Dear Sonshine, Good News Club and JYC Family.

This week I would like to share with you a couple of verses:

Mat 5:16 – Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Eph 4:32 – And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

During these crazy days, we are living through it is vital that we as followers of Christ display kindness, love, and patience to all of those around us. We are to reflect the love of Jesus and minister to those whose paths we cross. Give them a smile, thank those at the store, pray for all the first responders, and medical personal along with those who work at Walmart, Publix, and Winn Dixie. Allow the Holy Spirit to bear fruit through you.

Gal 5:22 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Gal 5:23 – Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

At Sonshine we are very concerned with ministering to everyone as best we can. Here are a few ways you can join us in worship:

1. Drive-in church.
We are meeting for a regular church service in our parking lot Sunday mornings at 9:00am. You just pull in and we have church together.

2. Facebook live.
Just go to Sonshine’s Facebook page and you can watch the service. https://www.facebook.com/sonshinebaptist/

We are currently working on ways to minister to children and a midweek Bible study for adults. I also encourage you to do family Bible studies. Below is a guide for home study:

Simple Meeting Format – 90 minutes

1. LOOK BACK (1/3 of your time – 30 minutes)

Share a meal, a refreshment, a story from this week, or an answer to prayer. How has everyone’s personal relationship with God been this week? If anyone is struggling, pray for him/her, and stay after to care for that person.

Check-up (never skip)
How have you obeyed what you have learned? Who have you trained in what you have learned? With
whom have you shared your story or God’s story? (Review the commitments from last week’s meeting)

Vision (never skip)
Share a story from the Bible, a personal story, an inspiring slogan or song to encourage one another to share Jesus with others, to start new groups, and to help others do the same. You can use one of the following Bible passages to get started: Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 10:1-11, Acts 1:8, Luke 19:1-10, Matthew 13:1-23.

2. LOOK UP (1/3 of your time – 30 minutes)

Read and discuss. Ask God to teach you this passage. Read this week’s passage. Then ask:
1. What did you like about this passage?
2. What did you find difficult about this passage?

Read this week’s passage again. Then ask:
3. What does this passage teach about people?
4. What does this passage teach about God?

3. LOOK FORWARD (1/3 of your time – 30 minutes)

Obey. Train. Share. (never skip)
Have everyone in the group pray for the Spirit to show them how to answer the following questions, then make commitments. Write the commitments down and keep for next week’s meeting. Ask:
5. How will you obey this passage?
6. Who will you train with this passage?
7. With whom will you share your story or God’s story?

Practice (never skip)
In groups of two or three, practice what you have committed to do in question 5, 6 or 7. For example, role- play a difficult conversation or facing a temptation; practice teaching today’s passage, or practice sharing the Gospel (God’s story).

Talk With God
In groups of two or three, pray for every member individually. Ask God to prepare the hearts of the people who will be hearing about Jesus this week. Ask Him to give you the strength to be obedient to your commitments.

Ask if anyone has questions or comments.

We are here for you! You can call the office at (941) 457-6120 or email office@sonshinebaptist.com, or jdalehardy@sonshinebaptist.com.