Wow–did God make Himself known in worship this weekend at First Trinity. I am so glad that we didn’t cancel services! I have a conviction that whoever shows up (even if only two people), worship will happen. For those who are able to make it, there is an air of openness to God’s Word and work. I think it’s because everyone there is someone who came “anyway”. This weekend, there were some great stories!

  • There was someone at 8:45 service who had a significant personal loss over the weekend and the message about “Expectant Hope” was absolutely timely.
  • We had two sets of visitors who came to worship Saturday night and then decided to come again Sunday morning.
  • There was someone who was awaiting test results from Roswell who heard the sermon on “Expectant Hope”, had loved ones praying for hope, and then got the phone call before leaving the building that, indeed, the test results were even better than hoped for.
  • The kids who were at Kingdom Quest had a blast playing drawing charades and poop deck (my all-time favorite game), as well as praying for others. I absolutely LOVE IT when I see kids in the building who are actually giggling as they participate! I think kids are watching carefully to see how the adults around them react when things are not “business as usual”. A day like that at Kingdom Quest is a great memory!
  • Ilene Polley told me that as she prepared to teach her Adult Class (the last week of the class), she learned so much herself that it would have been a fantastic experience even if no one showed up (some people did show up).
  • Kathy Passage worked in the Welcome Center after 11:15 service. Someone had told her she probably wouldn’t be needed because who would visit on a morning like this? She came anyway and had a great conversation with a family of visitors who were really needed to be here.
  • The choir and bell choir sang played beautifully at 8:45 service.
  • At the children’s message at 11:15, when I asked the kids what they are hoping for, for Christmas. I was trying to lead them into a materialistic answer so I could talk about hoping for something more important that God could be doing. Emma said, “I’m hoping my grandpa feels better.” Sheila said, “I hope my brother Danny comes home, soon” (from Haiti). When that stuff happens, I just want to say, “THAT was the children’s message for the day. Good night.” Awesome kids.

If you weren’t able to get here, you can still hear the sermon. Jason posted it on his blog–click here.