What a great weekend of ministry!
I participated in the Cultural Encounter and discovered much more about the cultures and religions in the Nashville area. As the nations are coming to Middle Tennessee, missions look much different today.
We had a great Mother’s Day service, with my wife Beth sharing an inspiring message for Moms, in which we all benefited.
SERMON
FULL SERVICE
On Monday, April 8, Pastor Jacob Bell underwent the approval process for Ordination with CIL Church and Converge MSC, facing a council of pastors, leaders, and peers. We are thrilled to share that he received unanimous approval!
I love working with Jacob Bell because he is a faithful pastor, Christian leader, and close friend. This Sunday at 6 p.m., CIL Church will hold a special ordination service to acknowledge God’s call on his life.
This service is an open invitation to the wider Church as we celebrate the call of God upon Jacob’s life. You are invited!
Childcare is available upon registration for ages four and under. Register for childcare here:
https://cil.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2267100
Dress clothes are appropriate but not required.
Join us to celebrate God’s call!
CIL Church is adding a THIRD service for Easter weekend!
SATURDAY, March 30 at 6 PM
Sunday, March 31 at 9 AM
Sunday, March 31 at 10:45 AM
Easter is an incredible way to honor Jesus Christ! Easter is a time to regather those who have not been to church recently and welcome new people to a relationship with Christ. Easter reminds us that we are a spiritual family, expecting the family to grow!
For the Saturday service, we will have childcare for ages four and under only.
The Easter egg hunt for the kids will be during the two Sunday services.
Invite someone you care about to this life-giving service.
He is risen!
Join us tonight (March 28) at 6:30 pm.
The Thursday before Easter, called Maundy Thursday, is a day the church has historically gathered for a worship service to recognize the gathering of Jesus with his disciples for their final hours together, the giving of the command to love, the betrayal, and the march to the cross.
We’ll gather at 6:30pm on Maundy Thursday to hear the story again, to walk with Jesus through those hours, and to leave longing for Sunday.
It is great to get an update to our sign that further emphasizes to the community CIL’s name change in 2019. I am so grateful for Beth Allison‘s design—she is such a talent! Also, Aubrey, Grady, and Jett McGowan worked so hard to install the sign, overcoming obstacles and getting it done! What would we do without the McGowan family?
As Hendersonville grows, may they continually see that Christ Is Love!
On Tuesday, we finished our wave of prayer at CIL Church. We’ve had nine prayer meetings with live worship since January 7, 2024. It has been a joy. It has been hard but ALWAYS worth it! I am so thankful for dozens of partners participating in multiple prayer times.
Building a culture of prayer takes time, and though our church has a great heritage of prayer, we must renew the call to prayer for each generation.
We’ve been praying this Scripture over our church this year, so if you are a believer in Jesus, pray this Scripture over our congregation:
“When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God boldly.” – Acts 4:31 (CSB)
The CIL staff initiated our first CIL Volunteer Appreciation Banquet earlier this month (February 3). It was well attended and so much fun! We recognized several leaders with a “Streamy” (our version of a Grammy). I am so thankful for the vision and leadership of Cori Fuller, who made this happen. Our theme was, “CIL Loves Me!” I already look forward to next year!
The Elders and I were pleased to present Ann Watson with a lifetime achievement award for her exceptional ministry. For decades, and since 2005 at CIL, she has been a minister of the gospel, serving in the spirit of a deacon and pastor. Thank you for serving and inspiring us, Ann!
It felt so good to have PEOPLE back in the building after missing last Sunday. Danny Parmelee taught an excellent message from 1 Corinthians 3 titled “Lessons from A Master Builder.”
I was personally challenges to build Kingdom houses with quality material like grace, truth, and patience. Jesus is the ONLY foundation!
WATCH SERMON
WATCH FULL SERVICE
We are in a season of prayer at CIL Church as January brings a wave of spiritual focus and hunger for the presence of God. Our worship night on Sunday was a great catalyst to begin the year, and we followed up on Tuesday with our first Encounter Prayer and Worship service of the year.
We’ll continue Encounter Prayer and Worship services every Tuesday at 7:30 pm through March 5, 2024.
If you want to prioritize the presence of God, join us one Tuesday.
Join us!
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