Hi all,
Well we are one week in, and I am spending a lot of time unpacking and trying to get the lay of the land here in Old Hickory. I have also been spending some time planning for what we will be thinking about during the rest of the summer and moving into fall, and want you to have some sense of our worship plans.

This Sunday we'll be looking at Luke 10:25-28, the story of the "Good Samaritan," focusing on the question "Who IS my neighbor?"

Next Sunday, July 18, I will be away to lead worship at an event in Lake Junaluska, NC for the Upper Room called Soulfeast (http://www.upperroom.org/soulfeast/), which has been on my schedule for over a year. Anne Davis, our lay leader, will be preaching for me and I hope that you will make a special effort to experience her gifts.

July 25 -- A Prayer Primer (focusing on Jesus' teaching on prayer in Luke 11).

During the month of August I will be sharing a series titled "Rules to Build a Life On -- John Wesley's General Rules for the People Called Methodist." This series will consider this basic teaching of John Wesley (the founder of Methodism), which is rooted in the scriptures, and think about how these rules can form the basis of our own rule of life.

During September, we will be looking at "Creation and Our Place in It." This is a season of the church year which is focused on creation, and my hope is that we can begin to think about what it means to worship the one who created us, and to take care of God's creation.

October and November are still open, but we will find ourselves quickly at Advent, which begins November 28.

If you have suggestions for sermon topics or series that you would like to see us address, let me know anytime.

See you on Sunday,
Jay