JUNE 2025 NEWSLETTER

Dear Church Family,

One of my main messages here has been to keep your hope for the future no matter what happens. At first, hearing this can be really motivating and exciting. We eagerly wait to see what God will do and how He will answer our prayers. But often, we expect a big, miraculous event to happen all at once. That would be amazing, but it’s not realistic. When that doesn’t happen, we can

feel tired, discouraged, and even give up.

The reasons we experience disappointment is because our focus has been on the things we expect from God, like having more money or the expectation of God altering our life situations. But when

those things don’t happen, we can feel cheated and ready to throw in the towel. To have a sense of satisfaction in our spiritual journey, maybe we should focus on growing spiritually. When we do this, we’ll feel a sense of accomplishment because God’s first mission is to change us. He wants to transform our thoughts and actions so that we live holy lives. When you’re feeling down, try to be grateful. When you’re tired, try to be strong. When you’re thinking about giving up, try to stay encouraged in your faith and do what’s right. It can be tough to keep going, but if you look back on the challenges you’ve overcome, you’ll see that you’ve become a better person because of them. You’ve become someone who is more like God. That’s something to celebrate!

The other things will come in God’s time, I promise. But renewal is the most important thing right now. Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all

these things will be added to you.” In other words, focus on being holy in your thoughts and actions. Make it your goal. God will do His work at the perfect time for everyone.

God bless,

Pastor Tommy

June 1: Emily & Kurt Shuman

June 4: Jimmy Rogers

June 7: Tommy Braswell

June 8: Mathilda Luke

June 11: Daniel Davis

June 14: Kaye Denton

June 14: Julia Koskela

June 14: Eric Stafford

June 16: Rusty Denhardt

June 17: Ezra Shuman

June 19: Lucy Jones

June 20: Thomas Davis

June 20: Andy and Theresa Stafford

June 21: Tommy and Anessia Braswell

June 22: Willene Stone

June 23: Michael Bunch

June 25: Karen and John Bennett

June 25: Wesley Davis

June 25: Riley Davis

June 25: Matt and Amber Cary

June 26: Lisa Kaapa Barras

June 28: Donald Rushing

June 29: Erin Madden

June 29: Julie and Jimmy Rogers

KIDS’ POWER HOUR

June 1: No Kids’ Power Hour (Communion Sunday)

June 8: Autumn Venturelli

June 15: Autumn Venturelli

June 22: Terry Jones

June 29: Autumn Venturelli

The Alpha Leadership Board will meet June 8 at 5:00 p.m.. If you are on this board, it is very important for you to be at the meeting.

The June monthly Men’s Ministry Breakfast will be Sunday, June 8 at 8:00 a.m.. Join us on June 8 and on the 2nd Sunday of each following month for food and fellowship.

Alpha would like to welcome our interim pastor, John Bennett and his family into service in the pulpit. John has agreed to serve until a permanent pastor is hired. Please pray for John and, also, for our church in the upcoming weeks as decisions are made regarding our pastoral leadership.

We would like to wish the Braswell family godspeed as May 25 was their last Sunday in service at Alpha. They will be missed. Please pray for them and their new church in the coming weeks.

If you have an interest in helping with the church services occasionally, but behind the scenes, we’d love to have you be a sound system sub for when Brian can’t be here. Training is super easy and won’t take long at all. You will not be required to do any programming, as that is done in advance each week.

JUNE 2025

We do not want to remove anyone who still needs prayers, just for the sake of removing people. However, there are several on here that we do not personally know or have not gotten recent updates. If there is anyone on the list who has recovered, please let us know. Again, please do not remove people if they still need prayers! Our prayer life at Alpha is one of our strengths

NON-HEALTH RELATED CONCERNS:

Christians Around the World

Our Nation

Our Military

First Responders

Growth of the Church

Jen Parker and her family

Our Homeless

Ryder Cary

CAREGIVERS:

Lois Clements

Janice and Larry Stricklin

Shari Harrelson

ASSISTED/INDEPENDENT LIVING:

Residents of Magnolia Manor

Jazie Ingram

Betty Vickery

HOSPICE: Ron Gray

HEALTH CONCERNS:

Betty Vickery

Cathy Cribbs

Ruthie Brown

Jenny Myers

Trish West

Anna Kelley

Phyllis Graham Harper

Harry Godbee

Ina Lynn

Bubba Daiss

Lauren Ehret

Dorothy Eagerton

Lily Mae Stafford

Patricia Willis

Deborah Dean

Betty Petrides

Fred Denhardt

Nikki Sullivan

Colleen Keyser

Linda Denhardt

Betty Knight

Ted Petrides

Ross Maruca

Desiree Hernandez

Johnny Whitfield

Ronnie Waller

David Stumbaugh

Jerry Jenkins

Becky Jameson