Hey Family, This Sunday we are going to bring a new quarterly tradition to Wells Branch Community Church. It is called First Monday Fast and Pray. We believe the scriptures teach a regular discipline of fasting. In Matthew 5:16-18 Jesus said, “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting…
by Chris Plekenpol You heard the testimony of Duche this weekend about how someone visited him while he was in prison. It was incredible. I promise you, you will have interactions with people like Duche that need Jesus. Last April we did the same thing, and I was able to lead 5 people personally to a decision for Christ. Please…
By Chris Plekenpol Over the holidays I was asked this question. How can someone say, “You are going to Hell and I love you in the same breath?” I think that is a common question. How can anyone be so arrogant to say that another person is going to Hell and then have the audacity to say, “I love you.”?…
Just a reminder that we have a couple Potlucks to attend this weekend. Tonight (Saturday November 17) from 6-8 at the Rec Center. We have an opportunity to engage all of Wells Branch and invite them to our church the following day. Meat will be provided by Branch BBQ. The WB MUD encouraged everyone to bring a dish to serve…
By Chris Plekenpol Hey Family, There are so many exciting new things going on at Wells Branch Community Church! I wanted to catch you up on some of them. You may know that we are a family of believers committed to reaching people with the life changing reality of Jesus Christ. We do that by starting with people who are…
by Chris Plekenpol In our culture and probably many others, lying is an art form. I’ve told many a grandparent or relative that I loved something they gave me for Christmas, while wondering what decade the sweater had been warped from. Even wrote thank you cards for it. I have lied about how well someone sang, spoke, or played. I…
by Chris Plekenpol I hate being lost. Especially when I’m late. I’m not sure if I hate asking for directions more than being lost. It’s not that I’m overly bashful, it’s more that I don’t trust someone that I don’t know to give me good directions. I think, “That guy will never see me again, what’s to say he won’t…
Growing up I had one goal. To be rich. When people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would often answer, “The best”. They would ask, “The best at what?” I would respond with whatever I was interested with at the time. I wanted to be the best Major League Baseball Player, NBA star,…
Have you ever been to Wal-Mart and seen a mother swat a son as a sibling looked on with glee? Justice had been served. But when the sibling started to taunt his brother, the swatting ceased and the mother turned her attention to the one who rejoiced in the punishment of his brother. I think we never outgrow that…
I can get frustrated when things don’t go my way. Irritated when people don’t see things from my perspective. It’s like they intentionally want to see me fail. I think this is something that is common to man. Do you ever get frustrated with someone at work who seems to be intentionally running interference on you or shooting down your…