March 11, 2026
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PASTOR'S PEN
From the desk of Pastor Paul
I want to encourage you that we are in a season where the enemy is trying to distract from our calling and what is important. I love the passage in Nehemiah 6, where Sanballat, Tobiah and Geshem were trying to distract Nehemiah from the call of God and his mission to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 6:2-4 says, “Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono. But they were scheming to harm me; so, I sent messengers to them with this reply: ‘I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?’ Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer.”
When the enemy comes to distract you, your response can be like Nehemiah’s’ “I am carrying out a great work and I cannot come down and talk to you.”
Note this about distractions:
Not every meeting deserves your attention.
Not every criticism deserves a response.
You do not need to attend every argument
When your calling is clear, distractions lose their power! Don’t get distracted from the things God is calling you to do.
I’ll see you this weekend for Joshua 4.
CURRENT SERIES
Join us on Saturday night @ 5:30 and Sunday morning @ 9:30 as Pastor Paul continues the study in the book of Joshua.
WHAT'S HAPPENING!
Save the Date
Legacy-Level Plumbing
Did you know that when a new family chooses a church, sociologists say the decision is often influenced by the woman of the house? The cleanliness of the nursery and children’s ministry spaces, how the other women in the church are dressed (yikes!), and yes—even the condition of the women’s restroom. Are you kidding me? It may feel subjective… but it’s true.
It may not be the most glamorous part of the building, but it is one of the most practical. And ministry happens in the margins—before and after services, in hallways, and in small conversations. Families stay longer when spaces are comfortable. Guests feel welcomed when every detail has been prepared with care. Even bathrooms preach hospitality.
And with the good weather we’ve been blessed with, the bathroom plumbing is officially
in!
Here’s the good news: these bathrooms are not just for Phase 1. They’re large enough to serve Phase 2 when the added space comes. What we build now carries us forward. We’re not just installing sinks and stalls—we’re laying groundwork for growth.
Imagine it: children laughing in the hallway, people with coffee in hand, lives being changed in the worship space (which we will name soon), and quietly in the background, two fully funded, fully finished bathrooms serving hundreds for years to come. That’s legacy-level plumbing.
So let’s finish this baby step strong. Let’s turn 300 little squares into one big testimony. If everyone takes a square—or several—we’ll cross the finish line together.
We have a long way to go, funds to raise, prayers to pray—but in answer to your prayers, the new Grace building is going up fast, fast. Every step matters, and this baby step just happens to flush.
Help Us Reach 300 Squares by Resurrection Sunday!
Resurrection Sunday is April 5, 2026. That gives us one month to fully fund these bathrooms.
Would you take one square? Or several?
If 300 squares are claimed by April 5, we will celebrate more than plumbing—we will celebrate a church family building a foundation for generations to come.
👷♂️ Claim your bathroom square today and help us cross the finish line together. 🔨
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