Stop Waiting on the Apology

Happy Thursday, Mars Hill Family,

I believe God is stirring something in our church right now. Not hype.

Not noise. Something real. A fresh expectation that what God is preparing in us is not small, and it is not random. Easter is coming, and we are not rushing toward it. We are getting ready for it.

This Sunday, March 15, 2026, we are gathering in person at 10:30 AM CST, and we are also streaming live at the same time.

Wherever you join us, come ready. Come open. Come expecting God to do what only God can do.

This Sunday’s message: How To Stop Waiting For An Apology That’s Never Coming

This is Week 3 in our Prepare the House series.

We are preparing for Easter room by room, and this week we are stepping into a room many people avoid.

Some of us have been carrying something for a long time. Something we never say out loud, but it still affects the air in our life.

We keep showing up. We keep serving. We keep smiling. But deep down, there is a heaviness connected to an unresolved offense.

Here is the truth:

You cannot move forward while you keep replaying what happened.

This Sunday, we will talk about what to do when the apology never comes, but the weight is still there.

God is not asking you to pretend it did not happen. God is calling you to clear the room so peace can return to the house.

🗓️ Announcements

This Sunday: March Weekend Worship – Pull Up In Person

Embrace the New Season bring your friends, or come as you are.

This is our monthly in-person service, and I want to see YOU in that room. Not your screen. Not your comments. You in person, worshipping together in a new season.

We are in Week 2 of PREPARE THE HOUSE. We step into the Relationship Room on Sunday. This message is one you need to hear in community, not alone.

📅 Sunday, March 15, 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM Central
📍 7941 47th St., McCook, IL

Bring someone with you. A friend who stopped coming. A family member who is on the fence. This is the right Sunday to pull up.

Can’t make it in person? We will stream live simultaneously:

​Watch on YouTube | Watch on Facebook​

If you can be in the building, I want you here. There is something powerful about worshiping together and letting God do the kind of work that cannot be done at a distance.

If you cannot make it in person, join us online and still treat it as an appointment, not background noise. Set the space. Remove distractions. Take notes. Lean in.

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I meant what I said Sunday: God is not the one who created the distance.

This week, I am asking you to take the 15 minutes. Not to have a perfect prayer time. Not to feel something dramatic. Just to show up and let Him find you.

That is how the house gets prepared. One room at a time. One decision at a time.

Walking with you,

Pastor Clarence E. Stowers, Jr.

P.S. If you are honest, who is the name that still comes up when you try to move forward?

What would it look like to release the verdict this week, even if the apology never comes?