Sunday Reflections...

Sunday was great! It was so refreshing to get back teaching God’s word and being in the company of great friends. It was a unique week in that our subject matter was biblically defining suffering. On one hand that was a difficult matter as I just lost my sister-in-law, and on the other hand it was very healing to teach God’s heart on the matter. If you missed Sunday's talk you can hear it at http://www.existencechurchsandiego.com/messages/. Here are some reflections:

* Fun to see high energy and a good turn out even on a long weekend!
* We are taking three weeks off from Cold Pizza (our junior high ministry) but we still had 11 kids show up for church!
* I love how many kids are running around our church theses days, so cool!
* Worship was really good - I love when Ben (Gerry's son) leads us!
* I'm really enjoying our current series, I feel like we are all growing a ton!
* It was really cool to see people helping set up and take down stuff after church. I truly believe having a servant’s heart will always create the healthiest churches. Way to go!
* Quick question: How are YOU doing at INCLUSIVE, MISSIONAL AND COMMUNITY?
* Just a reminder the answer to the above question matters for ALL eternity!

Hey, love you guys and can't wait to spend all summer advancing Gods kingdom - keep it up!

Josh

Update

I want to thank each of you for your prayers and support. As you know, my brother’s wife passed away two weeks ago and we are all still processing her loss. We don't know the cause of her death but we trust God's words will be true when He says that He works all things for the good for those who love Him. I'm confident that my brother and his wife loved Jesus very much and I hold steady to the belief that great things will follow. As I work on this Sunday’s message that was pre-slated to deal with the subject of suffering, I find myself very aware of its reality. Suffering does happen to all people and over the last two weeks God has gently walked me through the process. I want to encourage each of you to make it out this week as we will talk though God’s heart on suffering.

I'll be praying for you this week and waiting in anticipation as God speaks to us all through His word on the subject on Sunday. I love you guys very much and look forward to seeing you all! Josh