Sunday @ Journey (May 3)

With rumors of swine flu circulating our community and the potential for sever weather, we had church regardless. Zach Brown made a guest appearance in the worship band this week as they lead us into the presence of the Lord singing "Holy Holy Holy is the Lord God Almighty / Who was and is and is to come / With all creation I sing / Praise to the King of Kings / You are my everything and I will adore You." My prayer is that we can always sing that song with sincerity and a heart-felt sense of awe towards God. Our subject was on Fear. Very appropriate for our day and time and I believe from the feedback that I have already received that the message hit the mark.

I was great to meet several new guests. We have new guests on a consistent basis but hearing how some found out about Journey is amazing. Some said that they had seen our billboard which has been down since the end of February. Others I met said that they received a door knocker which was delivered on February 7. Ironic, but that is how we pray - Lord help us to be the right church at the right time (1 Chron. 12:32).

I am always so thankful and humbled to see the efforts of our set up and tear down each week. Everyone makes it look so easy even though I know that there are a million other things that would be more pleasant that carrying speakers and putting down nursery floors on a Sunday morning. Glad to see new faces helping out. It gives me a pulse on the church when I see people just voluntarily jumping in and helping. At that point, Journey becomes less public and more personal. It becomes "my place of worship" not "their place of worship."