When it works

Church is family. We had that illustrated to us this morning as we had a dedication of two youngsters and then afterwards a baptismal service of two ladies, followed by a family lunch. It was amazing to see the church full of toddlers running around standing at the front playing along to some children's songs, doing the actions to our God is a great big God and then being taught by believers who had worked hard to make the gospel accessible. It was a privilege to see our own young people some as young as 4 working hard to make those who don't normally go to church, or to our church feel at home. To watch the church family serve others.

Then to see a fantastic team effort of service as the church set up and packed up two venues, held a normal service and a separate baptism service and then catered with a cooked turkey lunch for 80+ people was amazing. It was a great example of the church at work serving one another and God so that people could invite friends and family to come and hear the gospel.

Its days like today that give us a glimpse of the church's power and place in God's plan as it works to bring his living word to the world. Praise God.