Missions Celebration

Closing thoughts on this Lord's Day (9/27/09):

1. What a beautiful day to meet with God's people and the Lord did meet with us in a wonderful way.
2. We are having great attendance this fall and will be topping the 1000 mark in Sunday morning church attendance very soon. Who can you invite to God's house next Sunday to hear His Word? Start early this week planting the thoughts about coming with you next week.
   
3. These messages on Sunday morning about the meaning of discipleship are so important for our church family. God didn't just call us to make a decision that allows us to escape hell. He called us to be His disciples...sold out wholly to Him.
4. The message Sunday night (concerning our church staff) was one of the hardest messages for me to bring. I pray that people saw my heart and are committed to making our pastors feel appreciated and loved. Our pastoral staff are some of the finest men I have ever been privileged to know.
5. Also, don't forget our pastor's wives. You have no idea the sacrifice these godly ladies make every week. They are gifts to our fellowship.
6. We move to within a week of our life-changing Missions Celebration, October 7-11, 2009. This celebration is the very heartbeat of our fellowship and we need everyone to be there to show our missionaries our love for them. It's going to be fun, but nothing could be more serious than our commitment to taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Please, pray for our church and for God to do a special work in this place. I believe that His imprints are all over our church family. May that always be true...