Exciting Stuff...

We believe God has called us to increase our impact throughout Clark County; to bring the Gospel forward both in action and in word.  I’m hoping that you will prioritize March 21st, to join us for our State of the Church evening, which is a time for us to look back and celebrate what God has done through us and also look forward at so many exciting, challenging opportunities we believe He’s laying out in front of us. 

As believers, we know God’s heart is to reach those who don’t know Him, and offer them  abundant life.  Right now at Summit View, we feel He’s calling us into an “Outreach Initiative.”  Jesus left Heaven and came to earth in order to make Himself known.  We are called to go out to others --in that effort to make Him known.  There are many different expressions of what this might look like on the horizon, and we will talk about these in more detail at the State of the Church gathering.

Jesus called us to be on a mission.  He said, “Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”  And so, we believe that we must pray and be prepared, (like the early church in the Book of Acts, when they were waiting for God to give them power and then to send them out to be His witnesses)  we believe we need to have a focused opportunity to seek Him out as well as lay out the leadings we believe He’s given to us and lift those up before the Lord, to ensure that our plans are in fact His plans.  

With these plans to impact a broader population within Clark County, we want to pray and prepare, over a period of several months.  Therefore, we are inviting everybody who wants to be invested in advancing the life and the mission of Summit View Church, to dedicate one Sunday evening of each month to come in for an evening of vision, mission and prayer.  We recognize that many of you have CARE groups or other discipleship groups on that evening - which is wonderful.  We’re asking you to attend as a group.   Perhaps you can show up early to the church campus and meet and pray for each other and then enter the wider gathering.  The first opportunity to join us will be Sunday, April 11th.

Also, in preparation, we’re asking you to dig into your Bibles, specifically the book of Galatians.  In this book, Paul declares the nature of the Gospel--the Good News that is in Christ and Christ alone.  Because if we’re going to carry this Gospel out to our community, then we’ve got to know what it is.  It’s got to be more than a passionate feeling.  Our understanding must be rooted in the Scriptures that declare so abundantly that Jesus is the center of the Gospel.  And that as one would seek to get life from God, it is found in Jesus and no one else.  So, pray that we will all dig deeply into the Scriptures and that by the graciousness of the Holy Spirit He will bring to life a message that has resounded through 2000 years, changing the lives of millions of people, in thousands of cultures.  These are very exciting times to be invited into God’s Kingdom.  Will you accept the invitation?  Will you dig in deeply... as a part of this community we call Summit View Church?  I hope to see you there on March 21.

Chris Kainu

Lead Pastor