Arthur

Pastor Brian is out of town for a couple of weeks and I filled the preaching slot last Saturday night. I spoke out of Genesis 12 and 13 about Abram’s faith journey. It was a great night. I love mixing it up and doing something different. I was able to pray with tons of people and have some great conversations about God’s call on their lives.

The most memorable part of the night had to be a guy named Arthur. I saw him come in and sit in the back. He was in a wheelchair because he was missing a limb. At the end of the message he came forward and said he wanted to pray to rededicate his life to Christ. I asked him how long he felt like it had been since he had a relationship with Jesus. He said it had been 35 years. I asked him what happened 35 years ago that caused him to walk away. He lifted up his sleeve to reveal a tattoo that said “USAF”. I said, “The horrible things that you’ve seen in war caused you to question how their could be a God who would allow them.” He said, “I watched my wife and son get blown up in the Vietnam War.” Then he said that he knew God still had a plan for his life. We prayed. As he left he said, “I’ll see you next week.”

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Pic’s from my friend’s iPhone
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5 Comments so far

  1. Misty on July 17th, 2008

    a) finally, you update.
    b) we wish we could have been there to hear you speak.
    c) could kristin’s purse be any bigger?

    miss you!

  2. Andy Forman on July 17th, 2008

    I like the new look…your hair and your website.

  3. shaun on July 17th, 2008

    The new blog theme is nice.

  4. Lance on July 20th, 2008

    Where are you?!

  5. Jordan on July 20th, 2008

    Lance,

    We’re meeting in the sanctuary at Faith Baptist church instead of the family life center…It’s been really nice. Next week is our last week in there. YOU SHOULD COME CHECK IT OUT!

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