I"m all about trying things new at church so this morning we canned the worship and message again. The only times we'd done this in the past is for our small group kickoff. But this morning it was for an extremely experiential worship experience. We spent about 40 minutes walking through a "stations of the cross". Instead of 14 station we went for 5. We each experienced: communion, prayer, confession, meditation, and praise. What a Sunday. We worked hard on staging and by 10am it looked great. I talked to a handful of people this morning about there experience and heard some great things.
If anyone else has any unique Sunday morning experiences they've done in church they would like the share. Go for it.
Summer Baptism via video
A couple of weeks ago a bunch of us headed up to Lake Anna State Park for our summer baptism. Here's a short video of the baptism. Enjoy
Psalms 33
Something about reading the Bible in an unfamilier transalation that makes the passage so much more meaningful. I was reading and praying this chapter for quite a while today. Each time I read it, it became more and more meaningful. Here's a few of the highlights.
1. Good people, cheer God!
5. Earth is drenched in God's affectionate satisfaction.
8. Earth-creatures, bow before God; world-dwellers—down on your knees!
18. Watch this: God's eye is on those who respect him, the ones who are looking for his love.
20. We're depending on God; he's everything we need.
22. Love us, God, with all you've got— that's what we're depending on.
1. Good people, cheer God!
5. Earth is drenched in God's affectionate satisfaction.
8. Earth-creatures, bow before God; world-dwellers—down on your knees!
18. Watch this: God's eye is on those who respect him, the ones who are looking for his love.
20. We're depending on God; he's everything we need.
22. Love us, God, with all you've got— that's what we're depending on.
Pull out the Message translation the next time you want to read the Bible. I guarantee you will see the Bible in a new light.
Financial Balance
The one thing we are not good at is living balanced lives. We always gravitate to the poles. The poles are extreme and are never healthy. We started a new series of messages yesterday focusing on balance. But more spesifically, financial balance. We either save and don't give, or we give and don't save. And very few of us have found the joy of living in the middle.
Join us as we explore the balanced financial life.
Celebrate on Sunday
Last Sunday we had our annual Baptism Potluck up at Lake Anna State Park. What an awesome day. I feel so honored to be able to participate in how God is impacting peoples lives. We played, ate, and celebrated.
