-Today was our church's Family and Friend's Day and I will say that we had the best crowd of people that we have had this entire year and that is a testament to the faithfulness of the people of God reaching out to others and inviting them to church. I was blessed to have about 30+ family and friends come to worship on today which made me so proud.
-Our guest celebrant for today was none other than the man whom I and many others across this country feel is the greatest expositor of scripture anywhere, Dr. Joel C. Gregory, of Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Gregory is a great preacher, teacher, personality and just a wonderful example of Christiandom. I was extremely honored to have him stand in the pulpit where the Lord has placed me, so much so that it will go down as one of the top 3 highlights of my Pastoral Ministry thus far. He delivered a wonderful exposition on Hebrews 11:8-12 which he entitled "Concrete Faith". I later took the opportunity to pick his brain on simply preaching, and once again, I left our time together feeling better than I came.
-This week has been very busy for me with all of the meetings regarding the sale of our present building and the purchase of our new facility and with the homegoing celebration of Dr. Willie Simmons, a local pastor from Newark. But my schedule for this week is just as hectic, as my wife and I will attend the homegoing celebration of her best friend Cyndee Morrison on tomorrow morning. Please keep my wife and Cyndee's two daughters in your prayers as they must deal with their lost.
-I have alot of reading to catch up on this week...stuff that I failed to accomplish this past week, as well as getting with my Christian Education Director to go over the curriculum for our Vacation Bible Summer Institute this July/August all depending on our move. I will be continuing my series on our Lord's letters to the 7 Churches of Asia Minor this coming Lord's Day, God willing, with our look at the church of Sardis. Please pray for this series as well as pray for our church.
-my blog posting for our local newspaper, The Star-Ledger is up and running. I reposted the thought on Sean Bell vs. Eight Belles that I did for this blog as my initial entry. I will attempt to make about 2 entries per week. Please check it out when you get a chance at www.nj.com/newark/lancemann.
1 comment:
Lance have you come down yet from the spiritual high I am sure the Lord took you guys to on yesterday? Brother I know the church was blessed by Dr. Gregory and I am sure you are the more richer for having been in his presence.
Kudos on the honor of writing for the paper. I am sure that is an accomplishment that will leave an indellible impression upon your ministry accomplishments and highlights.
Congrats and keep up the good work brother.
Be Encouraged.
Tony R.
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