When God spoke to Jacob in Genesis 35:1-3, God was clear,
Jacob was moving because God wanted Jacob to listen to Him and worship Him. It is my prayer that I am being faithful to what
God desires for me and my family as well.
On July 13, 2017, via special delivery, I received the
documents issuing a divine call to me to become the Pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran
– Export, PA.
Upon prayerful discernment and conversations with family and
friends, I have decided to accept the divine call extended to me. My effective date for my resignation at
Emmanuel Lutheran – Goodland, KS is August 15, 2017.
What does this mean? It means Michele, Sarah and I will be moving
to Pennsylvania.
How soon? This is yet to be determined.
Why? Because I am listening to God’s voice in my
life and what is best for my immediate family of Michele and Sarah and my
extended family in Virginia and North Carolina.
What can you do? Pray for Emmanuel Lutheran – Goodland, KS as
they seek to find a new shepherd. Pray
for Emmanuel Lutheran – Export, PA as we transition and they welcome me as
their shepherd. Pray for Michele, Sarah
and myself as we move from Goodland, KS to Export, PA.
The last nearly 7 years God has worked and it is my prayer
that we as individuals and a community stand up and face the evil that clearly
continues to pound we Christians.
May we because of the grace, peace and love of Jesus Christ,
be able to face tomorrow and trust in the offer that Jesus Christ clearly and
emphatically makes with His willingness to go to Calvary and die in order that
we might have eternal life.
I love each of you and will keep Goodland in my thoughts and
prayers!!!!
Yours In Christ,
Darian Lee Hybl
Please see below the letter read after worship July 16,
2017:
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Dear Saints of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Goodland, KS:
Greetings to you in the name of our risen and ascended Lord,
Jesus Christ!
On Thursday, July
13, 2017, I received a package via FedEx special overnight delivery
that contained in writing the Official Documentation extending a divine call
from the saints at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Export, PA to serve as their
pastor.
I have responded to Emmanuel Lutheran Export regarding the
receipt of their divine call and also informed the following:
·
LCMC
o
Pastor Steven Lein (Pastoral Ministry
Coordinator)
o
Pastor Dave Fisher (Colorado LCMC Liason)
·
NALC
o
Bishop John Brodosky
o
Pastor David Wendel
o
Pastor Dennis Beckmann (Dean of the Great Plains
Mission District)
o
Pastor Alden Towberman (Dean of Mid-Northeast
Mission District)
o
Pastor Ken Hohag (Dean of the Rocky Mountain
Mission District)
As you know, I currently am under call to you the saints of
Emmanuel Lutheran-Goodland since September 21, 2010 and my installation on
October 23, 2010.
After constant prayer and prayerful deliberation seeking
God’s will, conversations with family and friends and determining what is best
for my wife, daughter and family both in Virginia and North Carolina, I am
returning your divine call issued September 12, 2010 and accepting the divine
call to Emmanuel Lutheran – Export, PA
effective August 15, 2017.
Thank you for the opportunity to be ordained here, preach
and teach about what Jesus Christ did on the Cross of Calvary, administer the
Sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion and the joyful opportunity to
love every one of you as the children of God you have been created to be in His
image.
As this transition takes place, I ask that you please keep
the council and leaders of the church here at Goodland and my family, Michele
and Sarah and myself in your thoughts and prayers during the coming days, weeks
and months. This is an opportunity for
unity behind the Gospel of Jesus Christ love and respect for one another as
Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
May God’s Word sustain each of us during this transition and
may we clearly hear, proclaim and imitate our Lord Jesus Christ Who inspired
Paul with these words, “Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved
children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up
for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.”
(Ephesians 5:1-2)
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Darian Lee Hybl
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