Sunnyside Community Church Ministry Update – July 5, 2020
Good morning Sunnyside Community Church, What exalts a nation? That is the question that we will be addressing from God’s Word as we gather for worship today. Whether you are able to join in person or online, I pray that the Lord will encourage your heart and enrich your mind with His truth to refresh you and equip you for faithful sojourning in the week ahead. We also look forward to gathering around the Lord’s Table to remember His death and the work that He has done for our salvation. As we gather, we will continue to encourage the wearing of masks during our informal times of...
Read MoreSunnyside Community Church Ministry Update – June 28, 2020
“Jesus Christ is the grace of God to the saints.” Good morning Sunnyside Community Church, I trust you are rejoicing in the Lord’s goodness and faithfulness; that the joy of the Lord is your strength; that your heart is encouraged in the truth of His love to us in Christ. As I mentioned in the Friday update, we will be observing the requirement that has come from the Governor’s office regarding wearing masks in all public buildings. According to the description of “public building” churches do qualify as such. So, we encourage you to wear a mask during our open, fellowship...
Read MoreSunnyside Community Church Ministry Update – June 21, 2020
Happy Father’s Day! Dear Sunnyside Community Church, Happy Father’s to all the men of our church family. Whether you are a father or not this is a day to honor the men who have influenced our lives and to recognize that each of us as men have the opportunity to be a father-like figure to those that God has brought into our lives, modeling for them what it looks like to follow Christ and, as we have opportunity, to mentor them, encouraging them and challenging them in the way. As you are most likely aware, as of the Governor’s statement on Thursday Clackamas County is now linked...
Read MoreSunnyside Community Church Ministry Update – June 14, 2020
Dear Sunnyside Community Church, I trust that, as you rise to this Lord’s day, your mind and heart are encouraged in God’s faithfulness and goodness, that His Word has been an encouragement to you over the past week and that you are rejoicing in His mercies to you in Christ. We are grateful for God’s goodness to us and for His sustaining power as we continue sojourning toward the eternal land of promise. We were anticipating the possibility that by next weekend we might be able to gather as an entire church family as Clackamas County graduated into Phase 2 of the reopening...
Read MoreSunnyside Community Church Ministry Update – June 7, 2020
Dear Sunnyside Community Church, I trust that, as you rise to this Lord’s day, your mind and heart are encouraged in God’s faithfulness and goodness, that His Word has been an encouragement to you over the past week and that you are rejoicing in His mercies to you in Christ. We are grateful for God’s goodness to us and for His sustaining power as we continue sojourning toward the eternal land of promise. We were anticipating the possibility that by next weekend we might be able to gather as an entire church family as Clackamas County graduated into Phase 2 of the reopening...
Read MoreSunnyside Community Church Ministry Update – May 31, 2020
Good Morning Sunnyside Community Church, As we rise to this day we are reminded that there is a God in heaven; an eternal, personal creator who is perfect in wisdom and power and goodness, who works in all things for the glory of His name and the good of all who hope in Him. This day is created by Him and for Him and His chief concern in all that this day holds is the honor of His name. In view of that, the chief responsibility of all those who hope in Him is to pursue His honor in all they do; to live before Him in a way that is in keeping with who He is and who they...
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