OK - I have to admit - I was really unsure what our attendance would be like today, as we had many people out of town, and this being the day before Christmas. My wife and I had talked earlier this week about the fact that maybe we should have just scheduled one service for this morning - but wouldn't you know, we had 146 today, which was a great surprise! We had some guests, and overall, it was a good day at The Journey.
I preached on receiving the gifts of Advent at Christmas - joy, hope, peace, and love - and letting them into our lives. It was a very evangelistic sermon as well, as I wanted to give visitors the chance to receive the greatest gift of all - Jesus Christ. Two people in our second service raised their hands that they prayed with me and invited God into their lives, starting a new relationship with Him - it was awesome!
The music was rough in a couple of spots - that was my doing mostly - but it was good nonetheless, specifically Sharon Gaudet's "Babe in a Manger" - I would love for her to record that song...
Tonight is our Candlelight Service, which is just a chance to worship together as we celebrate Christmas with our extended church family. May the Lord ignite our hearts and make us into the lights that our community needs us to be.
Thank God for the gift of His Son, a Gift too wonderful for words...
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