Happy Mother's Day! We had the "mom band" playing today, and they did great! Michelle sounded awesome on the Martina McBride song we did before the service.
Colossians 3:16 says: "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God."
As we sang "All to You" by Lincoln Brewster, we admonished/encouraged one another to live our whole lives for God, holding nothing back. As we sang "In Christ Alone" by Keith and Kristen Getty, we taught and re-taught the gospel story to one another: that Jesus is our only hope, that he died on the cross to satisfy the wrath of God, that he rose victoriously over death, and that guilt and fear are overcome by the power of God. Amen!
We shared an amazing testimony from Candy Work, who was adopted as a child. One of our "theme songs" at Journey is "The Power of Your Name" by Lincoln Brewster. We sang that song as a response to her testimony, declaring our desire to be people who carry the Lord's compassion in love to a world that is broken.
After the sermon, we responded with Matt Redman's "You Alone Can Rescue." It was a great morning with the gathered church!
