It is hard to believe, but August is here and summer is officially winding down. This week our music and media ministries are hosting ABC’s final summer camp, our 2nd annual Creative Arts Camp. Over 90 children are on campus right now to have fun and learn how to honor God through music and the creative arts. I’m looking forward to seeing all that they learned in their Friday evening showcase of “Sermon on the Mound.” Make sure you thank Dr. Todd Stearns, Garrett Ullrich, Lynn Wood, Stephen Vaughn, and all our amazing volunteers for making it possible this week.
Our 4th core value here at ABC is impact. Jesus wants His church to make an impact on the world. I’m so proud of our church answering that call and shining its light all summer long. From Preteen Camp to Preschool Camp, to Beach Camp and VBS, to Creative Arts Camp and Freedom Over Austin, our staff and volunteers have done a phenomenal job investing in the lives of the next generation. Thank you for shining your light into our community, and I’m looking forward to seeing how God will continue to impact our city through this city on a hill.
As summer is ending, our summer sermon series will also be ending this weekend. This Sunday, I’ll preach the final sermon in our “Summer on the Mount” series. I want to thank Dr. Matt Gillum for filling in for me last Sunday as our family got to enjoy a week away on summer vacation. I hope you have been as challenged through this sermon series as I have been challenged through the preparation. God is doing a great work in our church, and I have high expectations and high hopes heading into this new school year. May we all stand firmly on the foundation of Jesus Christ and pray for even greater things in our midst:
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen” (Ephesians 3:20-21).
Onward and upward,
Jonathan Spencer
www.jonathanspencer.org 