making history // Monday E-Devotion

One year ago today a group of people met to begin a brand new church that we now know as The Community Fellowship. In these 365 days we have watched God pave a road for us to travel, He has provided for all of our needs as well as met our requests and our hearts with open arms.

We have seen lives change. We have met new friends and experienced some awesome events. A Building. Walls. Sound equipment. Baptisms. Worship services. Celebrations. And so much more.

Here is the scripture that I shared with that group of 40 plus people who met:

Isaiah 43:19-20 (The Message) --- Forget about what's happened; don't keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand-new. It's bursting out! Don't you see it? There it is! I'm making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands ."It has been a road heavily marked by faith. We continue to see God and know this is where He has called us. I am more excited today than I was one year ago. It is an honor to pastor a people like this.

What I love about what I do at The Community Fellowship (just to name a few):

THE PRECIOUS PEOPLE
GREAT LEADERS
CREATIVE STUFF
MEETING GOD IN FRESH WAYS
WATCHING GOD WORK IN LIVES

In the next 5 days I will share with you more of our journey to plant this brand new church. This is God's time and God's place, and we choose to be God's people demonstrating the love of God to our community .

Proverbs 29:18 (nasb) --- Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained...

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