“State of the Church Address”

Today, January 16, 2011, I get to preach what I’ve called ‘The State of the Church Address’ to our sweet fellowship. I’ve done this for the last several years and it has become my favorite message to preach during the entire year. This year, I’m going to use this past year as a springboard into the future of our mission as a fellowship. We’ve made some changes this past year and more to come I’m sure in the days/weeks. I’m praying that as the Lord leads me, that He continues to lead ‘us’ so that we can carry out the mission He has set before us as a church family. My greatest challenge to everyone today is to ‘prepare yourselves to cross over the Jordan’. What I mean is that God is wanting to do something extraordinary in your life today and this year, but you have to put yourself in the position to be ready. That’s what Joshua commanded the people to do, he said ‘prepare yourself TODAY, because the Lord is going to do a miracle in front of you TOMORROW.  Did you get that?  You have to meet His conditions before He shows you Himself. I believe the Lord has so much more for us, but we must do what He asks or we won’t see the blessings, nor will we receive the blessings He has for us. So, let’s come ready to hear the Word of God and respond to the call of God on our lives today and until Jesus comes!

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