Dear Tyler Streeters,
No doubt, most of you can recite John 3:16 by heart. We know that God sent Jesus into the world because of His love for all of us.
But how often do we realize that God sends the Church, which His Son founded, into the world for the exact same reason?
Our God loves Oak Cliff. He loves every person in who lives, works, shops, dines, or plays in Oak Cliff. And God wants us to love them too!
That is why we are asking every small group at Tyler Street (Sunday School Classes, youth and children’s ministry, the Choir, the staff, off-campus groups- etc.) to get out there and show Oak Cliff the love of God through our service and our fellowship!
We want each group to select a ministry or charity other than the CSO, the Manor, or the Academy, and do a service project for them sometime between now and February 14.
You could fold clothes for Goodwill or the Salvation Army, or do a diaper drive in front of Wal Mart for a crisis pregnancy center or serve a meal at a soup kitchen or put on an evening of entertainment at a nursing home or collect toiletries for a homeless shelter and so on- any project where your class or group gets together, gets out into the community, and makes a difference for the sake of Jesus Christ.
Then, on Sunday, February 14, after the 10:50 service, you are all invited to a potluck lunch in Anderson Hall to celebrate our efforts.
It is our hope that this experience of service will deepen our faith, help provide a powerful bonding moment for every class and group, and (most importantly) give us a chance to share the Gospel with the people of Oak Cliff.
When your class or group has picked a project, please call me at 214-946-8106 or e-mail johnwilks@tsumc.org and let me know when and where your group will be doing your project.
If your class needs suggestions or if you don’t belong to a class yet and want to find a group to serve with, contact me and I will point you in the right direction.
So let’s all work together and give Oak Cliff a Valentine straight from the heart of God!
Grace and peace,
John Wilks
Associate Pastor
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