Hey Community of Hope:

I was wondering…

1. Have you submitted to one another out of reverence for Christ this week (Eph 5:21)? I have been working on this area in my life. I hope you have as well.  Remember, this is not about control; but is all about love for others because Christ first loved us by giving his live and paying the price for our sins. Men, I'm praying you listened well and are working on loving your wives as Christ loved the church.  If you're not married, I have prayed for this passage to influence your potential marriage in the future. Remember, your life and the lives of people around you will be so much better when you submit out of reverence for what Christ has done.

This Sunday, I'm going to teach on the parent/child relationship described by the Apostle Paul in Eph 6:1-4.

2. Will you tell someone how to experience the Sunday message if they can't come to service?  1) You can listen to the sermon again on the church website at www.gothope365.com, at sermon.net/gothope365.com, or as an iTunes podcast (search "David Chambers" or "Community of Hope Seattle" to locate).  Sermons are generally available on the following Tuesday on the website and sermon.net, or if you subscribe to the iTunes podcast.  Otherwise, it will be available when iTunes performs their scheduled updates of podcasts.

2) You can also watch the entire service at gothope365.churchonline.org on Tuesday evenings at 7pm.  The "doors" open at 6:30pm for pre-service announcements and videos.  During the Sunday Replay this week, people from five states watched the service.  God is doing something exciting with this new ministry.  If you are interested in helping in this new ministry with your time, talents, or financial resources, please send an e-mail to david@gothope365.com so we can get you plugged in.

3. Can you help promote the Outdoor Summer Movie Series with materials available this Sunday: Beginning in June, our FREE Dinner & A Movie nights will be outdoors (indoors in case of rain).  The Summer Series will feature A Bugs Life, The Lion King, and Night At The Museum.  In addition there will be monthly door prizes, and a Grand Prize at the end of the Summer.  Watch for more details and start planning now to invite everyone you know to the FREE Dinner & A Movie event on the 3rd Saturday of June, July, and August.

4. If you will pick up your quarterly giving statement on Sunday.  They can be picked up in the foyer before or after service.  Any statements that are not picked up will be mailed.  Thank you for your faithfulness in bringing the full tithe!

5. Do you remember: Found people, find people; and saved people, serve people.  Whom do you need to find or serve in your life? You may be their only opportunity to encounter Jesus in the world around them.

6. Did you know five years ago, this Sunday, I preached my first sermon as your pastor.  Since then, we have worked, played, laughed, cried, and shared the burden of building God's kingdom together in the world around us. I want you to know that now, more than ever before, I love my church!  I am so very excited to see what God does in us and through us during the next five years as we are faithful to follow his lead.  You are loved more than you know!

Until next time,

Pastor David