Martha and I got quite a surprise. Franklin, our youth minister, asked us if he and his wife could take us to dinner. Why sure! I'm never one to turn things down like that. But then we started thinking. Why are they doing this? Is there something they want to tell us? Are they struggling with something? When we got to the restaurant, they teens were there with a welcome "Surprise!" It's Pastor Appreciation Month and they were thanking Martha and me for being at Southwest. We were truly blessed by their "thanksgiving." I am thankful for them and for their love.
Paul tells the church in Collosse to "Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, cince as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful." Those last three words ring in my ears all the time. "And be thankful." Thanksgiving is the gateway to praise. It is the gasoline on the fire of a good and faithful life. The good thing is, we may not all have the talents to preach a gospel sermon or to be a missionary to a foreign country or to lead a worship service, but we can all be thankful. And that I am. Thanks for remembering us! Have a great day! JW
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yeah, we're sneaky like that! thank you for all you do!
I remember that night Greg Spink said he wanted to take me to dinner. And, he did: he took me for about $50!
It's so good to hear you guys have a good, cooperative spirit. The church is blessed for your unity.
We should strive to be unified and thankful for all that God has done and continues to do. If we have the appreciative spirit within us then we will be blessed more than we can begin to know and understand. Thanks you for your thoughts, post and blog. You do a fantastic job! Keep up the great work brother!!!
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