L.W.G.D. after 1 year // Friday E-Devotion

Look What God Did (L.W.G.D) in the last year. It has been an awesome ride that is not over. It have only just begun.

Psalm 66:5 (nlt) --- Come and see what our God has done,what awesome miracles he performs for people!

I am so excited about our church's 1st anniversary celebration this Sunday and about all God has in store for the future. With all we have seen and experienced, the future is going to be big and bright and awesome. Lets be watching!

I want to give you just a couple thoughts as we move into the weekend. The first is what if "The Community Fellowship" was an album and what songs would be on it, and the second is a timeline for what we have been through the last year.

TCF the album
"Home" --- Daughtry
"Legacy" --- Nicole Nordeman
"Let It Rise" --- Holland Davis
"Hero" --- Chad Kroeger
"Amazing Grace" --- John Newton
"How Great Is Our God" --- Chris Tomlin
"World on Fire" --- By the Tree

In that last song's lyrics ... "Hope beyond this night" ... are awesome. It is my conviction that we offer hope through Jesus by demonstrating the love of God to our commumity. What a ride, and it ain't over yet!

Psalm 65:5 (nlt) --- You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds,O God our savior.You are the hope of everyone on earth,even those who sail on distant seas.

TCF Timeline
September 10, 2006 --- first meeting of the church
September 15, 2006 --- first worship service
October 2006 --- God's gives us a building at 2764 Virginia Ave in Collinsville
October 31, 2006 --- first outreach event at Halloween
November 19, 2006 --- first morning worship service in new building (90 people present)
December 24, 2006 --- community outreach meal
January 7, 2007 --- official launch of the church
January 2007 --- clothes closet opens
February 2007 --- 65 + people are first to join TCF
March 2007 --- walls go up in our building...
May and June 2007 --- great events for moms and dads with great crowds (high of 125 people)
July 2007 --- first mission trip (Fayetteville, WV)
August 2007 --- first baptism service with 8 people baptized (148 people present)
September 2007 --- more people join TCF
September 16, 2007 --- first anniversary celebration is a tailgate party!

Jude 1:24 (nlt) --- Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.

Hope to see you at the celebration this Sunday! God is good ... all the time.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

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