July 2022
In-the-Know Monthly Newsletter
Last Month Recap
Wins for The Kingdom!
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Thank you to our LEAD team for putting up our shade sails in the greenspace
- Our Kid’s Summer Meet-ups have had a great turnout. The water fight was a huge hit with over 30 kids attending!
- REACH took a trip to the Louisville Zoo and had a great time
- We are seeing a lot of first-time guests each week
- Our Care Ministry team has been ministering to so many through prayer, calls, and visitations
Prayer Requests
Calling all Prayer Warriors
- Pray that God will raise up people to serve in our ministry to kids and REACH
- Pray for opportunities for our church to make a difference in people’s lives in Georgetown
- Pray for those affected by grief and loss
- Pray for our church as we continue to seek financial stability in order to reach more people with the Gospel
- Pray for our Student Ministry (Teens) and those who lead them, these students face such huge pressures and issues and need to deeply know the love of God
Have a prayer request? Join our Online Facebook Community to post it or contact our care ministry via email
Ephesians 1:18-19
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength
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of every dollar given at Harmony goes straight to Missions, the rest goes to creating stories of Kingdom Impact in the lives of those you touch!
Kent’s Trip to Israel
Walking down to the City of David
The gates of hell… this is Caesarea Philippi where Jesus asks “who do you say I am”. There was a temple to Pan (as well as other gods) and the cave entrance – that until earthquakes changed the geology had a rushing River pouring out of it and it was called the gate of hell. This is also one of the three sources for the Jordan River up in mount Hermon
The pool is empty now, but this is where Jesus sent the man to wash. This is where the priest would come down and fill a chalice and all the people would March to the temple to pour it out as a drink offering. It’s on that day that Jesus said He is the water of life: “On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. The one who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”” John 7:37-38 CSB
The Jesus boat, 2,000 year old boat from the 1st century
Masada and the dead sea
Mount Tabor – this is where Jesus, Moses and Elijah hang out and God says, “This is my son whom I’m well pleased”
This is the exact spot it’s believed Jesus was born
Ancient baptismal
Sailing the Sea of Galilee
Ancient olive trees
Dome of the rock – inside this building is the rock Abraham was spared from sacrificing Isaac, and David bought it from Aruanah to build the temple, Solomon built his temple here, Herod rebuilt the temple (twice) here. It is now a Muslim holy site
This is where markets would have been – possibly a location Jesus flipped over a table
The Canaanite tunnels going to the spring of Gihon, which connects to Hezzechia’s tunnel that leads down to Siloam Springs where Jesus told the man to go wash off the mud
Selfie with a prophecy – Jesus proclaimed not one stone would be left on another – they were all cast down and left in 70AD
The woman with the issue of bleeding reaching out to touch the hem of Jesus’ robe
The temple from the garden – the garden is in the valley down from the Mt of Olives. It is really the whole valley, the church we are at is thought to be where Jesus prayed, but who knows. He was here somewhere
Mt of olives
Magdala
An Ibex – in the Hebrew this is the animal that Abraham finds and sacrifices instead of Isaac. Our English translates it as ram
Watch Kent’s presentation on Israel
Travel with Harmony to Israel in 2024!
Visit the temple ✡︎ Stand on the sea of Galilee ✡︎ Walk where He taught
Text2Give
SEE HOW IT WORKS: Text $1 to (859) 459-0316, afterward text “refund” (no quotes) to get a refund.
In the future simply save the Text2Give number on your phone and text any amount (add ‘weekly’, ‘biweekly’, ‘monthly’, or ‘yearly’ for a recurring gift).
| Command | Description |
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| $50 | Donates $50 to to Harmony. You can type any amount; the dollar sign is optional (e.g. $50 and 50 both work). |
| give $50 | Same as above. |
| give | You will receive a response asking “how much you’d like to give”. |
| $50 missions | Donates $50 to the missions fund. You can also give to the building fund this way (example: $50 building) |
| $50 weekly | Sets up a recurring gift of $50 each week. Frequency options are ‘weekly’, ‘biweekly’, ‘monthly’, and ‘yearly’. |
| $50 missions weekly | Sets up a recurring gift of $50 each week to the missions fund. Frequency options are ‘weekly’, ‘biweekly’, ‘monthly’, and ‘yearly’. |
| refund | Refunds the previously given contribution. This command can only create a refund within 24 hours of giving the gift. If the previously given contribution started a recurring gift, the recurrence will also be canceled. |
| update | Allows a donor to update their payment method or recurring gift. You will receive a response with a link where you can make these changes. Please note: You can only update recurring gifts via text when the recurring gift was established via text giving. |
| unlink | Unlinks a your phone from the text-to-give system. If you want to set-up two recurring gifts from two different methods, using “unlink” will allow the donor to set-up a secondary recurring gift from an additional method. |
| commands | Provides the user with a list of the available generic text commands (will not include the unique specific keywords you have set up for your church) |
HCC Financial Update
The Past 12 Weeks at a glance
by David Burchfield
Please keep this in mind when giving we have the following options to give, so please use whatever works best for you:
1) Giving easily using Breeze
a. online at my.harmonychurch.cc/give
b. by text for example text “$50” to 859-459-0316 to give $50
2) Direct ACH (automatically withdraw from your bank)
3) Physical check placed in giving boxes or mailed to Harmony 4) Cash placed in giving boxes
5) Facebook “Donate” button on Harmony’s Facebook page.
We want to continue to encourage you to give Breeze a try for giving donations as it is super simple to give for example $100, just text $100 to 859-459-0316 or click on “give” online If you haven’t tried it, please pray and ask God what he would have you give.
Be sure to check out the TV at the Generosity station in the lobby to see the latest information.
Total baptisms year to date is 21, praise the Lord! Let’s continue to
win people to Jesus! If you have any questions about giving options or the financial
We are continuing to work on leasing the “Undeveloped Space”. We have a verbal agreement and are now working out details to sign a lease in the near future. We will keep you updated on our progress.
We are fully operational with our new bookkeeping service and will soon be making more changes in the coming month that will save us money and provide much improved real-time reporting.
processes of the church, don’t hesitate to reach out to me and I will be
glad to answer. Burchfield.
-David Burchfield.
The Past 12 Weeks At a Glance
- Avg weekly giving is $9,733 which is down from June report of $10,089.
- This is 98.4% of critical need, which is down from June report of 102.3%.
- It is 86.5% of full ministry need, which is down from June report of 90.0%.
- Avg weekly live attendance is 368 which is down as we fully enter into the summer vacation season over the last three months. Although this is a drop it is still up over last year’s summer numbers.
- Total baptisms year to date is 21, praise the Lord! Let’s continue to win people to Jesus!
*This amount DOES NOT reflect income from facility rentals. It is offering only.
**The percentages DO include facility rental income.
Ministry Corner:
Connection Groups
by Amber McKenzie
Backyard Hangout = Huge Fun!
The kick off to summer connection was a blast! We had over 20 families meet up and hang out at the lake for our first Backyard Hangouts. The night was super laid back with kayaking, water gun fights, and of course s’mores!
Backyard Hangouts are for ANYONE at Harmony who wants to meet other families and get better connected. Our next event will be Sunday, July 24th at 5:30pm at the McKenzie’s house. To register for this event, you can email Amber at amber.mckenzie@harmonychurch.cc
Can’t wait to see you at our next Hangout!
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Isaiah 41:10
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Our Latest Podcasts
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Giving to the Giver
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Why would anyone give up everything for Jesus? What are we holding onto that keeps us from fully trusting Him? Tune in this week to be challenged to go deeper in Jesus! EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @…
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Week 1 - Regifting Jesus
Dec 3, 2024 • 41:25
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: What do you do to prepare for Christmas to come? Years ago we had a two-story house, our kids were young and they REALLY wanted Christmas lights on the house. Jenni gave me the whole, “It would just mean so much if you’d put them up”. So, I…
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Week 4 - Letter to the Anxious Heart
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When anxiety grips us, what do we do? This Sunday, let’s talk about how God helps us face what feels overwhelming. EASY TO GIVE at Harmony, text any amount to (859) 459-0316 to get started (or give online @ my.harmonychurch.cc/give ). Get the fill in the blank bulletins my.harmonychurch.cc/bulletins. OPENING…
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Week 3 - Where does my help come from?
Nov 19, 2024 • 39:47
OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Can I tel you a quick story, and I’m gonna be a little vulnerable here and expose myself some, is that ok, yall will treat me with kindness? So, a little over year ago Jenni and I started this journey to build a rental cabin at the gorge…
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