A Sunday to Remember

 Things did not start out well this past Sunday morning. We lost the Memorial Day tribute video we were supposed to start the service with that day. Five minutes before the start we scrambled and found a different one. Then we could not get the video to work as we started. I introduced the video and then we sat in awkward silence for several moments. Our children minister got up to make an announcement followed by more anouncements and then the video finally came up but there was no sound. I was frustrated before we ever sang one note and remained in that frame of mind trying to repent and get my mind right. 

I had 41 verses to cover in the message and hit the platform in high gear. I did not feel anointed. I felt rushed. Then God stepped in. Several people responded to the altar call. Multiple people bent their knees in prayerful submission to God. It was beautiful to behold. We also had a couple join the church. Things had started out rough, but God turned it around in the end. He was just beginning little did I know. 

 Multiple peopel clamored to talk to me afterward. One family waited behind and made their way to my office for a private consultation. I had no idea what was on their mind. Turns out their oldest child had questions about getting saved. I explained the plan of salvation as best I could and asked if she knew what sin was. She did indeed. She bowed her head as I led her in a prayer asking Jesus to save her. When I said amen, she had tears streaming down her cheeks. She hugged her parents and the tears kept flowing out into the hall way when they left the office. 

We next talked about baptism. She was emphatic informing me she wanted to be baptized in Lake Meredith located only minutes from the church. We are going to wait until after VBS as we anticipate others might join her on that special day. 

What started out so badly turned out wonderfully, but God was not done. The chairman of our finance committee informed me that someone had put a $19,000 offering in the plate from a sister church. We were shocked and humbled by the goodness of God. It truly turned out to be a Sunday to remember.