IMPORTANT NOTICE: My email address is timthomas2@gmail.com and my cell number is 740-704-1487.
LIFTING UP JESUS IN SONG
John 15-13 Greater love has no man than this that he lay down His life for His friends!
John 15-13 Greater love has no man than this that he lay down His life for His friends!
Dear Friends of the Guernsey Gospel Jubilee Association
It is unfortunate that 2020 was not the season we dreamed it to be, but by the grace of God the 2021 season lay before us. We are happy to announce that the GGJA is planning a 2021 season. We have secured the Cambridge City Park Pavilion again, we have secured our dates and we have been blessed to schedule a great amount of Southern Gospel Artist that Southeastern Ohio has ever seen. To say we are excited is an understatement. Our dates this year are June 12, 2021, September 18th, 2021 and September 25th 2021. As of this writing it is February 21st 2021 and at this point the Governor of the State of Ohio has not lifted his gathering order but good news is on the horizon, fewer and fewer cases of the virus are being reported each day. It is my belief that God will take us from under this dark cloud and allow us to praise Him openly in the public square. I further want to add that I believe a great movement of God is afoot. It seems that more and more people want to hear the unfettered Gospel of Jesus Christ! Let me share some of my experience, I am a local pastor, I am serving 4 churches and at 2 of those churches we offer a Facebook Live worship service. The numbers of those watching outweigh the numbers of those attending in person 10 to 1 in many cases. I ask you to be aware of Jesus call to us in Matthew 28:19-20 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” ESV
What I am asking you to do is to share the Gospel message to persons that you have influence over. You see God has placed someone in whom you have the ability to speak into their lives. My father Boyd Thomas used to say "some people are distinctly yours", I couldn't agree more. In the season coming for the GGJA, I have some great news. In the past few years we have been fostering a relationship with the Greater Cincinnati Gospel Music Association and it gives me great joy to tell you that this year we have a great many groups coming from that association. Many of our great groups are returning as well as new groups that have joined us for the season. I further want acknowledge some of the groups that stopped traveling on the road this year. One in particular is Crimson River of Hampton, IL. The friendship and fellowship with these three special people will not be forgotten. I personally will miss you! Where one space opens up our Lord fills with another groups excited to sing of God Grace and to fellowship with us at Cambridge. I say all these things so that one would know that our events are not just a bunch of elite groups and singers seeking to exult ourselves, rather we come as servants to lift the name of Jesus and make new brothers and sisters in Christ. It reminds me of when my kids were young, we went to the Muskingum County Fair to see Mark Lowry. Afterward I suggested that we walk through the line and meet Mark, my daughters said "Do you think we can do that?" and I said Yes. Mark is a believer just like us and his goal is to be real, transparent and honest with his audience. Christian performers are not like those of the world who need security to protect them. I bet if you asked those of worldly music they would say they would love to be close to their fans, but some are there for something else. Not so with the family of God that GGJA has assembled. I want to encourage you to mark your calendars for our events and come join us in our public events. Bring a lawn chair and a friend or even better bring two friends. We start at 12 noon!
In Christ, Tim Thomas GGJA President
