WOW! Despite scattered showers all day Saturday, LakePointe's weekend family celebration was a huge success. I did a lot of walking around and observing Saturday and Sunday and what I saw really stuck with me. I saw a family. Sure there were regular families there but there was a larger family there too. God has been developing relationships over the past two and a half years and each day he brings new people into his family and person by person and family by family we are all growing closer together.
Imagine what it must have been like for Satan to observe this weekend. Saturday people are setting up, hanging out and enjoying time together. Satan looks on reluctantly. The rain begins and we tear down equipment and cover things up so they don't get wet. Satan smiles and we question God, "Lord, is this really what you want - please make the rain stop." Despite the rain we press on and continue into the early evening. Satan looks on reluctantly. We still have a good time. The next morning the sun breaks through the thick fog and reveals a warm sunny day. Service continues and reaches its pinnacle during the baptism bash. Person by person and family by family people come forward to be baptized. Person by person and family by family people are adopted into God's family. We rejoice and celebrate with God and all the angel's in heaven at the 36 people he brought forward to be baptized. Meanwhile, Satan sulks and seeks out these people and others as a way to take out his frustrations for what's just happened. When the day was done I reflected on what God has done. God is alive and well in this town and in the ministry of LakePointe.
We have a lot to be thankful for. Many lives were changed. New people were added into God's family. Satan lost a fight. But his battle against our family will continue. We must stand firm and continue to grow in the love of Jesus Christ and put on his armor to help one another as we struggle in this life or until Christ returns. One thing is for certain. There is power in God's Word! Power to change lives, power to create new beginnings and power to sustain the lives of His church. Pray that His work continues with the same boldness and determination as we saw this weekend.
Talk about the July 4th weekend putting things into perspective. It's clear that we are not building a building for the sake of having a building. We are building a building to take the power of this life changing Word to all of Hot Springs. We want His Word to transform our community person by person and family by family. It happened for 36 people Sunday and it's going to happen to many more. I wonder what He has in store for us next? Thank you for coming out and supporting LakePointe and letting God use you to reach out into our community!!
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very well put! that's why we build, for those who are yet to come, that they may know the love of Jesus!
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