Some highlights from the weekend…
Praying for our High School ministry while they were up at camp Ripley. Hearing from them, upon their return, about how God challenged them.
Out shopping with Amy on Saturday
I actually accompanied her (willingly) to the big thrift store down in Gurnee. She found lots and lots and lots of stuff. I found The Children of Hurin (new hardcover) for $1.21.
Marriage Mentoring Banquet Saturday night
I am very thankful for the Ladd family. They served us with excellence. Marriage mentoring is such a simple concept. And yet the fruit from this ministry never ceases to amaze me.
Scripture reading Sunday morning
Feeling tremors go through the congregation when they realized we were going to read the whole chapter in Numbers – out loud and standing up.
Communion on Sunday morning
I love taking communion with this church family. Sunday we emphasized together our conviction that God keeps His promises. And we remember together that He has promised to forgive us, cleanse us, restore us, and receive us where He is.
Parenting class Sunday evening
We had a great discussion about the fact that a strong will is a great blessing. We all want our children to grow up with inner strength and clarity of unshakeable conviction that resists the world, the flesh and the devil. Yet our task as parents is to be used of God to break them of selfish will and prideful resistance. Our consistent discipline is meant to lead them to humbly submit their will to God’s.