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Right now in my office, the old song "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is playing. 

Do you know it? 

While its original composer is unknown, the song's history seems to have emerged from the difficulties of slavery, world wars, and economic depression. Whether life feels difficult or wonderful for you right now, I think the central message of this song's chorus summarizes the heart cry and greatest desire each of us have as we begin 2025: Just a closer walk with Thee! 

Amen? 

While we have several things coming together for CPC's calendar this year, I want to take a moment to highlight 3 things that are coming up that will help you and I to have 'a closer walk with Him' together. 

Everyday Jesus Series. Do you want to know Jesus more this year? Do you want to encounter Him in the Bible? (I hope you said yes!). We are going to do something new this year, together as a church family. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be calling our whole church family to a 90-day Bible reading journey leading up to Easter. Together on Monday, January 20, we will begin personally reading 1 chapter a day from the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) beginning with Matthew 1. For 90 days our whole church family will be reading the same chapter of the Bible each day! For 90 days we will be encountering Jesus together in the Bible. Additionally, each Sunday during these 90 days the preaching will be drawn from something we all read that week. 

This is also a great opportunity for your children and teens to follow along chapter by chapter through Matthew, Mark, Luke & John together with you and our whole church. Perhaps there is something you could do to help inspire your children to consider participating too? Pastor's Garrett & Clay are also preparing some things to help our Children's & Youth Ministries join in Everyday Jesus for 90 days too. 

Exciting! 


Empower Weekend. Your life has an enormous potential to be used by God to impact the lives of others. Would you love to see God use you in even greater ways this year? (I hope you said yes!) On February 28 & March 1, we are offering our first-ever "Empower Weekend." For many of us, this is our next step in our spiritual growth. This two-day event will be focused on equipping you in the Holy Spirit to grow in hearing God's voice, praying for others, and becoming powerful in love so that we all can take steps forward in bringing the message and ministry of Jesus into everyday life here in the Comox Valley. 

More information and event registration is on its way. In the meantime, you can
 click here to learn more about the Empower Weekend or to let us know you're interested in coming. 

Worship & Prayer Nights. The first of our W&P Nights will be Sunday, February 2, and will have an emphasis on prayer and our 5 Prayer Priorities for 2025. On Sunday, March 2 our following W&P Night will have a focus on extended worship. This service will follow the Empower Weekend and should be a wonderful time of lingering in the presence and work of the Holy Spirit together. Stay tuned for information about other future W&P evenings. 

Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, 
Daily walking close to Thee, 
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be!


Pastor Mike 

PS- Joining an Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Small Group (beginning this coming week) would also be another great investment into your connection with others, inner healing & health, and spiritual formation ... also known as, a closer walk with Him!