What a Joy

This past Sunday I had a chance to go and share with a church family in Jenkinsville, SC. It truly was a treat. First of all it was a church that my grandparents had taken me when I stayed with them during the summers while I was growing up. Secondly, it was a church potluck day! And you can't get better than good ole' country cooking by good ole' country folk. And thirdly, I got to join with a dear friend and brother Philip Vaughan in sharing God's Word.

Now Philip and I used to work together when I was the Student Pastor in Chapin. He was the Senior Adult Pastor and I truly grew in my love and admiration of this guy. He got called to be the Senior Pastor at Little River Baptist and invited me to share with them in their Advent Celebration. (probably just because he wanted me back in the pulpit not that he actually needed a break!)

It was a great day and I am going to try and post that lesson on here pretty soon too.

One of the big things I took away that day though was the heritage we give to our families. I look at Matthew 1 and Luke 3 and see the genealogies of Joseph and Jesus. As you look thru the names of the people listed, and their stories, what stands out to me is the fact that our faith and our troubles get passed down thru the generations.

And as I stood by that pulpit seeing my grandmother and grandfather who made sure to take their grandkids to church each summer. Or made sure to take their kids, my mom and invest into her the Scriptures and the model of being a part of the Body of Christ; well I honestly can say I wouldn't be the same without them. I praise God for that. And I pray to God that I will be able to build on that for my family too.

What a joy it will be to see what they will become in their faith- more on that in a bit..