Our church as just finished undergoing the study of Tim Keller's book "The Prodigal God." It has been an incredible experience for our congregation. A high percentage of regular attenders bought the book and a large number of people signed up for discussion groups that met weekly for six weeks. Yesterday our Sunday service was modified from the usual format and anyone who wished to share how the Prodigal God study had touched their lives was invited to give testimony. The church was packed for the service. Very moving testimonies were given, tears were shed and people came forward to commit or restart their walk with the Lord. This morning, someone who had not been a part of the study, but who came to church yesterday, came into the office to say that they had read the book last night and that it had made a powerful impact. I cannot begin to say how deeply it touches me when I see the Spirit of God moving amongst so many people. Sometimes we know that we need to change or to get excited all over again about our faith but it never seems as easy as a little bit of self-talk. God has to move and do something to move our hearts that are either broken or hard. Yesterday our Praise Singers sang a song called "Carried to the Table." It held incredible meaning for me because its message as simple. We don't have to get ourselves to the table. We just have to open ourselves to the work of the great triune God and he will carry us to the table. Rejoice. Jesus has already done the work two thousand years ago. Now its time to learn how to really live.
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