sunday reflections
• This past weekend we sent close to a hundred children accompanied by another 30 plus adults to our first co-ed Boys & Girls Retreat. The mantra for the weekend retreat was, “It takes a whole village to raise a child.” I’m grateful for all the men and women volunteers who took precious time away from their families, schedules and their prized weekend to mentor and spend valuable time with our kids.
• The boys and girls from the retreat rose early and loaded buses bound for DWC to sing in our 10:45 service and it was one of the memorable sights and sounds that we have ever heard or seen. The platform was jammed packed with kids giving God the praise.
• Started our highly anticipated sermon series in all of our weekend services called, God @ the Movies. As Hannibal from the A-Team likes to say, “I love it when a plan comes together.” The creativity, out-the-box thinking and excellence were off the charts. There are too many people to thank by name. So allow me just to say thank-you to our production team for pulling off our first installment of this series. You all did a phenomenal job. (one down three to go)
• Elder Perry leaned over during service and said, “The atmosphere is charged,” and I agreed . There was a sense of excitement and passion in the air. It’s funny how when we expect great things to happen, they do… hmm!!!
• Our ministry teams who serve on Sunday were all on point: Ushers, greeters and deacons handled overflow crowds with poise; Security had everything covered even though the room was unusually dark because of the movie mood we were trying to create; Sound was the best I’ve ever heard at DWC; Praise team and Dancers sat the atmosphere; the Band was OFF the Chain!!! (Do people still say that?); Video pulled a miracle out of their bag and made it all look easy; Hospitality made our first-timers feel right at home. Armor bearers and Ministerial care helped me keep my cool while all of this was coming together; Shout out to the intercessors that covered the day in prayer.
• I love how we as a congregation are open to change. One of the things I said at our leaders meeting at the top of the year was to, “embrace change.” Sunday was very different from the norm: The order of service was altered; Showed movie clips on the screens; Lighting was subdued; Popcorn was popped and passed out (shout out to the popcorn poppers-lol!)
• We witnessed 25 people cross the line of faith (salvation, joining DWC, and rededication). At the end of the day, outside of giving God praise, that’s why we do all that we do. We want to see people choose Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
I said all that to say, “Great day DWC Team.” I can’t wait to see what God does next…
Pastor P
