Believe it or not, April is almost here!

The first weekend in April is one of the most glorious days of celebration in the Christian calendar. It is on Easter that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

As we look forward to this weekend, I wanted to let you know of some upcoming events:

- Good Friday (April 3)  - 6 PM service at Transformation Church
- Sunday Morning (April 5) - Sunrise service (Time TBD) at Hillcrest Park
- Sunday Morning (April 5) - Pancake Breakfast 9:00 AM at Transformation Church 
- Sunday Morning (April 5) - Worship Service 10:30 AM at Transformation Church

Be on your alert for scam emails coming from me. I've had a couple of these come out in the last week.  These emails are not from me. 

If you receive an email that looks like it's from me, please check the following.

1. Double-check that the email is from jeremy@transformtbay.com

2. If unsure contact me at 807-620-1912 to verify.

3. If the email is confirmed to be a scam, move it to your Spam folder. This trains your device to distinguish between legitimate and scam emails, reducing the frequency with which you will receive these in their inbox.

If you have any other questions, please call me.

Last chance to sign up! Tim Antonio is committed to this trip and currently is joined by one other guy from our church.

Can we fill this group up? I'm encouraging you to consider your schedule and see if you can make it out to this camp. Form some lasting memories and some lasting friends!

There should be plenty of snow, so there should be some great outdoor activities. Feel free to bring a snowmobile. Bring your skates. Enjoy some ice fishing. There are also lots of board games for those who prefer to stay inside.  

If you have any questions, feel free to email Bryan at directors@roundlakebiblecamp.com or you can call or text him at 905 546-6999.  

The signup is on for the retreat can be found here. roundlakebiblecamp.com.  

Do you want to go but do not have the finances? Please reach out to jeremy@transformtbay.com. 

Additionally, if enough of us register, we will likely get a cabin of our own at the camp. In order to help ensure this, please email me if you register for the camp. 

Come on out for delicious pancakes and sausage.  Ralph, Randy and others are working hard to pull this together. Check your phone for Ralph's text and please respond by the end of today. If you didn't get a text from Ralph about the men's breakfast, please reply to this email indicating your desire to come. 

This is a good time to get to know other men in our church, and to be encouraged by stories of the Holy Spirit's work in our lives.  One of our speakers, Kelechi, will be sharing a short testimony. 

Join us for an evening of worship and prayer with a focus on healing. 

"That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.”

Mt 8:16–17

Do you have a desire to be baptized and to take this step of obedience in following Jesus? Do you have a desire to do this on Easter Sunday, the glorious celebration of Jesus' resurrection from the dead? 

I'd love to talk more with you. 

Contact: 807-620-1912

This coming Sunday we consider our sixth Core Value: With Christ-like humility, we build others up.

Our passage is Philippians 2:1-11.

Paul encourages the Philippian church to be a radical community of others-centered people, not motivated by getting ahead or wrangling their way to the top.

He then sets a picture of Jesus as the ultimate one at the top, who leaves it all for the sake of others.

 I'd highly encourage you to read Philippians chapter 1 to set some context for what Paul is saying.

Notice in chapter 1 the teachers who are preaching out of self-interest.

Is it possible to say we are Christian but still be motivated mainly to just "get to the top"? How do we view others as better than ourselves?

Looking forward to sharing with you, Jeremy. 

I sent the wrong link last week. Here is the updated newsletter.