You may have read by now that the Governor and Texas Attorney General have revised their guidance for churches and houses of worship, removing the limit on the number of attendees. Here is the full press release. Given this and the fact that there have been only five cases of Covid-19 in Kerr County, your elders have decided that we will re-open for live worship gatherings beginning this Sunday, May 3.

This news comes with a few recommendations from the state government that we agree with and a couple of our own requests and caveats:

• For the time being, we are dividing our directory in half and asking one half each week to Livestream the service.
  • Last name A-L, you may join the live gathering this Sunday
  • M-Z will stream the service this week
  • Groups will flip-flop next Sunday, May 10
  • We will re-assess after two weeks
• If you have recently traveled outside the are where the virus has been less-contained, please continue to stay home and watch services online.
  
• If you are elderly, we strongly encourage to stay home and watch services online. Persons age 65 and older have accounted for 20% of the positive tests and 75% of the deaths in Texas.
  
• We ask that all attendees who have underlying at-risk health conditions to stay home and watch services online.
  
• If you are sick, please stay home and watch the services online.
  
• There will be no ushers, greeters, or bulletin. The doors will be open.
• There will be no child care or Children's Church.
  
• We encourage all attendees to sanitize your hands and put on masks before entering the building. (Masks are not required but encouraged.)
  
• We ask that you sit with your family unit and keep a reasonable distance between each family.
• There will be no passing of collection plates. Instead, we will provide central collection boxes and continue to encourage online giving.
• We will monitor the capacity of the Worship Center and will have the Fellowship Hall available for overflow.

We are hopeful that by following these guidelines, we can ease back into meeting together and enjoy worshiping together once again. If you are the least bit uncomfortable, please feel free to stay home and continue to stream the services with our blessing until you are confident about returning.

I was reminded this week how loved and supported I am even when I feel weak and incapable.

As I sat in the comfort of my home office, fresh brewed coffee and bible in hand, ready to devour Gods word and come away encouraged and prepared to be the best Christian I can be, I realized I was just not feeling it.

As I was searching, flipping, and thumbing from page to page trying to decide what to read, instead of a hunger or delight for God’s word, I felt burdened. And instead of pausing to ask the Lord for help, I pressed on in my own strength to no avail. It didn’t matter where I turned, it just felt empty.

Welcome to our KBC Monday morning blog, where we reflect on and interact with yesterday’s sermon. I begin where Scott began, the story of amazing endurance. This effort went on for 48 straight hours before hope was lost.

Feeling the stress and strain of Covid-19? Yeah, me too.

Here's a little 20 minute Bible study/devotional I just recorded from home - audio only - on I Cor. 13. 
Hope you enjoy it. If you do, let me know. This may be the start of something.

In Him,
Pastor Chris

Pastor Toby encourages you with the words and music of "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today"

Verse 1
Christ the Lord is risen today alleluia
Sons of men and angels say alleluia
Raise your joys and triumphs high alleluia
Sing ye heavens and earth reply alleluia

Verse 2
Lives again our glorious King alleluia
Where O death is now thy sting alleluia
Dying once He all doth save alleluia
Where thy victory O grave alleluia

Verse 3
Love's redeeming work is done alleluia
Fought the fight the battle won alleluia
Death in vain forbids Him rise alleluia
Christ hath opened paradise alleluia

Verse 4
Soar we now where Christ has led alleluia
Following our exalted Head alleluia
Made like Him like Him we rise alleluia
Ours the cross the grave the skies alleluia

Charles Wesley | Samuel Arnold
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