Thursday, June 23, 2011
Why I love my church...
Four reminders from last night about why I love Southern Hills.
Sitting with another elder and his wife helping a couple work on restoring and healing their marriage.
Having one our members bringing a friend to church whose marriage is in trouble. She told her friend that our elders would pray for her. We did.
Being part of our regular elder/minister Bible study after services. We were studying the kind of men God expects us to be. The main thing we determined is that we are to be men of character with families that reflect that. Others should see us as Godly men of faith, and we should be able to teach, counsel, preach, and speak from a deep knowledge of God's Word. Rich and humbling.
Being called to the hospital at 1:00 this morning. Two of our families were with people whose son had been critically injured in an accident. Most of these people evidently did not have a shepherd, preacher, or church home. So our people stepped up. We prayed, talked, and spoke Jesus into a hurting group. Loved hearing our people respond to questions about why we would do that by saying we are God's people at Southern Hills. This is who we are and what we do.
Love nights like that. Wounded, healed and healing believers being the face and hands of Jesus in our world.
That is who we are and that is what we do.
Sitting with another elder and his wife helping a couple work on restoring and healing their marriage.
Having one our members bringing a friend to church whose marriage is in trouble. She told her friend that our elders would pray for her. We did.
Being part of our regular elder/minister Bible study after services. We were studying the kind of men God expects us to be. The main thing we determined is that we are to be men of character with families that reflect that. Others should see us as Godly men of faith, and we should be able to teach, counsel, preach, and speak from a deep knowledge of God's Word. Rich and humbling.
Being called to the hospital at 1:00 this morning. Two of our families were with people whose son had been critically injured in an accident. Most of these people evidently did not have a shepherd, preacher, or church home. So our people stepped up. We prayed, talked, and spoke Jesus into a hurting group. Loved hearing our people respond to questions about why we would do that by saying we are God's people at Southern Hills. This is who we are and what we do.
Love nights like that. Wounded, healed and healing believers being the face and hands of Jesus in our world.
That is who we are and that is what we do.
