In this issue:
Though we are still eight days from the official start to spring, just a glance through the window will tell you that the season is here. Trees are budding and blooming, birds are flitting about and the grass is returning to a verdant green. Around the house where I was raised, daffodils and grape hyacinths grow plentifully, wreathing the home in yellow and purple (and wonderful scents)!
Each year at this time, I find myself thinking about Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from the book of Matthew, and I'm reminded of how easily we're distracted by things of this world; we get tied up in knots about material things that only have value in the moment, and allow these fleeting things to distract us from the eternal. I'm not sure what time of year it was when Jesus gave the sermon, though springtime or summer is likely with his mention of flowers. I can't help but imagine him pointing to the things nearby as he mentions them in his teaching; quite possibly he did. Here's the passage that comes to mind, from Matthew 6:19:34 (ESV):
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Ladies, join us for Crafternoons! || 3/14/26 || 1:00 - 4:00 PM || The Porch at The Springs
Crafternoons is an open house time for fellowship where women can bring their own craft (BYOC) and chat. Women can bring crafts or other projects to work on.
We will meet in The Porch (the Women's Ministry Room) every month on the 2nd Saturday. It's a come as you want, leave as you need from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
Family Ministry Schedule for 3/15/26 (Spring Break)
Veteran's Coming Home Lunch || 3/18/26
We are in need of volunteers to serve at the luncheon. If you have donations, please bring them to the church by Sunday, March 15th. You can drop donations off in the cabinet located next to the Local Missions counter, by the Worship Center doors.
Spring Groups and Ministry Kickoff || Week of 3/22/2026
All of our GROUPS and MINISTRIES will be kicking off! To find out more about how you can get involved this spring, brochures and calendars are available in the Lobby. We are looking forward to an exciting spring full of opportunities to connect and grow in your walk with the Lord!
*Also, be looking for a volunteer interest form with the spring information.
Baptisms || 3/29/26
Baptism is an important "next step" in the life of every believer. We will be celebrating baptism in our worship services on March 29th. If you have yet to be baptized and want to learn more, you can start by visiting thesprings.church/baptism. You can also sign up in the lobby or contact us at office@thesprings.church letting us know about your potential interest.
Easter Week (Invite/Resource cards are available in the Lobby!)
- Ladies, Join us for Crafternoons!
- Family Ministry Schedule (Spring Break)
- Veteran's Coming Home Lunch
- Spring Groups & Ministry Kickoff
- Baptisms
- Easter Week
Though we are still eight days from the official start to spring, just a glance through the window will tell you that the season is here. Trees are budding and blooming, birds are flitting about and the grass is returning to a verdant green. Around the house where I was raised, daffodils and grape hyacinths grow plentifully, wreathing the home in yellow and purple (and wonderful scents)!
Each year at this time, I find myself thinking about Jesus' Sermon on the Mount from the book of Matthew, and I'm reminded of how easily we're distracted by things of this world; we get tied up in knots about material things that only have value in the moment, and allow these fleeting things to distract us from the eternal. I'm not sure what time of year it was when Jesus gave the sermon, though springtime or summer is likely with his mention of flowers. I can't help but imagine him pointing to the things nearby as he mentions them in his teaching; quite possibly he did. Here's the passage that comes to mind, from Matthew 6:19:34 (ESV):
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Ladies, join us for Crafternoons! || 3/14/26 || 1:00 - 4:00 PM || The Porch at The Springs
Crafternoons is an open house time for fellowship where women can bring their own craft (BYOC) and chat. Women can bring crafts or other projects to work on.
We will meet in The Porch (the Women's Ministry Room) every month on the 2nd Saturday. It's a come as you want, leave as you need from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.
Family Ministry Schedule for 3/15/26 (Spring Break)
- Infant - Preschool: classes will be provided during both 9:00 & 10:30 AM services
- Kindergarten - 12th grade: Family Worship in the Worship Center (no programming)
Veteran's Coming Home Lunch || 3/18/26
We are in need of volunteers to serve at the luncheon. If you have donations, please bring them to the church by Sunday, March 15th. You can drop donations off in the cabinet located next to the Local Missions counter, by the Worship Center doors.
Spring Groups and Ministry Kickoff || Week of 3/22/2026
All of our GROUPS and MINISTRIES will be kicking off! To find out more about how you can get involved this spring, brochures and calendars are available in the Lobby. We are looking forward to an exciting spring full of opportunities to connect and grow in your walk with the Lord!
*Also, be looking for a volunteer interest form with the spring information.
Baptisms || 3/29/26
Baptism is an important "next step" in the life of every believer. We will be celebrating baptism in our worship services on March 29th. If you have yet to be baptized and want to learn more, you can start by visiting thesprings.church/baptism. You can also sign up in the lobby or contact us at office@thesprings.church letting us know about your potential interest.
Easter Week (Invite/Resource cards are available in the Lobby!)
- The Path || 3/29/26 || 5:30 - 7:30 PM || The Springs
- Good Friday Service || 4/3/26 || 6:00 PM
- Easter Sunday Services || 4/5/26 || 9:00 and 10:30 AM
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