Beyond a Building

We can't believe this past weekend has already come & gone! We have been looking forward to it for quite some time now : ) Celebration Community Church is in Celebration mode as we are breaking ground on a building! This weekend was filled with all sorts of events to spend time worshipping the Lord through prayer, singing & preaching of the Word.

Robby spent Saturday afternoon getting things set up on the land. Charlotte & I joined him later that evening for a super relaxed time of various people singing & playing instruments. I ended up singing a few songs but definitely did not play any instruments! There were a few surprises of hidden talent like our good friend Chris who played guitar, sang & revealed his beautiful voice. A couple that we love sang a few hymns with their five children, aged 5th grade to age 2. It was really neat & made me excited for Charlotte to be able to learn things about God through song. Minus the fire ants that attacked my feet as soon as I got there, it was a wonderful evening. The Nations family took care of Charlotte while I was singing & then continued entertaining her for pretty much the rest of the night....thank you for that!

Sunday morning, we had our worship service under a big tent on the land where Lord willing, our building will soon be standing. The weather forecast was not looking too good leading up to that morning & we had some sprinkles on the way there.

We sang this song in the car:

Rain, rain, go or stay
It doesn't matter anyway
The good Lord picked the weather for the day
Rain, rain, go or stay

It was funny because it is SO true that the Lord was sovereign over the weather that morning & He chose to keep the rain away. We did have some wind but it really was perfect for being outside.

Here is the tent filled with our family at CCC & others who joined us to celebrate

Charlotte during the service...notice the name tag

A little tailgating prior to the service. Char was on her 2nd of 3 bags of animal crackers

The four of us....no denying that there is a 4th ; )

This Sunday was the final week of a sermon series called "Beyond." Over the past month & a half, each person/family was called to seek the Lord & consider what He would have us give to make this building a reality. During the service, families brought their commitment cards to the front & when they were counted and announced, there was lots of cheering! The Lord provides every good thing & we believe He will use this building to enlarge His kingdom.

It was exciting to look around & see the people the Lord has brought to our church since we arrived nearly 3 years ago. We are thankful for the relationships with others He has used to refine & encourage us. We are thankful for the consistent proclamation of the gospel week to week, that God made a way for us to be in relationship with Him through his son Jesus who died for our sin.

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