weekend reflections....a little late
Interesting weekend:
In Shorewood, despite the cold, we celebrated our 1st anniversary in style, and Pastor Dan reported good attendance and a festive atmosphere in their all-church dinner afterwards. Seeing the testimonies yesterday via video, and knowing that there’s lots more where those came from reminded me of what a wonderful first year it’s been. I know the Lord led us to become ‘one church; multiple locations’.
And our newest campus in South Bend, just a few weeks from their grand ‘Re-launch’, had a good number of brave souls, including several from the Tinley campus who were there to assist with the final preparation, despite minus-21 wind chill and 45 mph gusts that caused white-out road conditions and made driving hazardous.
And in Tinley Park, with temps of minus-5 degrees on Sunday, attendance was definitely lower than normal, but can’t recall when I’ve had more folks saying “you were talking straight to me today” – I guess ALL of us need to be a little more like Barnabas. I was especially encouraged by the commitments that almost seemed unanimous. How ‘bout we share here, to keep the encouragement going: how have you encouraged someone this week? How were you encouraged by someone? Let’s see how creative today’s ‘heroes’ can be!
Oh, one more thing: kudos to Dorothy Caldwell and our ‘Wildfire’ dance team – not only did they take honors at the Dance Revolution Conference they attended in Indianapolis, but the report I received was that the Spirit of the Lord filled the room as they ministered in dance, so much so that the even the judges stood in worship, with shouting and crying! Praise God for multi-cultural AND multi-generational worship!
In Shorewood, despite the cold, we celebrated our 1st anniversary in style, and Pastor Dan reported good attendance and a festive atmosphere in their all-church dinner afterwards. Seeing the testimonies yesterday via video, and knowing that there’s lots more where those came from reminded me of what a wonderful first year it’s been. I know the Lord led us to become ‘one church; multiple locations’.
And our newest campus in South Bend, just a few weeks from their grand ‘Re-launch’, had a good number of brave souls, including several from the Tinley campus who were there to assist with the final preparation, despite minus-21 wind chill and 45 mph gusts that caused white-out road conditions and made driving hazardous.
And in Tinley Park, with temps of minus-5 degrees on Sunday, attendance was definitely lower than normal, but can’t recall when I’ve had more folks saying “you were talking straight to me today” – I guess ALL of us need to be a little more like Barnabas. I was especially encouraged by the commitments that almost seemed unanimous. How ‘bout we share here, to keep the encouragement going: how have you encouraged someone this week? How were you encouraged by someone? Let’s see how creative today’s ‘heroes’ can be!
Oh, one more thing: kudos to Dorothy Caldwell and our ‘Wildfire’ dance team – not only did they take honors at the Dance Revolution Conference they attended in Indianapolis, but the report I received was that the Spirit of the Lord filled the room as they ministered in dance, so much so that the even the judges stood in worship, with shouting and crying! Praise God for multi-cultural AND multi-generational worship!
posted by Pastor Jerry McQuay at 8:35 AM
2 Comments:
You really Did touch our hearts! I have never been so comfortable at service before. (despite the frigid weather)I was so "Encouraged" to have said the prayer with you. Thank you for conveying the Word so that we can all relate. I am happy that this was our last first-Vistit to finding a church. CLC is a place we can call "home" and start our journey of faith! We cannot wait to become part of the CLC family.
I am trying to "encourage" every day even if it's myself to keep positive!
Lori & Mike Sullivan
Wow, Lori - thanks so much for 'jumping in with both feet' on your first day at CLC...as far as we're concerned, you're already part of our family!
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