Started Sunday at MVBC sitting through an excellent Sunday school in the Bible Overview class. The text was Genesis 3. The topic was Adam's sin. I was reminded by Dustin Butts that Adam's sin really was my sin, and that God was just to punish Adam and Eve just as he would be just to punish me. Yet even back then, God revealed not only his justice but his mercy. He clothed Adam and Eve, he promised a Savior, God gave them hope.
Dean Ropp, the pastor of Midway Community Church, a church partially planted by MVBC, preached through John 10. He pointed to Christ as the fulfillment of Psalm 23 and our good shepherd. He is everything we need.
After a good lunch with Dean and family, I had a membershp interview before the evening service. This is an opportunity to hear someone's testimony before they join the church. It is ALWAYS an encouragement to see how the Lord works in people's lives to bring them to a saving knowledge of himself.
Brad Thayer led the prayer service Sunday evening while I took a break and sat with my family. After we prayed, Larry Chandler led us through a devotional of Psalm 23:1-2. Some application he gave us: 1) Do you know God's Word well enough to mediate upon it? 2) Do you know Christ as your good shepherd? 3) Is your prayer, "God, protect me from the storm" or "God, protect me in the storm?" 4) If you don't desire God's Word, ask God for help. 5) Ask God to make you bold to share his Word with others. 6) Are you trusting the Lord? Husbands, pray with your wives. Singles, get in the Word. Church, pray for each other.
It was a good day to remember that God really does take care of us. His compassion is real. To remember that Christ has given us everything we need through his atoning death and resurrection is to be able to endure anything the world can bring.
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