Names and Numbers
In the Bible there is an entire “book” dedicated to and known as NUMBERS.
In the Bible names carry much significance, by way of example, Abram became Abraham as an important marker of his being chosen and transformed by God. God built in and through Abraham seeds of a nation of blessing to all the nations.
So, Names and Numbers seem to be important to God. We don’t talk about numbers a lot in church because we don’t want to appear to be driven by how many came to church this Sunday. We do try to learn each others names because when we call someone’s name out loud, we are telling them how much we value them – we know your name.
All this to say, thank the Lord for the faithful core of three dozen or so faithful Christ Fellowship family members who come faithfully and serve daily the cause of Christ.
Likewise, thank the Lord for two record breaking gatherings of guests and friends of Christ Fellowship who came to join us for two special experiences:
- the commissioning of our 3 year missionaries being appointed to serve as Southern Baptist workers overseas;
- our Easter worship gathering in which just short of 100 joined us to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.
Most of all, we’re excited to get to know more names because more people joined us on those Sundays. Likewise we are excited to see God adding to our numbers daily.
May our hearts and hands be turned upward to the Lord, inward to discipleship and personal growth, and outward to our neighbers and to the world.
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THERE I AM IN THE MIDST OF THEM:
two or three gathered together in MY NAME.
PRAISING GOD FOR YOU ALL.
carol