We got off to a great start last night with our Big Apple Adventure for Vacation Bible School. We’ve got a great group of kids, fantastic workers and a topnotch kitchen crew! This is going to be a good week. Pray that we will see fruit from our labor this week.
Sunday will be a big day as we gather for worship and recognize God’s grace given to our Nation. I know that many have plans for this holiday weekend but I hope that you will join us for worship on Sunday morning July 3. We’ll not have evening service on the 3rd and encourage you to enjoy time with family and friends.
It is important to recognize God’s grace given to us nationally. We are who we are by God’s grace. We’ve enjoyed a place of prominence in world events but that is not because we are entitled. It is not because we are righteous but because of God’s sovereign will and purpose. I’m grateful for the fact that the church and the teachings of Christ have played a dominate role in our history but only the most naïve among us would fail to recognize the landscape has changed. We are well on our way to being a secularized society (if we are not there already). The church’s influence is waning, attendance is in sharp decline and hostility towards our faith is increasing. I love this country. There’s no place I’d rather live but we need a spiritual rebirth. We need a fresh movement of the Spirit of God in our land. That comes not through arrogance or demanding our seat at the table. It comes through humility and repentance. It comes as a result of our crying out to God to be merciful to us. It comes when we understand that God does not need the USA but we are helpless without Him.
I’ll see you Sunday.
Rod