basics of the Christian Life, we are going to dive back into Colossians.  We finished the doctrinal section in chapters 1&2.  Now we are going to be looking at the practical section of how to live in view of what we believe.  We will start with asking what is our worldview.  Colossians 3:1-4 gives us very practical advice on how to keep right with God in a world that has a very different worldview than Christians.  If you have time to memorize these 4 verses, your eternal life will greatly benefit as you apply what you learn.

Sunday evening we are going to look at what the Bible says about the "Coming of Christ".  There are several different comings mentioned in the Bible.  Some verses apply to all Christ's comings, some to one in particular.  Several remind us that His coming will take many by surprise -- therefore watch!  Please come ready to think.  

Tomorrow morning we will be looking at the second half of the final message on the Wheel Illustration picturing the Basics of the Christian Life.  I hope you can name the various parts of the Wheel and all five Spokes.  Maybe I will give a test tomorrow morning -- just kidding!  Several people have named them for me and have said they have been a help.  The subject of finances and giving have honestly been used by God to show me that He is real throughout my life.  This subject is very important to your spiritual growth and maturity.

We live in a world that constantly lures people saved and lost into struggles of sin and addiction.  We may know sin is wrong but find ourselves in a seemingly hopeless struggle to find victory.  I have been studying the biblical truth that is the first key to genuine permanent victory over any and every sin.  Sunday evening we will do a survey of a key word that God uses.  I will give 12 examples of how that word is used.  My hope is that one of them will resonate with each of us so that God can use that to help us in time of temptation.  Even if you are not struggling with an addictive sin, others are and this truth can help you counsel them. 

Tomorrow I am going to look at the last Spoke in the wheel illustrating the Basics of the Christian Life.  This Spoke has done more for me personally in helping to see that God is real and is involved in our daily lives than almost any other spiritual discipline.

Sunday evening we will have another brief missionary update by Rob Hannover and then the deacons will be presenting the suggested contract with Vital Church and possibly answering questions on Sunday evening.  The vote to move forward with Vital Church and the interim pastor is tentatively scheduled for next Sunday evening on March 9.

Tomorrow is an exciting day for us as we will have Pastor Pat Hand preaching for us in the morning service.  Today after basketball several people came to meet and talk with him.  He is very easy to talk with and to like.  He has a genuine heart for God and is a good preacher who has been a traveling evangelist for about 13 years of his 50 year ministry.  He will be preaching on, "What is So Great about the Great Commission."   I genuinely believe he will fit beautifully into our church ministry as an interim pastor as he and I have much in common.  After the morning service he will be around the auditorium and lobby to talk with people.

On Sunday evening we have our normal monthly Men's and Women's Ministry.  This has become a genuine highlight of our church monthly schedule.  After the group discussions we will meet in the gym for a fellowship meal.  This will also be another good opportunity to meet Pastor Pat Hand. 

Tomorrow morning we will be considering what the Scriptures say about one of the most searched words online: Love. In a world that associates the word love with just about everything, it is important for us as believers to know the truth about love and what it looks like when we live it out in all our relationships. This can be literally life-changing for many!

For the evening service, we are grateful that Pastor Dan Wolf will join us and bring what the Lord has put in his heart.  Rob Hanover will also be giving a missionary update on the Cerna family in El Salvador.

On Sunday morning I plan to look at the 4th of 5 "spokes" in the Wheel that illustrates the Basics of the Christian Life.  I trust you will put these truths into practice as I believe they will keep you strong in the faith.  This is a great way for you to help newer believers and even your children as years go by.  I have used it many times through the years to help disciple newer Chrisitans.  

Sunday evening I want to look at a passage in Acts that will cover a topic we will not have time on Sunday morning to explain but I believe will help you maintain a good balance and understanding in your Christian walk. 

Tomorrow morning we are looking at the 3rd of 5 spokes in the wheel that illustrates the important basics of the Christian life.  These messages are vital for every believer.

Sunday evening we will have a Family Meeting.  If you have any questions, you can send them to this email.  Thank you for praying during this important time. 

We have been looking at the Basics of the Christian Life pictured by an old fashioned wagon or stagecoach wheel.  We will look at the second spoke tomorrow.  At the beginning of the year it is good to ask if I am staying on track in my spiritual life.

Sunday evening we will have our monthly Men's and Women's Meetings followed by a fellowship.  These are always a great opportunity to connect and discuss important topics that will keep us sharp for God.