A word from Senior Pastor, Rev. Brock Bomkamp

Dear FMC Goldthwaite Family,

Grace and peace be with you!

As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, we step into the beautiful month of October. It's a time of transition, a time of reflection, and perfectly positioned as a season of harvest.  This is a powerful theme, not just for the changing landscape, but for our spiritual lives and our life together as a church. We are eagerly anticipating one of our biggest community gatherings: our Harvest Fest on November 1st!Mark your calendars now for an evening of fellowship, fun, and community connection. It is one of the ways we share the joy of the Gospel with our neighbors.

Speaking of sharing, the New Testament gives us an incredible invitation: we are invited to be harvesters and seed-sowers alongside Jesus. This is the core of our partnership in the Gospel! Jesus himself said in Luke 10:2, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."

What a month to celebrate this divine partnership! We are not just spectators; we are active participants in God's mission right here in Goldthwaite and beyond. We sow seeds of kindness, we nurture relationships, and we bring in a harvest of transformed lives through the power of the Holy Spirit.

One of the most profound and practical ways we live out this partnership is through our financial commitment to God's work. As we continue in our commitment series, I want to remind us of the spiritual discipline of the intentional tithe.

Tithing is not a transaction; it's an act of worship and trust. It's a recognition that everything we have belongs to God. When we faithfully give back the first 10% of what God has entrusted to us, we are saying: "God, you are my provider. I trust you completely." As the prophet Malachi reminds us, "Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need" (Malachi 3:10).

The beauty of this covenant is simple: we give back the 10%, and God trusts us with the other 90% to take care of our family, our needs, and to be generous. It is a formula for freedom, peace, and abundance.  Let us embrace this month of October with intentionality—intentional fellowship at our Harvest Fest, intentional service as harvesters, and intentional trust through our faithful tithe.  I am honored to serve as your pastor and walk alongside you in this glorious partnership.

Blessings,
Pastor Brock