 St. Matthew's: A Discipleship Center
Dear Visitor,
So it’s summer now and the normal level of activities have been winding down.
Most college students are back home taking classes or working summer jobs.
Public and private school students are beginning summer vacation, too. The call
of our North Carolina beaches is strong, and more visitors are showing up in our
area each week.
Whether you’re local or from out of town, you still have the need for worship
hardwired into you. What you worship and who you cling to get at the core of who
you are. “Lex orandi lex credendi” is an ancient saying that still applies –
“How we worship says everything about what we believe.”
An old irreverent seminary roommate of mine used to talk about worshiping at Our
Lady of the Mattress. When I’ve used that phrase over the years, it tends to
draw more groans than laughs after people have heard the line once. But it does
get at who matters most!
During these summer months, I’ll be focusing each week on God’s good and
gracious will. I’ll be using Martin Luther’s explanation of each of the Ten
Commandments to get at what positive behaviors God wants from the baptized
children of God.
Whether you’re vacationing in the area or church shopping, we would be delighted
to have you visit St. Matthew’s. We’re right across from UNCW on South College
Road. We have three Eucharists on Saturday at 6 p.m. and Sundays at 8:30 and 11
a.m. Or you can join us for a study of Mark’s gospel and Evening Prayer on
Mondays at 6 p.m.
My grown children weren’t always excited when Dad took them to Sunday worship
while on vacation at the beach, but I took them anyway because it was the right
thing to do….and we needed to worship the real God!
Thanks for stopping by!
Pastor Sam Zumwalt
szumwalt@bellsouth.net
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