Wow! What a day! So many new faces that I couldn't keep up with them all. As I stood at the back of the room today, I remembered what it was like to have 30-40 people in attendance almost 4 years ago...today there were 263! And those weren't just nameless faces; everyone of them has a story and every one of them was connected to someone without whom they never would have come to The River Church.
Some of the stories in the room today:
- A long time professing agnostic who is having his assumptions challenged by seeing real people live out a real relationship with Christ...and welcome him to journey with them
- Students who came with friends to hear great news while their moms and dads slept
- Multiple people who once assumed that they were doomed to live in bondage to addiction forever, but are now experiencing freedom and real life in the risen Christ
- People who have been broken by divorce who are experiencing healing in relationship with the one who will never leave them
- Households who spent years immersed in man-made religion and are now getting to know the simple truth of the genuinely good news that forgiveness is free to those who receive what Jesus already purchased
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AMEN!!! This morning was an amazing time! I continue to be amazed and humbled by the opportunity to be a part of some of those stories. Thank you for being a part of mine!
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