January 26, 2025

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday January 26TH 2025, 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.

This past Tuesday morning – the 21ST of January – was my 18TH anniversary of attending a Sunday morning church service for the first time as a born-again Christian. It was almost exactly 5 months after salvation started for me. I’ve been part of a church body ever since then.

I’m quite the anomaly. I didn’t attend a church service, learn about God, and call on the name of the Lord as a result of an altar call. I learned about God, called on His name, repented, and was rescued and saved by Him many months before I ever attended a church service. I soon learned that without a church family – my forward momentum on this fantastic journey would be impeded.

I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, so that if I am delayed – you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God – which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:14-15 NLT)

I spent 8 years with my first church family in Homestead, 9 years with my second church family in Homestead, 4 months with my first church family in Sebring, and almost 17 months (and counting) with my current church family in Sebring – Highlands Community Church. I like where I am now. I love my church family. I love the Pastor. He’s a verse-by-verse Bible-based Preacher. His preaching style is very similar to my own.

And I love my longtime second church family in Homestead. It’ll be 10 years this March since I first became a part of them, and I’ll continue to visit and guest preach there a few times a year – including 4 weeks from now.

I’ve been saying this publicly since the early years of my first church family in Homestead: We must not go to church or come from church, but rather – we must be God’s church, and we must bring God’s church in everything we do and everywhere we go. Never leave His church behind. Be His church out in the world. Be His church at home. Show the world and those who do not yet believe in Him the God that lives in you. Show them God’s love.

My testimony is featured each week here on #SundayScripture – whether it’s part of a sermon, a testimony, 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.