I felt a tap on my shoulder just as I was thinking about what how I was going to wrap up the worship gathering. Noel. With an idea. More like a God-thought. Nailed it.
I had the privilege of preaching this weekend at Calvary Midtown. [That’s the worship gathering I lead, though I’m not usually the speaker.] We’re in the middle of a series entitled “Come Thirsty” dealing with dry times, spiritually speaking. This week all the Calvary gathering pastors preached from the same scripture/topic: REST. If you want to hear my talk, click here. If you’d rather hear what some of the other pastors had to say (and I wouldn’t blame you, they’re sharp guys) click here.
Back to Noel’s nudge…He wondered if it would be okay to invite people out to Harvest Fields (the 100+ acre property with ponds, a creek, a soccer field, and hiking trails through the woods that the church owns, just minutes from PSU) for some quiet, sunny, outdoor time…time to unplug, relax, reconnect with God. I thought that was an excellent application to the message, and asked Noel to share that as the wrap up.
Noel is a communicator, a solid Jesus guy, and absolutely comfortable in front of people, so he jumped at the chance! Noel is also one of those people who wormed his way into our hearts only to leave us. But it looks like he might be back in town for a while. That’s super, because I’m looking for guys like Noel to be part of my team.
Oh, you didn’t know that I’ve got a team. Yep. We got uniforms and everything.*
I’ve got a feeling that God is about to do something new, something special in this Valley. And guys like Noel who hear God speak, who act when God speaks, who are willing to step out and lead…well, they’re part of what God is doing!
*just kidding about the unis, but that’d be pretty sweet if we did.
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