Pay Attention!

I am still buzzing about today! We had some great times of worship and I believe God got a hold of several hearts. We are in the third week of "I Saw The Lord". Today we looked at Ezekiel, focusing on chapter 1. Here's a quick snapshot from the peanut gallery:

• Storms ARE coming. We may have already had a few in our lives, but we're not done until our final days.
• We need to take away two things when we face storms: 1) God is in control! 2) God has something for YOU in your storm.
• The question for us all is will we pay attention in the storm? Sometimes God uses the storms to bring us BACK to Him. (Hmmm...ya think we're a little slow sometimes?)
• Completed CLASS 201 again tonight with 6 people. We had a great time and it got me excited to be able to pray for and encourage folks as they work on the spiritual disciplines needed to become more like Christ! LOVE watching people grow!

This study we're doing is breathing new life into this church. We started out with about 95-100 people involved in connection groups, with about 13 total groups. As of this blog, we have almost 190 people in groups and have launched 6 groups with two in the wings. WOW! The feedback so far has been extremely positive. PAY ATTENTION - God IS up to something, and He wants to include you all in it. Be ready.

Today's worship, with regard to the music, was special for me. You all seemed to want to give to God your best. It isn't about the tempo or the style of the music. It seemed as if FBC Poky was ready to give God their hearts in worship. You could see it on your faces. You could see it in your outward expressions. You could even see it in your non-verbal expressions by HOW you sang. Thank you for making my job such a joy.

I want to continue to challenge each of you to find that place where God wants you in His church. You don't just get to come and 'do' church on Sunday and then leave. That's not God's plan. PAY ATTENTION to how God stirs your heart, when and where He gives you a passion. Act on that passion and find a way to plug into God and His ministry. The opportunities that exist are numerous and every one of them extremely fulfilling. Call the church office if you want to find out what all is available for you to get plugged into. Find one, try one. If it fits, GREAT! If not, find another one and try it. Keep trying until you find that match, that God-fit. Then enjoy the ride. Oh yeah - and make sure you pay attention along the way. God's got somethin' for ya!

See ya in church...