January 2013

Joel's Preaching

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Joel preached three out of four Sundays in January.  It was a challenging, but spiritually uplifting time for him.  I enjoyed hearing and giving feedback on all of his brainstorming as he developed some new material.  The second Sunday in January Joel had the honor of preaching at his hometown church, First United Methodist Church in Van Wert, OH.  He was asked to preach on Isaiah 43:1-7, a very weighty and theologically rich passage.  Joel actually felt slightly overwhelmed by the depth of the text, especially, when thinking about how to cram it all into one, 40-minute sermon.  However, I had no problem suggesting which of his ideas he should cut! ;)  Here's a video of Joel preaching at FUM in Van Wert.  Scroll to 17:02 to see Joel!
 

Joel has been seeking out more and more opportunities to preach in churches lately.  If your church would be interested in having Joel, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Until Next Month,

Bethany

Message From Joel

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Friends,

The Fall of 2012 was perhaps our busiest season yet in the ministry. It was a fruitful but it was also very exhausting.  Thankfully out of state travel in December and January was lighter just as it has been in years past, and we were able to "recharge" a bit. That recharge is going to be important because the rest of the school year is shaping up to be equally crazy as the Fall.  Please pray for our safety on the road.  Pray for our endurance as we take the gospel to students in public school.  Pray also for our families at home.

Thank you so much for your prayer and support!

God Bless,
Joel