Dear Church Family,
I usually receive a daily bible verse via email and a couple of days ago it was 1 Kings 9:1, "Now
it came about when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD,
and the king's house, and all that Solomon desired to do." This verse inspired me to Google Solomon's Temple
and try to find the verses that held the description of the temple
itself. This led me to 1 Kings 6, where the physical characteristics of
the temple are described and the building process. With
God’s instruction, Solomon had built a grand and lavish temple, filled
with floors of gold, grand cherub statues and intricately carved designs
on huge olive wood doors. This magnificent structure took seven years to be built, each item handcrafted and then brought to the location. As a lover of historic buildings, how awesome it would have been to see such grandeur and splendor. A temple designed by God, but hand-crafted by men.
We, at Central Christian, also have a temple. It is our building just east of town on Highway 30. Now….it
doesn’t have gold over-laid flooring…it has carpet…. and it doesn’t
have any intricately carved designs on the walls or doors. I’m pretty sure the walls are mostly made of drywall and probably factory wood doors. However, it is still God’s house….a place where we come together and worship and learn to be better followers of Christ. How grateful I am that we have a building to come to on Sundays and other days of the week. For those members that have been here for over 4 years,
you know that it wasn’t always the case.
As
the church continues to grow and the building is used more and more for
various outreach ministries, it is going to become increasingly
important to maintain it properly. The Church Cleaning
Ministry is an important part of making sure Central’s temple is
maintained and is able to continue to support the children, adults,
members, attenders and guests that will be coming and going throughout
the week. I would like to ask if there is anyone out there
who would be willing to spend a couple hours a month to dedicate
towards maintaining the building’s interior. I need a couple of individuals, families, or groups to commit to clean for 1 week a month for next 6 months. Tina Boell
and I clean the first full week of every month and will continue to do that. The total time I spend that week cleaning is only 2-2.5 hours. If anyone is willing to do that…..please email me at anoble227@yahoo.com so that I may get a calendar together for the next 6 months. The
time commitment is small and I have to confess that I probably spend
more time a week watching TV than it takes me to clean the church!
Thank you in advance for your help…..I really, really, really need it!
Angela Noble
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