6 Years!!

Kinda hard to believe it's been 6 years....

 

Sunday was a wonderful day. After all the years, months and days of laboring for our vision it's always extremely edifying to see the work God has done through our church. For me, yesterday was so much more than just a date on a calendar. It was a clear picture of "who we are" as a church. If I were to describe the picture it would say things like:

 

* God first. This is - and must always - be the starting block for not only our lives but also our church. I think we are making great ground on this!

 

* Others first. This is my BIG DEAL! I think selfishness is OVERRATED! I believe our church agrees and we are making a huge impact in the lives of people that are in need of the basics as well as JESUS!

 

* Vision first. I love that our church understands the vision of being an INCLUSIVE MISSIONAL COMMUNITY comes before all our wants and needs. The great thing about the church is that we get to give ourselves away!!

 

* Love first. I love that our church is LOVING! It seems simple but it's not. It's hard to find churches that are filled with kind and loving people.

 

Final thought… Sunday reflections:

 

* Great Sunday! We added 120 chairs and almost filled them all! Very cool!

* 10 people made decisions to follow Jesus!! So cool!!!

* The documentary was AMAZING! We will have a YouTube link for you later this week to send out to all your fiends and family!

* Band was great! It's so great to worship as a family!

* How cool was it having the coffee house outside? Loved it!

* Way to go on being INCLUSIVE! I met so many of your friends, family and co-workers! I love that with each passing week we are getting more and more confidence to invite the disconnected in our lives!

*Finally, I want to say thanks to our staff. They worked tirelessly to make this weekend possible. We have an amazing group of men and women that serve and make our church possible!

 

Love you! Keep fighting to build an INCLUSIVE MISSIONAL COMMUNITY!

 

Josh