There are certain words that I have banned in the past few months. It started in April or May when we’d been locked down for a while and I was just entirely fed up with our new pandemic-related catch phrases. Can you guess what they were?
Unprecedented – pivot – bubble – new normal…
Yes, the new normal. This one is not as bad as unprecedented but people are sick of hearing it. So, I thought that’s what we’d name the new series. Giggle.
But… throughout human history there have been a series of new normals that have made the most unbelievable, incredible, fantastic things possible for us. We’re going to use some precedents from the Old Testament and compare them with what was new and unprecedented (see what I did there?) in the New Testament and hopefully fill your heart with joy and hope at the idea that a new normal can be a beautiful, life-transforming act of grace from God.
November 1st is all about the new covenant.
November 8th, We’re talking about water baptism and the new creation.
November 15th we're breaking down what scripture says about giving in the new tithe.
November 22nd is going to be some teaching on how prayer has changed for us.
And in our final week of this series - November 29th - we have a very special 5th Sunday. Not only are planning for water baptisms in the service, we are calling the service - "The New Pastor". And while I'm not very new anymore, I've invited our "old" pastor, Del, to join me for a church-wide, nothing's off limits, Q&A that we'll tackle together. FUN!!!
So much to look forward to this month. The new normal isn't so bad after all. :)
And if you have a question about anything that you'd like a pastor to take a stab at answering for you, email question@freedomkw.com any time this month and we'll do our best to get to it during the service on the 29th.
Embracing the new with you,
Pastor Tracy
This Sunday
THE NEW NORMAL
The New Covenant
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