This Sunday (05 Apr 20) is Palm Sunday. Because of Dallas County’s shelter-in-place rules, we will do what we did last week: an online “service.” To join us, here’s what you should do on Sunday:
At 10:30 AM on Sunday, I would like to do the following things:
- Stop whatever else you are doing and sing a hymn. It could be any hymn you want; what’s important is that you take some time to sing the praises of our God—out loud. After all, God has promised to inhabit the praises of His people.
- Go to our website, which is found at www.churchonthehillag.org. You can also Google “Church on the Hill DeSoto” if that is easier for you.
- Scroll down to “Sermons” and click the “click here” button.
- A page will open up that contains the previous sermon series. At the very top, you will notice the message for 29 Mar, which begins a new series in Esther. Click that.
- Listen to the message; it should be around 15 minutes long.
- Find a partner and discuss the message. In what ways did you find it relevant to your life at this moment? Do you have any questions?
- If you DO have questions, please post them on our church Facebook page, which is Church on the Hill DeSoto. If you do not know how to do this, feel free to email the pastor at michael@churchonthehillag.org or text him directly.
- Meditate on what God has said this week for you and the church. This word can sustain you through the troubles ahead; but remember that true discipleship means friendship and community. Don’t do this all by yourself.
- Don’t forget to be faithful to God with your tithes and offerings. You can give online through this website or you can mail your check to Church on the Hill at 800 S. Hampton DeSoto Texas 75115. We will all need to remain faithful in order to keep our little church afloat during this time…this is how God’s name will be glorified!
Remember that this is not “church,” but rather a simple discipleship routine to keep us in good spiritual shape until we can meet again. I’d like to remind you that there is a devotional posted each day at our website, as well. Feel free to engage with it. And don’t hesitate to keep touch with Pastor Mike and others in the church. During this time, we can use the internet and the phone to maintain good communication with one another.
Please be advised, however, that we are planning to move to a “house church” model for Easter Sunday on 12 Apr. Praise God! Instructions will be updated next week for this important change.
