Sunday's Excitement

I look forward to Sunday.  Sure, the Sunday afternoon naps are great, and there's usually a whole lot of relaxing going on before the work week hits again.  But that's not what gets me excited about Sundays.

Honestly, I think I fell off the horse for a bit.  I lost that "excitement".  There were several factors that played into that, but the one major key component came down to the fact that I wasn't plugged in and serving anywhere.  I didn't know where I "fit".  Walking in and taking up space is pretty much worthless.  Yeah, you might be getting fed, but are you just sitting in your pew getting "fat"?  What's the point if you're not going to turn around and put it into practice and exercise what you've learned by giving it back?  These last couple of weeks have been so much different for me though.  And this past Sunday was especially great. 

There's just something about getting up in the morning to do something purposeful.  Eternally purposeful.
There's something about meeting with people who care about other people.
There's something about worshiping our great God with His children...my family.
There's something about serving side by side with other believers.
There's something about leading people into a more intimate relationship with our Savior.
There's just something about connecting people to Christ.

Victory Church is opening a satellite campus at our local Penn Cinema theater on April 3rd, and it's been so exciting to see how God has been working to pull people together...all in an effort to advance Christ.  It's been amazing to see the hearts of the church leaders and their transparency each step of the way.  It's been refreshing to connect with other volunteers and see a true desire to do anything that's asked of them...unselfishly...without ego.  Sure there are hiccups.  Nobody's perfect.  The technology used to pipe in a live feed of Pastor Curt's sermons is bound to have issues.  There are still bugs that need to be fixed in order to make everything run more smoothly.  But what stands out more than anything is the underlying heart and servant attitude of the church body who get up early every morning to make it all possible.

So stop taking up space.  Get up.  Serve.  Do something.  Let God use you...it's EXCITING!!

Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men

...whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.  For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.