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Plan for Summer Fun

School is almost out and we enter a nine week stretch of summer fun!

We have a few changes in store for Church at the Grove this summer.  Beginning June 3 we will have only one Sunday morning service at 10:30am for nine weeks.  Following that nine week stretch we believe we will go back to two services permanently with no turning back!  I personally believe that this fall will be the most explosive growth time in the short life of our church! 

Craig and I will host a Community Group for any and everyone wanting to connect with others over the summer.  We will plan it where you can simply drop in on any week you are in town and enjoy some Bible study and friendship.  It will be on Tuesday nights and it will alternate between the Butcher house and the Story house.  Look for info on our website, blogs and in our worship folder on Sundays. 

Summer is crazy!  The kids are out of school, people are taking vacations, and everyone scatters in a million different directions.  There are camps, practices, workouts and yardwork to be kept up with!

What can you do with your summer that will fulfill the mission that God has given to Church at the Grove?

Well, since you asked, I will be glad to tell you.  Spend time investing in relationships and friendships!  Spend time with people in your neighborhood.  Use the extra daylight in the evenings to take a walk and have a talk with people that might need a kind word or a touch of love in their life.  Get to know someone new or grow closer to someone you already know. 

I believe if we will spend time investing in relationships this summer, God will give you the opportunity to have tremendous influence with people going into the fall.  The fall is a tremendous time to invite people to come to Church at the Grove with you.  Life gets back to routine and things settle down and people will be open to an invitation to church. 

Here’s the question:  Are you available for God to use YOU?  God wants to work in us and through us to have an eternal impact on those around us!  We simply have to make ourselves available.

Have a PLAN for your summer and your summer PLAN will pay off in the fall!