God is good indeed!

Recently I met with a small group of Pastors and was given the opportunity to share some observations of how God is working in our congregation.  I was so encouraged by recounting God’s blessings to them, and being reminded of them myself, that I want to share the same things with you.

First, you have been faithful in attendance and ministry through the summer. Even with vacation schedules and family commitments our attendance as we gather on Sundays continues to increase.  As one of you told me this week, “seeing everyone come together, and worship together is the highlight of my week!”

As a congregation, our faith in God’s continued provision is rock solid.  Again and again we have seen God’s provision to meet the needs of the church.  As we give obediently, God multiplies our gifts, and we have seen both offerings and income from the parking lot increase through the year; praise the Lord.

This year we have been blessed to have God’s Word preached by Scott Stephens, Parks Edwards, and Shawn Albert. I cannot tell you what a blessing it is to a pastor to have Godly men to serve within proclaiming His Word.

And the music worship team is such a blessing to our corporate worship. We were blessed to be able to transition Melodie Edwards from part-time to full-time this summer. In addition to music, she is serving by developing systems to connect with guests and to move people from guests to active members.

And our involvement in small groups continues to grow. With the addition of three new small groups this fall we have nine small group opportunities with 70% of our Sunday attendance participating!  Have you found your small group yet?

And (because of space) this list doesn’t include the Church Leadership Class, VBS, GPS, Who Are w|e?, and more. I am often overwhelmed by the goodness of God when I take time to consider His work in our congregation over the last year.

Isn’t God good?