Reaching Out, Growing Up, & Giving All for What’s NEXT.

Throughout history, God has called His people to take Next Steps in their spiritual journey. From Abraham leaving where he was living to go to a place God would show Him, to David and Solomon investing in building the Temple that stood hundreds of years for people to meet God, to Nehemiah leaving his successful job to go rebuild the walls around the Jerusalem, to the Early Disciples of Jesus who left everything to build God’s Church. We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us. Christ-followers, like maybe your parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents who sacrificed time, money, and their lives to build God’s Church in their day and generation. And, now the call comes to each of us. What will we do for God’s glory today?

In January of this year, we celebrated 20 years as a church. From fifteen people meeting for a Bible Study in an apartment clubhouse to where we are today is only God. We are truly a part of something only He can do. And, now God is calling us all to what is NEXT. The NEXT 20 years, the NEXT generation, the NEXT ministry, the NEXT mission, and the NEXT one. This is a God-sized call that will take all of us praying, sacrificing, and stepping out in faith like those who have gone before us.

Inside you will see what God is calling us to do NEXT. God is bringing people to us and we need to be ready. Nashville is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States and Williamson County will double in the next 20 years. Our kids are growing up in a society that knows not the Lord. Where will our kids and this next generation hear about Jesus and what is right vs. wrong? Where will they learn about character, integrity, and revering God’s Word? It won’t be in public schools, the internet, or social media - it will be in God’s Church. How will the underprivileged in our community be served? This is our time and our call.

I’m asking you to pray and invest like never before. God is calling us to invest in all our campuses. To expand the capacity for people to come to worship and the next generation to hear about Jesus. We never want to turn anyone away from hearing the Gospel. We never want to say, “We have no more space for you or your child.” As a church, we have grown by 30% over last year. This means we will double in the next three years. We need more space for people to hear and grow in Christ. In addition, we have the opportunity to build a Community Center at our Haywood Hills campus to provide food, clothes, ESL, financial training, and more for the underserved in our city. Like when we started Justice and Mercy International, we would have never believed the impact on so many people. I believe this same will be true locally with our new Rolling Hills Community Center. Our prayer and goal is 100% participation, not equal gifts…but equal sacrifice. This is what God is calling us to do NEXT.

We need you to pray and give. Lisa and I are in. This will be our fifth Capital Campaign here at church, and every time God truly does “immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine.” This is a time for you to grow in your faith and invest in what will truly last for eternity. I can think of no greater investment. Let’s do this together. Let’s lock arms and go forward as God’s people today. I can’t wait to see what God will do in our lives, families, city, and the world NEXT.

Blessings on you and your family today.

In Christ,
Jeff