The holidays have not even arrived, but things are starting to get busy at ABC. We had an amazing Sunday morning as we kicked off a new sermon series, welcomed a special musical guest, and celebrated seven beautiful families as they participated in our parent child dedication. Later that same afternoon, we trained nearly 100 BFG leaders, and this week we are making preparations to ordain 28 new deacons in our church family on November 15th. God is at work here at ABC, and I hope you are as thrilled as I am to watch Him build His church! Check out this brief video to see what has been happening the last few Sundays:
This weekend we are pressing forward full steam ahead. November 8th is poised to be another big day as we honor and celebrate our service men and women. As you know, we are putting together a “Wall of Honor” to showcase ABC’s military heroes. We have received over 100 veteran submissions, and we look forward to proudly celebrating and paying tribute to these men and women that served (or are currently serving) our nation so faithfully. Many will not know it, but this wall was a massive project behind the scenes. Derek Tackett and his team have done a phenomenal job designing and constructing a 30+ foot wall to proudly display the names and pictures of our heroes. I’d like to publicly thank Derek, along with Daulton Halliburton, Ken Porter, Tom Howell, Phil Samuleson, Josh Preston, Christopher Medina Saavedra, and Adam Mendez. These men have worked tirelessly and sacrificially to make this vision come true.
I find it rather fitting that it took such great sacrifice and effort to build that wall. After all, the entire purpose of this wall is to celebrate the service of great men and women in our country. It only seems appropriate that it would require substantial service from our church family to make it possible. My prayer is that we will follow the example of all of these humble servants in the coming days. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are all called to do our part and follow the example He set on this earth (1 Cor 11:1, Eph 5:1). We are told, “ For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).
Jesus gives us opportunities every day to set aside our own interests, and instead respond to people just like Him (Philippians 2:3-4). Every day we have a decision to make: will we live selfishly, or selflessly? I hope this Sunday we will all be inspired to take the Christ-like approach. Make sure you come early to find a good seat, as we will press on to the second week of our new series on the Lord’s Prayer. This week, our very own, Ken Wallingford, will share his Vietnam POW testimony. I believe that through his words, we will all better understand what it means to “pray with surrender.” Invite a friend and I look forward to seeing you Sunday in worship.
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