Today Alan and I went to church.
We greet in the foyer every Sunday.
We have people greeting at the doors,
but we usually are found somewhere in the foyer
for the purpose of greeting people again.
We do not go to morning adult classes because
people come in at all times of the morning.
As the worship service began, I was making my way
towards the auditorium when I spotted my friend,
Betty, coming in the side door.
I was so SURPRISED and happy to see her and her husband.
They enjoyed the service with us this morning.
The choir has been on break for the summer, but
came back this morning to sing. They sang very well
this morning! They sang a favorite of mine,
"For Such a Time as This!"
That song always makes me cry for some reason.
The pastor is still preaching from Ecclesiastes, and
his message this morning was timely, significant,
and practical. We appreciate Dr. Bob and his wife, Doris,
so much! They have been such a blessing!
Dr. Bob's message was
"The Futility of Narcissistic Living."
Alan and I handed a bulletin to a man this morning
and when he saw the title of the message, he
came back to us and asked us what Narcissistic meant.
Alan told him, but Dr. Bob explained it during his sermon.
Narcissistic living is living for the pleasures of life in
satisfying all your desires rather than for pleasing God.
Solomon found out that living to please ourselves is futile.
The admonition was
"If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it:
and whosoever will lose his life
for my sake shall find it."
Matthew 16:24
I hope that you were blessed like we were this morning.
We absolutely love the church people,
we love the worship service, we love our pastors,
and we love the Word of God which is preached here.
I was so blessed to talk to three different people whom I
have never talked to before this morning. I met them
in the foyer and they told me about their journey in life
and the part that this church has played in bringing
them along in Christ. I am fascinated with the stories
of people's lives and their testimonies.
It was a FABULOUS SUNDAY!
5 comments:
What a wonderful Sunday you had. I'm so glad you both enjoyed yourselves.
I love to read your posts about church. The joy just bursts from your posts!
It is wonderful you had such a joyful Sunday.
It's such a blessing to have a church we love.
Hugs!
Kat
Mari said it - the joy bursts from your posts when you write about your church. And how special to have Betty and Paul there.
I loved the pictures in the post below too. We had a game similar to that when I was a kid, and we spent many a Sunday afternoon playing it.
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