IN THIS WEEK’S UPDATE
• Fruit of the Spirit

• Update from the Elders
• Monthly Financials
• Last Week's Insights

SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2026 

UPDATE FROM THE ELDERS

Please join us this Sunday, July 26, for our monthly update from the elders. We will gather in the auditorium approximately 10–15 minutes after the service to provide updates on our mid-year financial results, the co-pastor search process, and the Kidcrest remodeling project.

No childcare will be provided, but children are welcome to attend with their families. Please pick up your children from Kidcrest promptly after the service so our staff and volunteers can join us.

MONTHLY FINANCIALS
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LAST SUNDAY'S INSIGHTS
Kelly Wright continued our series on the Fruit of the Spirit by exploring peace, reminding us that biblical peace is far more than the absence of conflict or difficult circumstances. True peace isn't something we manufacture or achieve through control. It is the presence of Jesus at work within us. As we learn to trust Him in the middle of life's storms, the Holy Spirit grows a peace that steadies our hearts, shapes our relationships, and reflects the character of Christ.

Highlights

• Peace is not the absence of problems. Peace is the presence of Jesus. Even when life's storms continue, His presence changes everything.

• The fruit of the Spirit is something God grows in us. Peace is received, not manufactured through willpower or perfect circumstances.

• We often lose our peace by trying to control what was never ours to control. Trusting Jesus allows us to release our grip and rest in His care.

• Lasting peace begins with our relationship with God. Through Jesus, we have peace with God, and He Himself is our peace.

• Walking with the Spirit produces a different response to life's challenges. Instead of living with constant anxiety, we learn to trust, pray, and rest in God's promises.

• God calls us to be peacemakers, not merely peacekeepers. True peace requires pursuing reconciliation with love, truth, and humility rather than avoiding conflict.

Takeaway

Where do you need peace today? Jesus never promised a life free from trouble, but He did promise His presence. As we trust Him, surrender what we cannot control, and walk with the Spirit, God grows a peace that guards our hearts, shapes our relationships, and enables us to become peacemakers in a troubled world.

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