Dear Friends,
2012 will be a year that will bring change to our political fabric in this country. This is a presidential election year and we will see a constant barrage of political ads and debates going forward to Novem- ber 6th. What will be the outcome is any ones guess.
What does 2012 hold for Crystal River United Methodist Church? You and I can not answer that question with specific details, but we can say this: God holds the future and if we trust in Him He will lead us into the kind of future that will bring glory to Him. The key to our future is to rely on the leading of God’s Holy Spirit.
As we begin 2012, God’s leading has been at work in directing the leadership team with Char Waters, our treasure, through a transitional period of finding a new treasure for Crystal River UMC. This leading of the Holy Spirit began before my arrival and I have been blessed to work with the leader- ship team in asking God to find the right person to serve in this very important ministry. Char has given the last ten years of her life to serving the church as the Treasure. She has helped to direct the finances as God has lead her and the leadership team, and we as a church have been blessed by her ten years of service to this ministry. Thank you Char for your service to God and to Crystal River UMC.
The leading of the Spirit has prompted Sherri Soluri to accept the leadership of serving as the new Treasure for 2012. We are blessed to have Sherri step up and a say “Yes” to God’s leading and to take on this very important ministry task. Please pray for Sherri that God will give her the insight as she leads in this ministry, and please pray a prayer of blessing for Char as the out going treasure.
We will begin a new sermon series on Sunday January 15th, entitled “The God Pocket.” We will discover that, God Owns It, You and I have the privilege to carry it, and when we understand this, suddenly everything changes in how we see God’s provision for our lives. I hope you invite a friend and will join me in this new series.
Please make sure the front office has your correct e-mail address, because we are sending out weekly up-dates to the current events and happenings at Crystal River UMC and we want you to be included in connecting with these opportunities.
In 2012, let us do as Hebrews 13:15-16 tells us to do as a faith community: “Through Jesus, there- fore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased”
Peace and Blessings, Pastor David Rawls