January 7, 2024 – CountUp

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday January 07TH 2024, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

It’s my first #SundayScripture of this great new year – a year that I pray will be greater for you than the old.

I’ll be with my longtime church family in Homestead this morning, and I’ll be leading Communion. After service and fellowship at a local area restaurant – I’ll be on my way back home to Sebring for the next 2 weeks.

Later this week I’ll immerse myself further into my new church family in Sebring by adding Bible Study to my Friday evening schedule each week. I’m looking forward to spending more time getting to know my new brothers and sisters in Christ as we get closer to Him together.

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works – not neglecting to meet together – as is the habit of some – but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. (Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV)

Being an active part of a church family is integral to getting closer to Christ with each new day. This month marks 17 years of being an active part of a church family – from my first church of 8 years – to my longtime Homestead church of almost 9 years – to my new Sebring church of now 4 months.

A little over a month ago I preached a 2-sermon message series based on Jude’s letter near the end of the New Testament. Later this month I’ll begin transcribing that message series – a little at a time – over the course of about 12 to 16 weeks. (I’ll maintain my pledge to keep all of my blog posts to an under 4-minute read.)

My testimony is featured here each week on #SundayScripture whether it’s part of a sermon, or just me writing about the events of the past week. Hopefully it encourages you and inspires you to seek the Lord, and get closer to Him with each new day.

If you wish to learn more about the God I know then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.