Hi Everyone,

This is the text of a letter (and an email) that is being sent to our members and our regular attenders. The cancellations are due to Pastor Dave possibly being exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Read the letter for details.

Sincerely,
Pastor Dave

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
(Proverbs 4:18 ESV)

December 15, 2020

Dear People of God—the Sheep of His Pasture,

This has been quite a year and our adventure continues. I hope that each of us can see that God has been overabundant in caring for the people of his pasture here at Faith Fellowship Church of Tennessee, Illinois. My prayer is that we never lose sight of the hand of God in all of this and that we are able to clearly see the path of the righteous growing brighter and brighter until the full day when our Lord comes to catch us up to him to live with him forever in glory.

Saying all of that I have some news. I was inadvertently exposed to someone who has since tested positive for COVID-19. So I have been self-quarantining the last few days and will be tested on December 16. 

Our board met Monday (December 14, 2020) and along with taking care of normal church business set some wise, protective measures in motion for us. They decided (and I agree) that considering the time of the year and our unique circumstances that we should cancel services for the next two Sundays—December 20 and 27. 

We will have “YouTube” church. We will go back to the plan we implemented earlier in the year during the shutdown, and  I will record our service on Friday morning (December 18) for the December 20 service and Thursday morning (December 24) for the December 27 service. This will allow me to have everything ready to go so that we can all have “Sunday church” on those respective weeks. 

I will be burning DVDs for those who do not access the service on YouTube, so please let me know if you need a DVD and are not already on my DVD route.

Now for a personal note. If you are like me, this makes you sad. Our services have been such a blessing from God; the joy of seeing one another and worshiping together. The amazing, Holy Spirit given, spirit of unity and harmony of true brothers and sisters in Christ. So I have had to bow my heart before our Mighty God who knows all and who knows best for his people.

Here is the thing. This should make us sad, but let’s do this. Let’s bow before God and allow the Holy Spirit of God to turn our sadness to joy.

In the Love of Jesus our Savior,
Pastor Dave 

• (Psalm 79:13 NLT) Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will thank you forever and ever, praising your greatness from generation to generation.

• (Psalm 95:6–7a NIV) Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; 7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

• (Psalm 100:3 ESV) Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

• (Proverbs 4:18 ESV) But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

FFC Board Chairman, Steve Sowers ________________________________________

FFC Pastor, Dave Scott ________________________________________