A WORD FROM PASTOR ANDREW HOOK

January 19, 2022

So, in our “Back To The Future” series on 2022 stewardship, we’ve spent the first two weeks looking at how we can’t change the past, but how we can change the future with the decisions we make today and tomorrow. We’ve discussed the call given to the people of God to seek the peace and prosperity of the community in which we live. And we’ve looked at how looking over our shoulders and taking our eyes off where God is calling us to is dangerous.

This week, we’ll turn our attention to what a community shaped by the Holy Spirit looks like and what that means for the vows we make when we join the church. The thing is, a life and a community that is being shaped by the Holy Spirit is always positioned with hands open to each other and to the community. 

And here at Magnolia Methodist, if we will let the Holy Spirit shape us as people and as a church, if we will open our hands, God is waiting to lay before us unique opportunities for us to meet the needs of Magnolia with what we have been entrusted with. The question is, will we let the Holy Spirit use us? Will we live out the vows we have made for God’s glory?

Sunday is our pledge card Sunday, where we make our commitments to uphold the work God is doing in our church with our gifts. I hope you’ll join us. I hope you’ll step forward in faith. 

Sunday is coming! We’ll save you a seat!

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Andrew Hook

Pastor