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- Serve homeless families in Hendricks County through our partnership with Family Promise as we host three families in the AUMC parsonage June 30th through July 7th. Visit the AUMC website to sign up.
- Invest in the children of our church and community as part of Vacation Bible School from July 8th through 12th by going to the church website to sign up at www.avonumc.com.
Pray for Our Missionaries – We have nearly 50 people from AUMC serving as the hands, feet, and presence of Christ during short-term mission trips this month. You can help support their efforts by praying the following prayer daily for the teams: Lord, empowered by your Spirit, we are the body of Christ here and now. Use the hands, feet, and voices of your servants from Avon UMC sent into the harvest fields on behalf of our Savior to do good for your glory. Bless the representatives of our church on mission trips to be blessings. Touch the lives of everyone who crosses paths with them during their journey. Give the missionaries, and those they serve, eyes to see Christ in the faces of one another. Protect and guide the teams as you fulfill your will through their work and lives. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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Worship God – Are you in a season or phase of your faith journey worshiping God more or less frequently? If you’re worshiping less frequently, what small habit do you need to start doing to worship more frequently? You could listen to Christian or worship music daily, attend Christian concerts throughout the summer, or attend a worship service weekly. Perhaps you need to stop doing something so that you have time to start the new habit that will enable you to worship God more often.
Serve & Give – Below are various ways to put love into action by serving & giving to meet needs this summer as we continue Caring for Our Community:
- Serve lunch to the hungry and homeless at Robert’s Park UMC in Indy on June 9th by signing up at the Welcome Desk or on the Mission’s bulletin board.
- Serve homeless families in Hendricks County through our partnership with Family Promise as we host three families in the AUMC parsonage June 30th – July 7th. Visit the AUMC website to sign up.
- Invest in the children of our church and community as part of Vacation Bible School from July 8th – 12th by going to the church website to sign up at www.avonumc.com.
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Worship God – Acts 2:46 reveals that the earliest Christians were so full of joy, awe, and gratitude for everything that God had done that they worshiped daily. We can follow their example by worshiping God throughout the week when we are working, at home, in the car, as well as at AUMC during worship services.
Invest in the Disconnected – Who is your family member, friend, co-worker, or neighbor that doesn’t believe in God or is disconnected from church, yet God wants you to foster a deeper relationship with them so that they can take a step closer to Jesus with your help? Consider inviting that person or those people to share meals with you and your spouse, or friends, this summer.
Develop as a Disciple – It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the never-ending lists of things to do. Jesus explained that loving God, self, and others are more important than anything else on your to-do-list (Matthew 22:34-40). With that in mind, what things are you giving up to do what matters most? Perhaps you need to create a “stop doing list.” Bob Goff, the author of Love Does, quits doing something each Thursday. Maybe you should too.
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Develop as a Disciple – At AUMC, we are striving to be disciples of Christ committed to the few things that matter most. We categorize these things as the 5 Key Commitments, which are expressions of loving God, self, and others. With that in mind, AUMC disciples of Christ Worship God, Connect & Grow in Groups, Serve & Give to Meet Needs, Invest in the Disconnected & Invite Them to Believe, and Develop & Deploy Disciples. If you’re unsure which commitment to focus on right now, simply pray, “God, which commitment do I need to focus on this week? Enabled by your grace and empowered by your Spirit, help me to do what you want me to do to grow more mature as 21st-century disciple of Jesus. Amen.”
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