Sunday Night Review 08
What a great weekend we have had! We had over 40 leaders meeting together at our first GroupLife Leadership Retreat and it was really good! John Stickle who was with us today downloaded some great principles that we all benefited from and I think will really help us advance our GroupLife Ministry in the year to come.
So proud of the team from Craig and Jen Jackson who volunteer their time to organize and champion GroupLife but also Earl, Michelle, Nick and Sean who set everything up and created a great environment for all of us to experience a great weekend – thanks you guys!
This mornings Gathering was a great time of celebration through our worship – loved hearing the band again (it had been 3 weeks) I love the band – their talent – their heart…!
John did a great job of communicating to us why we need each other – who is carrying your “mat” and whose “mat” are you carrying?! Great stuff!
We had some friends visiting with us today from Dade City Florida – Robert and Suzie – it is always great to reconnect with friends that God has brought across the path of Life. They were some of my best ever youth workers – they were very understanding with me and they always worked really hard to cover my mistakes! Gloria and I have been so blessed to have made friends with so many great people along the way – it has made our life very rich!
Well we are headed toward the most significant day in our short history as a congregation – our Love Revolution Commitment Sunday – September 7! I want to encourage all of us to begin praying and asking God what He wants us to do over the next 2 years when it comes to our giving as individuals and as a Church Family.
I know for many that committing to a specific percentage of giving on a regular consistent basis is completely new and completely scary (or crazy!) but God’s Word is packed full of stories of ordinary people being obedient in their giving and God showing Himself faithful in all kinds of ways – in fact God tells us to try Him out – to try to see if you can out give Him – it won’t happen!
Gloria and I have not done it all the right way in our 16 years of marriage but in this one area of our marriage we determined from day one to make giving a high priority and because of that I believe God has blessed us in so many ways we may never know the full extent until we get to heaven. I can say without an ounce of doubt that God will not disappoint and He will honor those who honor Him with the treasures of their lives.
