Thursday, September 06, 2007

Being the body

Thank you to all of you who showed up last night (regulars and guests). What you witnessed and participated in was Nazareth Baptist Church being the body of Christ. You (and almost the entire church) stepped up and sacrificially served another member - now that's what I'm talking about.

People were using their spiritual gifts. Young and old alike were working together to minister a fellow church member in need. It was fantastic. I almost teared up at a couple points - and that's not counting me being in that small, tight attic with rat droppings all around me. I almost cried then too, but I was truly touched by the servant spirit I saw in a lot of you. It spoke to me to see teenagers and elderly work together hand in hand, sometimes taking a moment in between carrying furniture out to give each other a hug. Man, that's Jesus up and down.

Keep that up. God is going to use you to turn Blacksburg and beyond around for His glory. I can't wait to see it!

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