Summer is coming closer to ending, and that means that our 40 Days of Purpose campaign is getting closer. I was excited yesterday to announce from the pulpit for the first time that the campaign is coming - that we are embarking on this spiritual growth campaign that will greatly impact The Journey! May God's kingdom rule be made manifest in the hearts and lives of His people in our congregation.
Speaking of God's kingdom, we discussed today the importance of our prayers in ushering in the kingdom of God from Revelation 8:1-5. I was excited about this message (even though it was not originally my own) because I felt that the truth from Scripture in this passage was overwhelming - that our prayers are stored up on the altar before God, ready to be poured out in answers at God's timing. I hope that it got people thinking. It has sparked some interesting conversations in my family, that's for sure! :)
In our worship today, we introduced the song Sing to the King, a song talking about the coming King and His reign of righteousness and power. It is a great addition to our worship, and the church really responded well. It is based on an old hymn, whose lyrics you can check out here. The worship time overall was great in both services, and the prayer time for the students and teachers going back to school was powerful. Thank you to all who participated.
I was excited to see Ray & Deborah from Milton back with us (I just realized they have the same first names as Ray and Deborah Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond). :) I hope to get to know them some more. We also had several new people with us today, including Janice and Colby and a woman from New York named Diane.
We had 92 combined, and it was a good day.
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