I am excited about happenings in the worship ministry. Coming up next week is a worship service on the beach at Ocean Grove. Tuesday night at 7:30 pm, we will be serving at the Pavilion. I am hoping that a bunch of people will come and be excited about it. We’ll see…this is the first time we will be doing worship outside of our church doors and while Ocean Grove is about as Christian of a town there can be, I hope there will be people there who do not know God. I really, more than anything, want God to be evident (He’s always here so I can’t say “show-up”) there. There can be a feeling of weirdness when we’re not at our home church, so I pray that God could get us around that. I know that if He wants to, though, He could bless this thing with so much.
Well, right now things are going well. I have been so blessed with such awesome, talented, and humble people in our church body and worship ministry. It has been a wonderful opportunity to continue to serve and see God doing great things through the ministry.
However, we are going to be, sadly, saying goodbye to one such member, Terrence K., as he moves to Maine. He’s got such a humble spirit and kind heart. He is also an incredibly talented piano player who we will surely miss. It has been a great time knowing and playing with him and although he says he will be coming down a couple times a month to the church, I cannot see that being best for him and his family. I hope that things will be working out for him in this move and that they’ll find a place where they will b comfortable and happy!
WORSHIP THOUGHT: A few minutes before I started writing this blog, though, I prayed. The economy is yet still shrinking, I am still under-employed, and one of our most faithful servants is going to be leaving. But I lift up this prayer to God because of who He is:
I call on Your name, o God, and You hear my cry. I listen for your still small voice and there You are. I praise You, God, because of Your faithfulness that endures forever. Lord, even when my circumstances seem overwhelming and my life can seem desperate, I know I can trust You. In times of trouble, You are there and guide me. Though things may seem impossible, nothing is impossible with You. Thank you that You care enough for me, even to endure death, that You continue to love me and help me through the difficult times. I will praise Your name all the days of my life.
-Amen
God is great. I hope that this prayer serves as a reminder of that. So often we can forget! But He is there; more than there, HERE; He is real, and wants to carry your burdens for you. No matter what life brings you, God can handle it. Release them to Him and know a peace that surpasses all understanding. Please be encouraged with this today.
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