Sweet Fellowship
There's a song (or is it an album) by Acapella called Sweet Fellowship.
Well, today I managed to make it to church today. I attended the second service of Calvary Chapel Downey. It's a very large church...I'll need to make a point to arrive early to find parking.
I haven't been to church in two weeks, and it was killing me. I have no idea how I managed to survive my 10 years in "the wilderness" between high school and meeting my wife.
It was a very refreshing and uplifting and needed time for me. The pastor was teaching from Acts 13, where Barnabas and Saul are sent out on their first mission.
Paul (Saul) went to the Synagogue first to reach the Jews, as they already knew about God and he wanted to share them the good news about God's fulfillment of His promise to their forefathers through Jesus.
Acts 13:39 really rung a bell with me. In it, Paul says "Through Him everyone who believes is justified...". The pastor said that the Greek word for belief means to trust fully.
I realized that while I believe in God, I don't trust Him in all things with everything. Too many things I try to do on my own, without His help, and too many things that are not mine to deal with I try to anyway.
I've shifted my focus from God to other things. After the service, I talked with one their "counselors" and shared some of my current trials, and how I realize that I need to put the focus back on my walk with God first and foremost. It was great to have another believer pray for me...I know that there are people out there praying for me, but it's not the same as someone right there with you in person.
After the service, I went to the church store, and picked up Warren W. Wiersbe's "Be Authentic" (a study guide on Genesis 25-50). It's past time for me to become real...real for God, real for my family, and real for me.
Wish me luck...I think it's going to be a long, hard and lonely journey.
Well, today I managed to make it to church today. I attended the second service of Calvary Chapel Downey. It's a very large church...I'll need to make a point to arrive early to find parking.
I haven't been to church in two weeks, and it was killing me. I have no idea how I managed to survive my 10 years in "the wilderness" between high school and meeting my wife.
It was a very refreshing and uplifting and needed time for me. The pastor was teaching from Acts 13, where Barnabas and Saul are sent out on their first mission.
Paul (Saul) went to the Synagogue first to reach the Jews, as they already knew about God and he wanted to share them the good news about God's fulfillment of His promise to their forefathers through Jesus.
Acts 13:39 really rung a bell with me. In it, Paul says "Through Him everyone who believes is justified...". The pastor said that the Greek word for belief means to trust fully.
I realized that while I believe in God, I don't trust Him in all things with everything. Too many things I try to do on my own, without His help, and too many things that are not mine to deal with I try to anyway.
I've shifted my focus from God to other things. After the service, I talked with one their "counselors" and shared some of my current trials, and how I realize that I need to put the focus back on my walk with God first and foremost. It was great to have another believer pray for me...I know that there are people out there praying for me, but it's not the same as someone right there with you in person.
After the service, I went to the church store, and picked up Warren W. Wiersbe's "Be Authentic" (a study guide on Genesis 25-50). It's past time for me to become real...real for God, real for my family, and real for me.
Wish me luck...I think it's going to be a long, hard and lonely journey.
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It's both. I have the tape. Want me to rip it?
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