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.

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