I don't know if you attend worship services when you are away from GCC, but Sheila and I always make the effort to participate in worship, wherever we are. Last weekend we were in Orlando attending our son's wedding.
The wedding was wonderful and we were pretty tired from the week's activities, but we were very excited about going to worship at Summit Church the next morning. Summit is one of the great churches in America today, and it is led by one of America's great preachers.
Isaac Hunter is the founding pastor, and leader of Summit Church. Since Isaac is my nephew, he joined in some of the "pre-wedding" activities. His brother Josh (another nephew) took this picture of Isaac during our extended-family's miniature golf game. I like the picture a lot.
I could quote much of Isaac's sermon, but I'll post only one sound-byte from my morning at Summit. Isaac said,
"No single moment can do the work of consistent obedience."
Well said Isaac. Well said.
We must be steadfast and consistent, taking our nextsteps toward Christ...together! GCC's mid-week focus on bible study, communion and worship helps us do the work of consistent obedience. I hope to see you at 1st Wednesday this week.
Colossians 1:20-23a - It was through what his Son did that God cleared a path for everything to come to him—all things in heaven and on earth—for Christ’s death on the cross has made peace with God for all by his blood. This includes you who were once so far away from God. You were his enemies and hated him and were separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions, yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through the death on the cross of his own human body, and now as a result Christ has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are standing there before him with nothing left against you—nothing left that he could even chide you for; the only condition is that you fully believe the Truth, standing in it steadfast and firm, strong in the Lord, convinced of the Good News that Jesus died for you, and never shifting from trusting him to save you.
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This guy is my hero...
Posted by: Oliver Wong | May 05, 2009 at 03:08 PM
This is a great blog. I'm glad I followed the link to it. I really appreciate the fact that you use Scripture so much as an application for what you're saying. Thank you. I'm going to add you to my blogroll on my blog. Thanks again. I'll be back for sure. Keep up the great work.
Posted by: Stan | May 05, 2009 at 03:16 PM
We found Summit Church by accident on a recent vacation to Orlando. Get message, great atmosphere and great fellowship that week for us!
Posted by: Vicki Miles | May 06, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Issac is a man's man because he loves Jesus and will sacrifice himself for the cause of the Kingdom. May God bless him, his family and their Church.
Posted by: James Kytta | May 07, 2009 at 08:11 AM
I propose not to hold back until you get big sum of money to buy goods! You can just take the loan or college loan and feel yourself comfortable
Posted by: Hayden25LACY | July 05, 2010 at 11:02 AM
I attend Summit regularly....I miss Isaac so much. He gave me so much hope and restored my faith. I pray that his life is in the arms of the Lord and that he will be able to follow in our Lords footsteps once again. I wish he knew how much he changed my life. Hopefully I will one day I will have the chance to let him know. But for now I will continue to pray for him and his family and remember the memories I so much admire.
Posted by: Davida Barnes | February 24, 2013 at 08:40 AM