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Hello, friends! It feels like it’s been a while since we’ve chatted this way! After three weekends away, I was grateful to be back worshipping with you all yesterday! It really is encouraging to see a sanctuary full of our church-family members!

I spent a large time during our morning announcements sharing updates and reminders about FAMJAM. In case you weren’t here yesterday, here’s what you definitely need to know… 

  • Registration is LIVE! Pre-registration is expected so sign-up TODAY! You can register online HERE or Adults can register via the “adult-only” schedule which you can find at the FAMJAM display in the Gathering Area.
    • Registration costs $10 - you can pay online or pay cash. 
  •  Invite your friends and neighbors, of all ages! Remember, FAMJAM is for ages 0-100! Young or old, come worship and learn with us August 1st-3rd!
    • Feel free to take postcards to share!
    • Share the Facebook event found on the MGCB Facebook page!
  • Prepare for our weekend studying Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) by following along on the “Journey to the Mountain” reading plan! Grab your copy in the Gathering Area, it’s okay if you missed some days!
  • Sign up to serve! There still are A LOT of volunteer vacancies! Grab a card and share your gifts with God’s Family! Here are some specific needs right now…
    • Hospitality Team: Greet participants, help them find bathrooms, registration, classrooms, etc. 
    • Set-Up/Tear-Down: Help prep and clean-up the spaces
    • Escape Room Monitors: Keep eye on one of the escape rooms while the group tries to break out! 
    • Kitchen Staff: Various needs throughout the weekend for kitchen help
  • We have some specific items that we need purchased for FAMJAM this year. You can support by purchasing off of our Amazon Wishlist or donating individually. If you choose to donate, please place the donation in my mailbox. 
  • PRAY!! Sign-up to be on the prayer team, or just commit to pray each day leading up to FAMJAM Weekend!
    • HERE is a list of some very specific prayer requests. Grab a printed copy in the Gathering Area.
    • Save these prayer requests as your phone lock screen!

As always, I’m so grateful for your support of this event. There’s an amazing and very committed Lead Team working beside me to help make this all possible. It’s going to be a blessed weekend, no doubt!

But before we can jump into FAMJAM completely, Hans Herr and I loading up 10 really cool Sr. High Youth Roots and heading west for the 2025 MVMNT Conference! We’ve certainly hit some roadblocks in our travel logistics to get there, but it seems as though things are really starting to fall into place. Thanks to those who have been praying over that detail. This group will depart Thursday, July 24th for Kalispell, Montana. There we’ll hear from a series of awesome Bible teachers and preachers most of whose primary audience is teens. You can see the full line up here: https://mvmnt25.com/. 

On Sunday (7/20), we’ll dedicate the team that is travelling to this conference during our 9:30am worship service. Before the service though, we’ll host our final fundraiser for the trip - a church-wide continental breakfast. The breakfast will be by donation and be served from 8-9am in the Family Life Center. 

Available during the breakfast fundraiser, will be the “mailboxes” for the MVMNT Conference attendees! Make time on Sunday to eat AND drop notes of encouragement for the attendees to read before sessions each day. 

The next few weeks are full of some final preparations for these two big calendar items - MVMNT Conference and FAMJAM. I was so glad to be home this weekend, I spent a lot of time in the flower garden! Such joy to put together bouquets for people to grab and enjoy! Looking forward to some more of the same this week and upcoming weekend before we kick it full swing again!

 

What WE’RE Learning This Week: A nugget of what our Lil’, Youth and Adults Roots heard this week

Our Family Theme: Godly Wisdom

Our Root Text: Proverbs 1:1–33

Verse of the Month: James 1:5

How Every Generation Lives This Out: Discuss how we should go to God’s Word for wisdom and put it into practice.

 

What I’M Learning This Week: Sharing what I’m reading and listening to lately

Today on the FAMJAM reading plan, we’re reading Matthew 6:1-4. I’ll share with you a small section of one of the study resources I’ve been using as we’ve been preparing for a weekend in the Sermon on the Mount. This particular exert stuck out to me as it connected today’s reading with the life of David - a timely connection considering Pastor Kevin’s current sermon series. 

“Jesus warns practicing righteousness in order ot be seen by others - sounding a trumpet when we give, praying on street corners to be seen by others, and so forth (Matthew 6:1-8). Jesus calls us instead to heart-rooted righteousness. He calls us to actions that may not be valued by others but that God sees and honors. We see this theme prominently in the narratives contrasting Saul and David in 1 Samuel. The people desire a tall and powerful king like Samuel even though he lacks character, but God knows the heart and chooses David. As God tells Samuel when he sends him to anoint David, “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).”

Correct us towards heart-rooted righteousness, today, Lord. 

 

Make Every Week Count: Parenting, Grandparenting & Spiritual Mentoring Resources

A FAMJAM themed list of resources, of course! 

Something to Read: Here’s a YouVersion Bible App plan on the Sermon on the Mount, a great way to add to your FAMJAM Reading Plan!

Something to Listen to: Yay!! The FAMJAM playlist is LIVE and ready for your ears! Listen on Spotify or on YouTube!

Something to Follow: The Lord’s Prayer is part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount! Study up with this RightNow Media session - Navigating with the Lord’s Prayer.

 

How Can You Pray? Prayer Requests and Praises from Roots Ministries

PRAY for all of our friends (new and old!) who will register for FAMJAM this week! Let’s pray specifically and expectantly for 20 families to register!

PRAISE for all the summer memories that are being made!