ABC Family!
I just wanted to let you know I will not be with you this coming Sunday, June 19. Rev. Terry Tate will be preaching. Terry is a deeply committed Christian who has a passion to preach God’s word. I believe you will be greatly encouraged and strengthened as Terry leads you and I will be praying for God’s blessing on the service!
I also wanted to let you know that Sunday, June 26 will be my last Sunday with you.
After careful thought and prayerful consideration, I sense that it’s time for me to get back to my home church family, to serve along with my wife Debbie, and to continue to pursue my passion of helping believers to share Christ and make disciples. There is also a pressing need to help assist one of my mentors in ministry in teaching a growing Sunday School class.
This has not been an easy decision for me, because I have grown to love and appreciate you all so very much. Your loving support and encouragement of me personally and your expressed appreciation of the messages that I have shared with you have meant a great deal. Thanks so much for giving me the privilege of sharing God’s word with you! I will always cherish the time that God gave us to serve together!
I am reminded of Paul’s words to the church of Philippi that express how I feel toward you: “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:3-6).
With deep gratitude,
Tim