Home Church

I had the pleasure of preaching at my home church yesterday. This is a picture of me standing with my sister and father in the auditorium following the second service. Speaking of the second service, that was the first time I have ever preached at multiple services on a Sunday morning. I also had an opportunity to teach my Dad's Sunday School class between the two services. I had a blast!

It had been quite a while since I had been home to preach, so there were a lot of new faces in the congregation. But there were also a lot of folks present who had watched me grow up. It was so good to see all of them. It was especially gratifying to hug a number of former Sunday School teachers and tell them how thankful I am for the spiritual investment they have made in my life.

It made me think of all the wonderful teachers we have at Christ's Church who are faithfully planting the seed of the Word in the hearts of so many children each week - P.T.L.!! It is impossible to overestimate the importance of the investment you are making! Thank you for being faithful!

Speaking of Christ's Church, I heard that we had a great day yesterday as well. Wonderful! I can't wait to listen to Chaplain Carter's message. I'm thankful that he was able to come and share about the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, one of the missions that we support. Thank you for giving me the freedom to be away to preach yesterday. I told so many people about how special our church family is in Martinsville. I lost count of how many times I told somebody, "I just love our church!" And I really do!

As I have shared before, I cannot imagine doing anything else with my life than what I am doing right now, or doing it with any other group of people. I love you guys and am so thankful to be a part of such an incredible church family! The Lord is indeed good!