Historically Father's Day has always been good so far as attendance, and today was no different - we had 149. We had several new visitors in both services, including the guy (along with his children) who just re-did the parsonage roof. The first service was PACKED (105 in that one alone), so I think everyone decided to come early and get out to celebrate Father's Day.
What a good day it was though in spirit. The worship, especially in the first service, was vibrant and lively. The kids came out and did a presentation based on the Lord's Prayer (they called it the "Our Father" prayer - fitting...) and did a song in sign-language based upon that prayer. It was GREAT! I encourage the children and their leaders to do more stuff to encourage the church.
For the message, I preached on God using multiplication to carry out His plan - that He wants to give us extreme insight, exceptional influence, and that He wants us to extend an invitation. I have been gearing the word towards outreach over the past month (and still have one more week) to show that God desires for us to not be complacent, but to reach out and demonstrate the love of God to others.
As we continue to launch into the summer, may this be a refreshing time for you and your family, and may the church be not an obligation but an inspiration, not a duty but a delight as you continue on your pursuit of God.
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I too loved seeing the kids' presentation. I would really like to see more of that as well. We are one body and I really believe that our children are to play an important role in the days a head. Jesus said about the little ones that the kingdom of heaven consisted of such a ones as these.It's not us and them. It's we are His people. No division.
The Lord has really been leading us this year in begining to function as His body with Christ as the head. The spectatorism is being displaced by a hunger and thirsting for Him.Thankyou Lord. The heavens of heavens cannot contain Him and we are coming to the realization that it's okay to not have all the answers neatly filed in our heads. He's God and part of the fun will be NOT knowing what
HE will do next. I thank the Lord for His flexible,new wine skin shepherds called Rob and Krista and Rod and Elizabeth.
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