Every Sunday after preaching, there is a slight worry in every pastor's heart on how the sermon will be received. You pray for the Holy Spirit to be working in everyone's heart and mind...but you just never know what that looks like. You never know what each person needed to hear and whether the sermon you just preached helped or hurt the process!
Anyway, I set forth a vision and plan for our church on Sunday. I called for more intentional and strategic outreach into our community. There is much more to say on that subject, and I will be addressing it some in future sermons, but Sunday I made a specific call. I asked for 4 people to step up and lead the charge. Of course, I want the whole church engaged in outreach, but we need a team of people to help plan, organize, and execute the things we dream up to do.
So...you want to see how God answers prayers? After church, 4 people came up to me (not 3, not 6...but 4...I should have asked for 6!!) and volunteered to help lead the charge. Pretty cool! I am so thankful for the spiritual maturity in our body. I am so thankful for the commitment in our body to reach out, sacrifice, and seek to meet challenges head on.
There will be more details on our plans forthcoming. Our staff and our new team will be working on them. The goal is to meet people in our community, serve them and build intentional relationships...and we get to have a lot of fun together along the way!
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