August 22nd, 2025 | Rev. Rachel Williams

Dear Friends,  

This Sunday, Pastor Charlie concludes our series on the Three General Rules. Can you name them? Without Googling them?

Let’s review them together:

Rule 1: Do no harm.

Rule 2: Do good.

Rule 3: Attend to the ordinances of God or stay in love with God or immerse yourself in the practices of God.

From those three sermons we then turned the rules to how the church can heal the harm and offer the good of Christ. As Pastor Charlie mentioned Sunday, you’ll have to join a service and hear how the third rule has been applied. When we apply all three rules together, as a means of responding to God’s grace and unconditional love, we realize something incredible. We grow closer to God through the love we share with God and our neighbor.  

These rules take practice. They are certainly not easy, but if we wake up every day with intention, reviewing the rules, asking ourselves where it might be that we do not uphold these rules, figuring out how we can move forward into greater devotion to God we start to build ritual and a rhythm of life centered around the framework of these three rules.

One way in which you can build a new rhythm to your week (or continue in your current rhythm) is by attending our Wednesday night dinners and classes. Not only is this a wonderful way for you to fellowship with your church family from across all of the services, but this is a way to grow as a deeply rooted disciple. Join us for dinner and classes beginning September 10th at 5:30PM. Dinner is ten dollars for adults and free for children and youth, so bring the whole family. Childcare will be provided for the class portion of the evening. Come explore Scripture, learn about Methodist history, or join in the book study for The Case for Christ. If you’ve never participated in a study before, let this be your opportunity to try something new. I hope to see you there in a few months! 

With love and grace,  

 Pastor Rachel