Wow! What a great Sunday! Our attendance continues to grow and even grew while I was on sabbatical. As I said yesterday, "maybe I should go away more often!" And that's a good thing! I am incredibly blessed to be able to work with such a passionate and spirit-filled staff. Soon we're going to have to find a larger buillding! I wouldn't be surprised if that happens in this coming year. God wants to do something amazing in Black Mountain, and I believe it's going to be thru MVC. As I reflect on yesterday,
1. I was overwhelmed by the welcome Lynn and I received from so many of you. It's nice to know that we were missed.
2. So good to see all the new faces. We had a lot of first-time visitors. Keep inviting your friends and neighbors.
3. The youth meeting Sunday morning was amazing. The posts on our kid's FB pages tell the story of how their lives are being profoundly changed! I hope the excitment among them will bleed over to the adults of MVC.
4. Not only am I blown away by the youth, the children's ministry is growing in leaps and bounds! The kids are excited and eager to learn. They are building a foundation of faith that sets the example for all of us. God is preparing His leaders for tomorrow's church.
4. Yes we are building a bridge from the stage into the auditorium. Hopefully it won't stop there as we build bridges of love into our communities thru out Western North Carolina.
5. I'm excited about the ministry project we launched for Haiti. We haven't forgotten Swannanoa Valley either. We'll resume the drive for the valley in March.
6. We have a lot of folks hurting in our congregation, especially those of you whose businesses are struggling and those who have lost their jobs. Keep living by faith and refuse to succomb to fear. God has promised that He will provide our needs. Let's keep moving forward and not get caught up in despair. Fix your eyes on Jesus and trust Him. He will not let you down!
7. I'm really pumped about this new LifeGroup curriculum. I hope that you are involved! If not, get in touch with Foster and get plugged in somewhere.
As we look forward to the coming year, I almost tremble at what I believe God has in store. Get ready to be challenged, stretched, grown, used, blessed, and overwhelmed by the love and grace of Jesus. I'm so glad God has allowed me to experience it with you. Thru this sabbatical time, He has shown me some things about myself that need to be changed, fine-tuned and surrendered as He prepares me for what lies ahead. I'm ready Lord!!! Holy Spirit, rain down!
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