Monday Morning Musings ...

It is going to be brutally hot and humid this week. We got some much needed rain yesterday, but it didn't cool things down and the humidity went through the roof, actually it went everywhere but you get the point. Yesterday was a very good day in our church once again. The excitement is building, and in the summer no less. We had some struggles musically and technically, but still had a great spirit throughout the service. A highlight personally was having both daughters, son-in-law and our youngest grandchild in attendance. A bonus was that my son-in-law sang, he did great. He sang wonderfully, but more important he really ministered as he sang. We had several at the altar at the conclusion of the message. The message was about "Together", not getting it together but really doing together. Together in purpose and fighting the same fight. In our marriages, our friendships, our church and in our relationship with Christ. Our attendance was outstanding again, we had 27 more than the same Sunday a year ago. We are having a very good summer, Praise the Lord!

The atmosphere around our church is really changing for the better. There is a lot more excitement, there are more new people showing up. We are having many good, to great, services. We have many more people going outside the building to do ministry. I saw a sign on another pastor's website recently that said, "the church has left the building". I love that image. The church is not be about the building only, and the church is certainly not to do all of their ministry in the building. We are to be out touching people's lives and being Christ to the world.

Our church is shaking things up again and doing Vacation Bible School differently. Understanding the high interest in sports we are doing a 5 day sports camp for soccer, basketball and cheerleading with lessons on biblical principles and of course on salvation. The kids will get a t-shirt and everything. The interest is higher outside of our church than it is inside. To which I say "Great", that is who we are trying to reach.

Here's hoping you find some way to stay relatively cool this week, physically that is, and that you find someone you can encourage.