We praise God for a great Dedication Service this past week. Wow! What a day.
We set a new attendance record on Sunday with 181 in attendance. That simply crushed our old record of 121. While there were a number of individuals in attendance from out of town, we had a ton of first-time guests from Louisville. Many of you invited your friends and brought them. Thanks for simply extending an invitation. God works through our invitations. Keep inviting.
The most exciting part of the day was hearing the stories of lives that have been changed. Many of us were shedding tears as the stories were shared. Seeing and hearing of God changing lives never, ever gets old. The stories shared on Sunday are but the beginning!
This Sunday we’re starting a new teaching series titled Plan A. We’ll be studying the first six chapters of the book of Acts. I’d like to encourage you to read Acts 1-2 (chapters 1 & 2) in preparation for this Sunday’s lesson. The book of Acts is the fifth book of the New Testament. Come on Sunday ready to be challenged!
Finally, two of my Sunday school teachers from 25-30 years ago were in attendance on Sunday at our Dedication Service. Many children that these two ladies taught have grown up and taken the life changing message of Jesus literally all around the world. Because of Janet and Ruth Anna's diligence and faithful ministry to children, entire family trees have been changed for all of eternity! You never know how your ministry is going to change lives for years to come. I praise God for faithful individuals like Janet and Ruth Anna!
God's just getting started with us Encounter! See you on Sunday at 10 AM. ~MB
P.S. Be sure to leave a comment about your reaction to our Dedication Service this past Sunday. How were you inspired?
Its Amazing What God Has Already done through Encounter church. and I cant Wait to see How God Continues to Engage the Culture through this New And Exciting Ministry Tool. It was Sofreat to hear the Stories of How Encounter has touched the Lives of Others. And too See all those who helped make it a Reality and to get to thank them again was wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it from the kids room. The new rooms are super for facilitating the kids ministry! It was exciting to see so many people there too.
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