Welcome to MPC Connected! With our church family separated, we will be communicating with you throughout the week in a more intentional way, including emails from Max and Jeff, opportunities to serve others, and more. Enjoy!
Dear Church Family,
I hope this email finds you growing in faith through this trial. I’m sure you each have tales to tell of how this strange time has changed you in some way. The Book of James tells us, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” It is good to know that God is at work in the midst of hardship.
Michelle and I have been going for regular walks around the neighborhood (various members of the family join us every once in a while), and have gotten into conversations with neighbors I’ve never met. One man turned out to be a Christian (he is a member of Goshen Baptist Church) and also an electrician who agreed to stop by and fix a couple of electrical issues we were experiencing. Michelle and I were so grateful that we could give him some business during these lean times and in return finally get a dimmer switch for our dining room light.
We’ve also taken advantage of the free Ligonier studies that I mentioned a few emails back. The past three weeks we have gone through the first half of The Holiness of God with Luke and Andrew, making good use of the study guide (Ligonier has also opened up all of their study guides for free use). Again, I highly recommend taking a look at their catalog and trying out a study or two before (Lord willing) life gets too busy again.
One thing I wanted to share with you is the “Behind the Song” video for our Song of the Month, Christ Our Hope in Life and Death. It’s only seven minutes long and well worth watching. It gives you the background of how the song came together.
Lord willing, I will see you all again soon.
In Christ,
Max
Though we are separated during this unique season, we want you to know we are available. We will be doing our best to stay in touch in many ways, but if you need prayer or just need someone to talk to, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. You can always send a prayer request to Donna (mpcadminteam@gmail.com). You can also email or call Max or Jeff or any of our elders. Max's email is mbenfer@meadowcroftchurch.org and his phone # is 484-886-7726. Jeff's email is jeff@meadowcroftchurch.org and his phone number is 540-818-6215.