Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

At first, I thought that we would read 1 & 2 Peter together as a congregation, but then I thought about how great it would be if we read Paul’s letter to the Ephesians along with our Sunday School families. The Sunday School has a reading challenge for the children--from June 1st through July 31st they are going to read the Book of Ephesians and earn tickets toward great gifts as they do so. As we begin to realize the first part of our Vision Statement of “Growing in God’s Word” on Sunday June 2, we will be doing this as not just adults, but children also.

Ephesians is about the unbelievably great power and grace of God in Jesus Christ and what He has done for all believers. In eternity, before the creation of the world, God conceived His gracious plan of salvation which He implemented through the birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. This great plan will reach its conclusion on the Last Day when God takes His people, in body and soul, to be with Him forever in Heaven. In the last three chapters of Paul’s letter God tells us that as a result of all that He has done for us we are able to respond to His love and grace by living a life of love and service to God and one another.

We will kick off Growing Together in God’s Word on Sunday June 2 during the Divine Services. I will preach on the Eternal Inheritance that we have through Christ and join Ephesians 1 with the Second Lesson appointed for that day from Revelation 22:1-5. I will have a pamphlet for you to take home with you that will contain the 40 Days of reading Ephesians together. I will also make sure that it is sent to everyone that we have an email address for (if you are not certain that we have a correct email address of yours, please contact Traci). During the 40 Days I will also use Social Media (connect with us on our TLC accounts) to share with you some thoughts, and I look forward to interacting with you by these means. If you do not have any Social Media accounts.

We have a goal of having 100% participation in Growing Together in God’s Word. It will be such a great blessing to us if everyone in Trinity (whether a member or not) participates in this. God speaks to us through His Word, He also nourishes and strengthens us as His powerful Word keeps us in the one, true faith. I look forward to interacting with you and each of us talking about what our Lord is teaching us as we listen to Him each and every day.

~ Pastor Webb