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From the Pastor’s Desk

Do not remember the former things,

or consider the things of old.

I am about to do a new thing;

now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?

I will make a way in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert. ~Isaiah 43:18-19

New things springing forth. Don’t you feel it? God’s own words, a divine
promise.

We might take issue with the thought to forget past things, after all, the past is the foundation of the present and the future. In the context of the prophet Isaiah, writing to the people who are in Babylonian captivity, it is advice to not regard that captivity as a permanent status, but to inspire hope for a future of freedom and the ability to return to their homes in Israel.

But God always calls from the future. As we look to the way God is calling us, not in the wilderness but in western Tennessee, to do new things. To bring the message of God’s love and comfort to people in our neighborhood. It is truly exciting to see the new things God is doing. Doing through our hands, our efforts, our willingness to serve!

Blessings,

Pastor LaVonne

Pastor LaVonne Johnson

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