Psalm 100: 1-5
“Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before him,
singing with joy.
3 Acknowledge that the Lord is
God!
He made us, and we
are his.
We are his people,
the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with
thanksgiving;
go into his courts
with praise.
Give thanks to him
and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good.
His unfailing love
continues forever,
and his
faithfulness continues to each generation.”
Sunday night saw hundreds coming
together for our first night of worship.
It was amazing! Worship is such a
critical part of our lives as Christians and we were excited to create an
opportunity that met the need for young and older, where we experienced raw
honesty and pure joy. In these moments
of worship God so often will speak to us.
I think it’s because we are finally still and listening, and I can tell
you God put His finger on a couple of things as I stood in His presence. I felt the sting of sin, I experienced
forgiveness, I saw future hope and I experienced His life-giving presence. All of this and more only fueled my worship
and called me to celebrate Him from my heart.
Church, worship is what I give to God from a grateful heart. This worship night was special because of
what we experienced, but also because of what it says about us as His
followers—namely that we are choosing to keep our eyes on Jesus the Glorious
One! Church! When we gather and when we are alone…it’s an
opportunity to celebrate the Glorious One. Don’t miss an opportunity to celebrate Jesus! We will have another chance this coming
weekend on Sunday morning…don’t miss it.
This coming weekend we will continue
in our series “We Believe.” Bring a
friend this weekend as we celebrate the goodness of God, catch up with friends
and find ourselves challenged by God’s Word.
We love you and will see you
soon!
Pastor Craig, Becky,
Seth, Hannah and Riley the dog
