Our Neighbors

As we’ve been working through this current sermon series, I’ve noticed that I have been reading the story of the Good Samaritan very differently. I’ve been reading it personally. I hope you have too. It is not enough to shoot for loving God with all your heart if your eyes stay closed to the people around you that He loves too. Part of loving God is loving our neighbors.

As a church, we’ve been asking ourselves the question, “Who is my neighbor?” Over time, we’ve discerned the Holy Spirit leading us to focus our neighborly efforts in three places: West Greenville, the Dominican Republic and our Main Campus.

This weekend, we’ve prepared an innovative worship experience to take you to all three of these strategic locations via our fictitious CovenantAir.

On Saturday night and Sunday morning, we will “take off” for West Greenville where all of us will be participating in a neighborhood block party right here on campus. There will be music, dancing and drama that will be out of the ordinary for a Covenant worship service, but I think it will be obvious that what God is doing on one city block in Greenville is truly the work of the redemption of individual souls and of a part of our city.

We’re then going to “fly” you to the DR, where for the last four years, our church (hundreds of Covenant people) has been concentrating our efforts in La Romana in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the world. Partnering with a number of local Methodist pastors there, we are connecting with these neighbors to make a physical and spiritual difference that has truly eternal value.

We’ll have a layover in the DR and then, Sunday night, I strongly encourage you to catch the return flight at 6pm as we fly back to our main campus to continue to share what God is calling us as a church to do in Greenville and beyond, including a very special and intentional Night of Worship. It will be a night that you will not soon forget!

A couple of reminders:

Remember that we’re inviting everyone to arrive 10 minutes before the flight begins!

Also, remember that we’re encouraging families with children to come to the Saturday night service this week and stay for the Fiesta to follow!

See you this weekend!
Branson