Easter Drive In Reminder

Hello Twin Oak Family & Friends!

Hope you are planning to attend the Drive-In Easter Worship Service.  Understandably, the words “different” and “unique” come to mind, but my goal as your pastor is to encourage and inspire for the glory of the Lord.  I’m hoping we’ll all come away with that experience.  Easter Services are typically times where members of our community express a curiosity and interest in the things of God.  May the Lord draw people to Himself this Sunday across the globe, as well as Twin Oaks.

Many of you have been catching the sermons posted online every Sunday at 1pm (www.toabc.org).  Please continue and pass on the opportunity to others.  As some of you know, I preface the sermon with a few announcements, so you can catch up on church news and events. 

Basic Instructions for Easter Sunday:

Please patiently follow directions.  We will be lining up in rows of five.  As you drive in you will be handed a small plastic bag with service materials inside.  Your car will likely be pinned in for the duration of the service, which should not extend beyond noon.  Please stay in your car, and open only the driver-side windows.  The church will be unlocked for restroom emergencies, but otherwise we ask that you maintain physical distance from one another.   Everyone will be instructed to drive off or at least move out of our formation at the end of the service.  Please keep this in prayer, there are a number of challenges here and some amazing opportunities for God to be glorified and lives changed.

Our next Food Closet will NOT be an event.  We have been asked to not gather people.  Preparations are being made for deliveries to take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (April 22-24) of that week.

There will be a special "Help Now" collection this Sunday.

Please stay safe and courageous!  Grace & Peace!

Easter Drive In

Hello Church Family

Yes, you read it right.  For Easter, we are going to the drive-in! On April 12th at 10:45am, Easter Sunday,

we will be driving into the church parking lot, lining up in rows of four and celebrating our Risen Savior.  

How? Well, this will involve you staying in your car (social distancing), opening your car window about 3 inches, 

and coming with a heart ready to worship the Lord & grow in His word.  By opening your car window you will be 

able to hear me along with anyone else, and we will be able to hear you as you sing praises to the Lord.

This will be an amazing first for us at Twin Oaks, and I'm getting a great deal of input from minister friends.

Barring greater State or local restrictions, this is what we will be doing.  Let people know.   

(Of course, if shelter-in-place is lifted quickly, we will meet in worship center.)

Take care.  Grace & peace!

March 21, 2020

Here is the latest from Pastor Andre…

Good Evening Church Family

Hope you are all healthy and in good spirits.  Probably not your usual Friday, but we can embrace the peace of the Lord in these times. 

Paul stated by the inspiration of Holy Spirit:

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  (Philippians 4:4-7)

Every thought here is so important and true for us children of God.

·         We can rejoice in the dark and confusing times.

·         Are we operating with a gentle spirit, or one that fights to take control of the uncontrollable?

·         The Lord is near, not distant, uninterested, or negligent. He is near to His children, striving to demonstrate His present and words of comfort.

·         Let’s take every concern in honest conversation to the Lord in prayer.  Here again, we can give thanks that we are presenting our needs to the only one capable of intervening and altering events in a manner that brings out the greatest good.

·         The peace of God allows us to respond with positive emotions, true hope, and solid truth.

Please meditate on this passage further.

As I mentioned this morning, we will not be physically gathering this Sunday morning, or on subsequent Sundays until State and County restriction are lifted.  I am working on some unique Easter plans, so please stay tune!

Every Sunday by 1pm, Jeremy will be loading a new sermon online with the related sermon notes

www.toabc.org/media

Enjoy! Grow! Let’s talk about it afterwords.

Please keep in mind the “Shelter in place” order is not a “Hide in your room” order.  It is possible to go for walks, even meet with nonrelatives in your home as long as your practice social distancing and related hygiene habits.

I will be reaching out to each of you, and would be willing & interested in coming by for a visit.  How about visiting out on the patio? Some ice tea out on the porch?  Some prayer on the veranda?  Well you get the idea.  There’s still the phone too.

I’ll just close by saying that we had a very good Food Closet yesterday evening.  Basically about 30 households were served.  This is an important ministry to our community that will be hurting terribly in the days ahead.  Thankfully, food distribution done cautiously is still permissible and on the schedule in the days ahead. 

Take care!  Grace & peace to your all!

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Andre Richner916-671-6658 (cell)andre@toabc.org"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot