the church is great. i feel like we are in the college group since everyone is so young. but there are older people too. and lots of babies and a full children's program.
the worship is really good and this week i loved this song:
Jesus, I am resting, resting
In the joy of what Thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of Thy loving heart.
i tried to find it on youtube but i didn't think anyone's version was as impressive as how it sounded for me on sunday.
some things i liked about this week's sermon were:
- we're GOING to get knocked down. but because we have Christ, we get up again. we CAN get up again. it doesn't mean you DON'T get knocked down because you're a believer. it means you get up.
- preach the Gospel to YOURSELF. focus on ourselves instead of judging others.
- encourage one another. commit to coming alongside one another.
"most men die at 27, we just bury them at 72." - mark twain
to me this means it's never too late to think about how you want to live the rest of your life. or think about what you're living for. that goes for all areas of your life. your finances. your fitness. your faith. your whatever. get passionate about this season of your life. don't dawdle. did you make up your mind about who you were going to be a decade ago? did you settle because it wasn't easy? or because it was easy? think about what you want to be. who you want to be. who God made you to be. and then "be the change you wish to see!"
Jeff and I grew up going to church and, more or less, left because we just didn't agree with the politics. We have sort of an abstract view of God and try to look at the big picture of life. It's not for everyone, but I like that you seem to believe in your faith as a personal thing... that's important. As my mom used to say to me as a kid, "if you don't want to go to church because you don't like what you've got to wear, then you're missing the point." :)
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