Sundays Sermon...

Clearly, you are a letter from Christ showing the result of our ministry among you. This "letter" is written not with pen and ink, but with the Spirit of the living God. It is carved not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:3

Continuing the series 'God is writing a letter'. A letter written by George Washington before he became president was sold at auction for over 3 million dollars... How much would a letter from Christ be worth?

Today we heard Anthony's story. He grew up in New York, never knowing his dad, and never really felt affected by it until when he was 8 and wasn't able to play in a father-son basketball game. That day it hit him, I don't have a dad. His mother told him three things about his dad, his name, his career, and where he lived. Anthony attended a very strict church, strict to the point of uncomfortable (Mike made sure to let us know just "easy we get off" hahaha), through his church he ended up going to Spain. While in Spain, he met up another small church group from Puerto Rico, there for the same reasons as he. Small talk led to "tell me about your family", when Anthony told all he knew about his father the woman he was talking to said that a family that attended her church had the same last name. The woman ended giving Anthony the familys number, kinda as a just in case, this might be a God thing. Anthong called the family, and the more they talked the more information they gathered. and as it turned out, his father was in fact a member of this family. So, let's recap, never knew his dad, went to SPAIN with his church, met someone from Puerto Rico who knew his dads family! Whaaat?!
Long story short, Anthony did end up meeting his dad, but it wasn't a fairytale ending. Anthony says that he wanted to simply meet his father, he wanted to know who he looked like. He knows that God put him in that church, brought him to spain, and he was put on the path to meet his father. Life brought him to Florida where he met his wife, they have 2 children. Through everything Anthony says he felt God's presence.


When you take a look at your heart, when you read the letter God has written in you, when you look at your life and count your blessings, you can SEE where God has really made an appearance. He is there, and always will be.

Get your worship on!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PN-BMHi5L8