Pastor’s Note 02/23/23

Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, marked the beginning of Lent in the Christian calendar. It is a time when we remember our humanness and mortality – “from dust you have come and dust you shall return.” It is a day that begins a season where we are invited to reflect and to remember our frailty, our imperfections and that we bear the mark of sin. All of us stand guilty before a holy God. The cross that is marked upon our forehead reminds us that we are on a journey to the cross of Christ and the meaning of that cross for us.

 

Let me recommend The Lent Project, (https://ccca.biola.edu/lent/2023/?utm_source=The+Advent%2FLent+Project&utm_campaign=64906a76e1-ccca_lent_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_78cecb2370-64906a76e1-247614681#day-feb-21) a daily resource for the Season of Lent. It is from The Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts at BIOLA University and when you sign-up, a daily reflection on the Scriptures is paired with poetry, visual art and music, comes to your email in-box. It is a great way to help you along your journey to the cross.

 

My prayer is that you will find some way to encourage your growth in Christ this Lenten Season. It may be The Lent Project or there may be some other tool that you implement to help abide more and more in Christ.

 

Have a great rest of the week and I hope you are able to stay warm and dry.

 

PS Don’t forget about the LCPC Congregational Meeting after worship this Sunday.



Pastor’s Note 02/16/23

Did you see it?

 

On Super Bowl Sunday, the people from He Gets Us ran two commercials. They weren’t long, the songs were catchy, and the content made you think and ask questions about Jesus.

 

Now I know some people wondered why millions of dollars were spent on advertisements about Jesus during the Super Bowl. Couldn’t that money have been better spent? The short answer is maybe. The intent of He Gets Us was during a cultural moment, when millions of eyes were watching an event together, wouldn’t this be a good time to talk about Jesus?

 

From my perspective it was a good investment. The commercials were good, the content was thought provoking and the catch phrase, “He Gets Us” is something that is easy to remember and begs to ask more questions.

 

I think that I have mentioned that we are a He Gets Us partner church. If people had a question or wanted prayer for a certain situation, through the He Gets Us link, prayer requests are forwarded to us. I will say that this week has been the busiest week for prayer requests since we have signed up. Prayer requests from a variety of different people in East County facing a variety of different situations have been submitted. Some have asked about Jesus and why they should get Him. I (and Silvia in the office has been helping in answering requests too) have enjoyed the limited correspondence that we have had. It is good to pray for people in our community that are facing a variety of situations and are asking for prayer.

 

Let me ask you to pray about the He Gets Us campaign. Pray for the airing of the commercials, for the people who are asking for prayer and pray for the responses. In fact, if you would like to be a part of the team that responds to the prayer requests let me know and I will tell you how you can be involved.

 

Thanks for praying. Thanks for being a part of a church that knows the importance of prayer and thanks for being a part of a church that loves Jesus.

 

Hope to see you on Sunday.