church this last sunday
I have been wanting to check out this church ever since it opened a year and a half ago. But, for various reasons (including work, being out of town, and being too chicken to go by myself), I hadn't visited it yet. I heard about it through the church I've been going to, where their pastor used to be a pastor. I always respected him when he spoke, and his wife sang in the choir and had so much joy in her that you couldn't help but enjoy GOD, too. So from the beginning I figured it must be a good church.
This week I finally went. My dear sweet Diana went with me, which was so very good of her. It's a very small church (held in a gym), but I figure that in a church that size you're more likely to meet people. When we got there I grabbed a bulletin, and was very disappointed to see that the pastor I went to hear was not preaching that day. But whatever, it was just good to be in church. The worship was fine (but that always varies so much from week to week, it could be better a different week), and then the other pastor got up. Wow. He was so good. I couldn't take notes fast enough. And it was all Bible. No illustrations like 'It's like when my daughter says to me...' or 'When I look at the relationship between me and my boss I see...' It was all Bible. He was preaching from Psalm 27. In it David is seeking after GOD, praying that GOD will show him HIS beauty. The pastor wrapped it up with some application, challenging us to do the same. "Seek HIS beauty to death, for in death you will see HIS beauty." That stuck with me.
After the service a couple women introduced themselves to us. And it wasn't just, 'Hi, my name is___. Nice to meet you." They actually talked and made us feel welcome.
I really liked the church and am planning on going back this week. (I made an arrangement at work so I can go.) Hopefully this time the head pastor will be there so I can hear him, but if he's not, this other pastor is great, too. The only downside I can see in this church is that it's so small there aren't really any people my age (or at least not my age and single - there seem to be a lot of young families). And I really need that fellowship. But then with the church being that small people actually noticed we were new and welcomed us, which was so nice. So I'm going to try there again, and pray, and we'll see what happens!
posted by melilotnfosco | 6:21 PM
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that's ok. yay for finding a church!
Yay!
Let us know how next week goes.
i'll be praying for you! (but i'm also selfish & still hope you can come see me next weekend:)
as for being the only one in your demographic, i understand that that's tough (although maybe there are others you either didn't notice or that weren't there that day). but speaking as one from a small church like that, i'm really glad when people who aren't young families come. i wish we had more single people, older people, teenagers...
and just maybe someone's been trying to get a single sibling or friend to come and they've been praying for more singles to be there - you never know...
good point, hobbitsister :)
YAY for Church and good pastors!!!!!! When I was in Globe, I went sometimes to a church with all OLD old people, like in their 80's. That wasn't so bad :-)
(yay! I'm "Autosmiler" again!)
i thought autosmiler was your newest one -- you used to be linda :)
i did think of that, too - that there will never be any young single people there if all the young single people go and think 'there aren't any young single people so i'll leave'
our church has 6 teenage girls, no teen boys. enrique and i were wondering what would happen if a 16 year old boy ever walked into the building.
poor boy wouldn't know what hit him.
did you go back this week?
and... ?
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