Why A Cookout?
Why are we having a Cookout to break the fast?
The main reason for eating together has nothing to do with food…it is about celebrating together. After a time of worship, communion and an inspirational devotional….we will eat together. There is something special about fasting together and then at the same time breaking the fast!As you eat and talk….you will know that everyone around you has spent the last two weeks fasting, praying and seeking God.
It is about a celebration of Oneness that is the greatest part. It is a celebration of mutual sacrifice and a common vision. It is a culmination of two weeks where we as individuals prayed and sought the Lord. It is a time for kids to enjoy the new playground and adults to hang out and talk.
The Cookout is a time to come together as Team Church. I hope you have registered for this great event and will plan to stay with us after the time of worship. Of Course, you could take off after the worship concert and go to your favorite restaurant. You could rush home with just a few of your best friends and then eat your favorite food at your home. You could do this…….but the meaning of the fast is to realize that a lifestyle of holiness in mind, body and soul…..is not just about you! Fasting as a church and seeking God for what He wants US to do as church in not about just you. Being a great church that impacts our city and world is definitely not just about you! We must function as one beating heart all focused on the same One Purpose!
We realize not everyone will want to eat a lot or they may be craving something different from what we are offering. However, the meal has been planned to be family friendly, inexpensive and feel like a family cookout. Please make plans to be here at 5pm for the Worship Concert and then stay for the Cookout.
Moreover, the cookout will be a catered meal of great summer time food: Hamburgers (real beef not frozen patties made of partial beef and soy bean) Hot-Dogs, potato salad, baked beans and an assortment of chips. We are going to have the Brewster’s Ice-Cream truck here! The best part for you….you don’t have to do fix anything and it is free.
If you have not registered………..please do so ASAP on line.
