The doctor went through the usual process of performing a thorough exam and issuing a new prescription. He told me that in the last six years my eyesight had changed quite drastically.

When I picked up my new glasses today, I was amazed …and humbled at the difference. I hadn’t realized how much of the details around me I’d actually been missing with my old glasses. Everything is so much clearer now.

In order for our bodies, including our eyes, to function properly, we need to have regular medical checkups. In order for our spirits to function properly, we need to have regular check-ins with God. Just as the eye doctor can help sharpen our vision by looking into our eyes, God can look into our hearts and help us to see the world the way God does. 

Join us this weekend as we experience the first presentation in a series of periodic messages called, “It’s a Cultural Thing.” We’ll hear from John Ikeocha from our Bear campus who will talk with us about being a Christian in his home country of Nigeria. John will speak at both campuses and give us a view inside a culture that may be different from our own.



The experiences of our friends and neighbors are all different from our own. They may not all be different culturally, but everyone has different needs and is at a different place in their lives. This week, ask God to open your eyes to those around you and to show you ways to share Christ’s love with others.

FAMILY BIKE RIDE
Saturday, June 19

Ride at your own pace. Meet at Delaware City Trailhead (adjacent to Kathy's Crab House) at 8:00am

Car Show

The Father's Day Car Show returns next weekend, June 20th, to the Bear Campus. Stop by the welcome table and pick up a few rear visor advertising pieces to hand out and help us promote the event.

LOVE. Worship God with us.

• In-Person at Bear Campus, Saturday 6pm and/or Sunday 9 & 11 AM
• In-Person at Elsmere Campus, Sunday 11 AM
• Online Campus, Sunday 9 AM at ctcde.online.church

SERVE.

• What in the world are you here for? Discover your spiritual gifts at AssessME.
• Volunteer to serve during weekend services. Contact Lynne Poindexter. 

ENGAGE.

• Meet people with similar interests, needs, and passions. Contact Crissy Carroll. 
• Pray for others, encourage, and give care to others. Contact Pastor Vaughn.
• Information for Children Ministries: Contact Toni Rayfield
• Information for Student Ministries: Contact Daniel Carroll

I’d like to finish with this prayer for you: Thank you, Lord God, for giving us your Word. It is through listening to you and through reading of your love for us that we begin to see the world through your eyes. Show us how we can be better examples of life changing love to all we meet, for it is in His name that we pray. Amen.

- Pastor Sharon