great sunday

Hey all! I must admit my lack of faith. When we left for our ONE service on Sunday, we pulled onto Montgomery road and all was good. Then we turned on Columbia and it was completely covered in snow. I turned to Jen and said "my guess is 20 for today!" She looked at me and said, "no, I think 50!" We were talking about the people that would show up at church and boy were we WRONG! What a Sunday! It was one of the best services we have had in a year. The band was ON! The singing was incredible! People were excited to be there! All our kids ministries went on and didn't miss a beat! The sidewalk was shoveled (thanks to everyone)! The drive was clean! We had bulletins (although not folded)! The worship center was full! People were parking on the sides of the entrance drive! God blessed us with 170 excited folks! I even heard there were 30 kids at NP-3, WOW! You could tell that everyone made a sacrifice to get there and they were glad they came. It showed in the laughter, the singing, the hugs and the smiles.

No judgement here, but I know that some folks around the cincinnati area (not any LCC peeps) took the day "off" to just rest and used the snow as an excuse from getting to church. Many others just couldn't get out and many didn't want to risk it. I totally understand. We are all adults and make our own decisions. If I wasn't the preacher, we may of stayed home also. But in this case, I am so glad we didn't, I would not of wanted to miss a moment of what God did at LCC. Bottom line... IT WAS AN AMAZING SUNDAY! WE LOVE YOU! WE MISSED YOU! WE CAN'T WAIT TO WORSHIP WITH YOU ON SUDNAY! One other thing, if you missed the service and would like a copy of the sermon, please call the church office or e-mail me! It was the second sermon in this series and most likely the strongest message in the series!

THEN came PERFECT SOUTH SLOPES! Let me explain. We have a great sledding hill at our house and I offered a free day of enjoyment to EVERYONE at church on Sunday. I didn't think many would actually come (my lack of faith again)! Well, I was wrong again (I am batting .1000). We had almost 40 people come by to enjoy a March afternoon on the slopes. Snowmen, Snow forts, Snowball fights, sledding, laughter, friendship and fun! WHAT A DAY! Thanks to everyone who came over to enjoy this gift God has given us! The whole day was just another reason I just love the family of God! I am so blessed to be your pastor! Enjoy the pics...