This past Sunday I had the opportunity to preach at our church. I preached out of Mark 2:13-17, continuing our church’s series through the Gospel of Mark. It was a blessing, honor, and a lot of fun. I now get the opportunity of look back on that time and evaluate it. There were plenty of mistakes and things I wished I would have said, or said differently, but God is gracious and used me in spite of me. As I have been thinking about this morning, one thing keeps coming up: God’s church is a really sweet place. Sarah and I are so blessed by God’s church, no matter where we go. I love to work in one, I love to be a part of the group of people, I love to watch God work in people, I love watching people wrestle through faith in God. The church is an incredible thing, even miraculous, that God built on this earth for the time between the 1st and 2nd coming. What an ingenious idea. Their is tremendous value in not simply attending a church, but really being a part of the life of it. That is really where God is moving on this earth. Yes, his work happens all over the world (both in and out of the church), but the church is where he really is working to bring transformation from sin into righteousness, death into life. Sarah and I are privileged to be a part of that work, and I was blessed to have been able to speak about the verses for that week. The response has been overwhelmingly kind and gracious from our congregation, which has also been a sweet thing for Sarah and I. The video and notes are online here if you wanted to have a listen.
We also just finished putting together a video from our recent Uganda trip. You can see that here.
Psalm 103:2-5.
"Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy
who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
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