Hello friends.  Summer has officially arrived, and I’m so thankful for air conditioning.  I hope everyone is able to stay cool.  As for the church, we hope to get the unit in the back fixed when the other repairs are made.

Cathy shared earlier this week that the friend’s father who we were praying for has passed away.  Pray for the Gilbert family.  Priscilla has her appointment with the surgeon today.  We still ask for healing.

If you hear something about the heart in church, chances are we aren’t talking about that thing in your body that pumps blood, though as we age that one does come up in prayer requests a lot more.  What do we mean?  Our culture recognizes the heart as the source of deep emotion, courage, and compassion.  We use the ♥ as a stand-in, albeit a cheapened one, for love.

The Bible uses the word in a similar way, but with a deeper meaning.  You’ve heard the call to give your heart to Jesus.  What are we saying?  This Sunday, let’s look more deeply at what the Bible has to say about the heart.  This will be more of a concept study than an exposition of one passage, but we will use Psalm 51:15-17 as our foundation as we get to “The Heart of the Matter”.

Come on in and bring a friend!

Love y’all,

Larry