What a day and where do I start? During our LIFE Group hour, we hosted a ministry fair. Nearly 40 display booths were set up in our Fellowship Hall, ministry leaders were present to answer questions, and our folks were given the opportunity to sign-up to serve in the ministries of their choice. At EBC, we expect our members to be ministers. Thanks to all who took time and exhausted your creativity to make the booths look so special. We are already planning to make this ministry fair a regular event.
I've been sick for a few days and today, I felt physically worse today than I've ever felt on a Sunday. God gave me the strength to preach, and it was a good reminder that I have to be dependent upon the power of the Holy Spirit. I preached from Matt 5 about Christ-followers being salt and light, challenging our church to get out of the salt shaker and into the world. We seem to focus too much on the presentation of the container, quantity of salt, and how our salt compares to others; rather than the effects that salt can have on a lost world. Believers should constantly be creating a thirst for the Living Water found in Jesus Christ.
In the evening service, Dr. Long gave a report from his recent trip wo Haiti with an SBC Disaster Relief Team, then we continued our study in Francis Chan's book, "Crazy Love" with the "Profile of the Obsessed." Are you obsessed with Jesus or are you just a casual follower?
Today, and over the past two weeks, God has been blessing our services! In addition to the results from Team Impact, we have seen 5 men saved through our basketball league and 5 families have joined EBC. This past week, I sent out 35 letters to families who recently joined or have been attending our services regularly. The letters were invitations to join our next membership class which begins next Sunday, March 14. Praise God for His blessings!
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