This time of year is full of celebrations. Our church just celebrated 25 years of ministering to people in our valley. It has been 25 years of helping people, and training God’s people to reach out and help others. Big events are a blessed result of doing the right thing on a daily basis! You celebrate 25 years of marriage by loving your spouse and being faithful everyday. (This year was 31 years for us!) 25 years of ministry comes from teaching, training, helping, serving, and remaining faithful to the call on your life. Some would say it comes with blood, sweat and tears, but we say it comes with joy! Serving God by serving others with joy is what being a Christian is all about! Sunday should be the best day of the week. Serving in our church should be when we experience fullness of joy. When we realize it isn’t about us, but it is all about Jesus, we become ever more focused on the prize! What is the prize? The prize is a home in heaven when we die, and a taste of heaven on earth right now where we are living. Let’s get as many people to heaven as humanly possible! We don’t want anyone to miss becoming who God wants them to be or to live apart from God’s presence. As you celebrate Big moments in your life, my prayer is that we continue to help people and train people to help others. That’s what ministry is all about. And that makes life full!
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