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Skip to primary navigation Skip to main content Skip to footer A Christian Church in Elk Grove California Start Sunday Service Knowing God What We Believe Staff Ministries Children K-6th Grade Middle & High School Mens Women Career Missional Communities Journey Deacons & Deaconesses Get Involved Care Support Prayer Request COVID-19 Resources Events Sermons Giving Songs Join Us for Church LiveStream Services Real Life, Real People, Real Answers. An Elk Grove Multi-Cultural Christian Church A LETTER FROM THE LEADERSHIP TEAM CONCERNING THE CORONAVIRUS AND CHURCH SERVICE... Good day church family, As I'm sure everyone is aware, the Coronavirus is sweeping through our nation and causing large disruptions to our lives. During this time, I am so thankful that our God is in control of everything, and that we can be part of a church family who encourages and loves Him together as we care for those around us. I am so thankful for every one of you. So here are some ways that we intend to show the love of Christ and be light during this time. 1) Letʼs be praying for one another and our neighbors during this time. Our God is in control and we believe in the power of prayer! 2) We are not going to be meeting as a church Sundays or as Missional Communities through at least the end of March. From listening to experts, we believe this is a key time to help fight the spread of the virus and that lives are at stake. Without being driven by fear we want to take seriously our responsibility to care for our neighbors who may be more susceptible. 3) We encourage everyone as individuals to practice extreme care in social distancing for this time. Especially if you have any sort of symptoms, like cough, fever, fatigue, or body aches, please be careful not to expose others to what you have. 4) During this time we want to be very intentional with caring for one another. Please be calling/messaging one another to encourage and check up on one another. We can send encouraging notes, bring meals, go to the store for people, and much more to care for one another without contact. Even though we arenʼt meeting all together we are still a body. Be creative! 5) This is a major opportunity to care for unbelievers who are hurting. Please be checking up on friends/neighbors and see if they need anything (especially the elderly). God has blessed us so we can help those in need. And most importantly, we can share the hope and courage we have in the face of this pandemic because God is our refuge. 6) If anyone is sick or has any needs, please let us know. We want to pray for each other. 7) If anyone is aware of needs that unbelievers/friends/neighbors have, please also let us know. Letʼs try to communicate about needs and work together to serve these needs as Christʼs hands and feet. If you want to help serve in any way, let us know and we will try to coordinate our efforts. 8) As a church we are going to be studying the book of 1st John next. I encourage everyone to be reading this book and having family devotions in it. I plan on making videos for Sunday mornings so we can each have a worship service in our own homes, although I'm not sure I will be able to do it this Sunday since I am sick. But for now, please be reading and meditating on 1st John. Iʼm also including links to our Training Sessions about God's Plan to Grow our Church from last Saturday, and links to a class I taught on 1st John many years ago for the Bible College. http://podcast.rrnc.org/podpress_trac/web/1796/0/20200307-PhilosophyMinistryA.mp3 http://podcast.rrnc.org/podpress_trac/web/1796/1/20200307-PhilosophyMinistryB.mp3 https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/78132930 1 John 1 https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/78132933 1 John 2A https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/78132934 1 John 2B https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/79257719 1 John 3 https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/78890959 1 John 4 https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/79257718 1 John 5A https://vimeo.com/channels/johannine/79257720 1 John 5B It is at times like this where we have the greatest opportunity to shine the love of Christ. Our future is secure and so we donʼt have to live in fear and self-preservation. Even though we arenʼt meeting we are still the body of Christ, letʼs be creative in how we care for one another and the world around us. I'm glad to be a family together with you! Learn more about RRNC... Current Sermon Series: Life as Christʼs Body: Reflecting God Together in His Loving Family. Join Us Online on Sundays at 2 pm Footer Contact Us (916) 681-5796 hello@rrnc.org Home About Us Contact Us Get Involved Forms and Documents Prayer Request We’re on Facebook Listen on iTunes '); document.write(''); }...