This Sunday, I was a little nervous in the beginning. It was our first "normal" Sunday (non-holiday) with two services, and I was concerned that the numbers might make the place feel a little empty. But to begin, we had several more visitors, including Tom & Terry Riordan (from Farmington), and their two kids, Michael & Rebecca; we also had Rick & Michelle with us again (from Sanford); we also had two of Jane's friends with us, Tom and Dave. So including 6 visitors, we had a total of 101! God is so good.
I preached on "The God You Can Trust" as I began the month's theme of "Experiencing the Care of Jesus," and during the invitation, I believe a 2nd time visitor Kregg prayed with me and asked God into his life! Praise God for His goodness.
The worship was great, as people engaged in both services and the praise team did very good. I am so proud of our new guys and their contributions, and I pray that we continue to get better as we work. I also like the direction that the team is headed, as we continue to push for unity and togetherness as we lead.
On Sunday evening, a small group of us got together at church to watch the Red Sox open the 2005 campaign as defending World Series champs - and they lost to the Yankees...oh well. We had a good time. God is good.
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This is a great opportunity to gain a little extra insight into the heart of the shepard. Thanks Rob for this BLOG site.
The prayer of Christ before his death was that we would all be one.We in Him ,He in us and our perfection would come in that unity.No one is an island unto themselves.Our perfection in Christ is dependent upon our relationship with Christ IN His many membered body.In 1st John he said that you can't say you love God (who we don't see) when you don't love your brother who you do see.So I too am encouraged by the drive of the praise team toward this oneness.It will take the power of the Holy Spirit to actually accomplish this in all of us but it starts with a deep cry from our own hearts for Him to do it in us.May that drive spread throughout the entire flock at the Journey .
Thanks again for allowing this additional opportunity of expression.
Ed
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