Hope-Filled Christmas & Year-End View
December 24, 2008 1:20 pm Ministry Journal, Reggie's Journey, Upcoming EventsFrom the joy of reflecting on Christ’s birth to the difficulties of our strained economy, this December has mixed emotions to say the least. Keeping our eyes on Christ will give us the hope necessary to keep a fervent faith into 2009 (“…Christ in you, the hope of glory” Colossians 1:27). May you have a hope-filled Christmas and New Years during the next couple of weeks.
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The culmination of this past year for Heartfelt Music has been one of meaningful ministry and successful equiping in a variety of ways. Through Christian Conference Centers (i.e. Mount Hermon; Sugarpine), church training events (i.e. New Life Community Church, VA; Lincoln Glen Church, CA), private lessons (i.e. Los Altos; Danville), Band, Guitar, Voice, & Songwriting instruction (i.e. Bethany University; Los Altos Christian School), online training (i.e. worshipteleseminar.com; guitarnotes.com), worship leading (i.e. First Baptist Church of Los Altos; Creekside Community Church, Alamo), special conferences (i.e. Christian Guitar & Bass Conference, CA; Worship Wayfarer Conference, OR), concerts (i.e. Silver Spur Tean Camp; Cambrian Park), and mentoring sessions (i.e. BASS Convention; Creekside Community Church Worship Intern Program). It has been very fulfilling for me to invest in so many lives and see God’s glory manifested in so many lives.
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Heartfelt Music Ministry will continue to touch peoples lives and train them for ministry in 2009. One of the events to put on your calendar, if you are a guitarist near the Bay Area, is a monthly Guitarist Fellowship beginning Sunday, February 1, at Creekside Community Church in Alamo. More information to come.
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The Coates family has seen many changes as we’ve transitioned from Mount Hermon to Danville. We are doing well. Brandon and Austin are finding they really like Venture School in San Ramon and are now taller than I am. Sherri is enjoying fixing up the house for the holidays and caring for the three men in her life. All of us are thankful to be ministering with Creekside Community Church who are wonderful people to be with. Thank you for your prayers for our family and for Heartfelt Music Ministry. We appreciate you!
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Merry Christmas!
Reggie
Kevin Abegg :
Date: January 5, 2009 @ 8:16 am
Reggie;
I first met you at Pondy in the mid 80’s and still have numerous casettes (at least there not 8-tracks) from times at Mt. Hermon and with Inter Varsity at UCSC. Your music and guitar worship have blessed me for many years. I am pleased to see you are in the East Bay. We curently live in S. Florida and work with churches in Cuba, but are often back to visit my family just North of where you are now. I paraise God for what he’s continued to do through you and your heart for worship. May He bless and use you all the more in the comming years.