I have been spending this week facilitating/coaching a small group of church planters here in Manchester, NH. These guys & gals are really fun to be around. They are passionate and excited about doing something big for God in His Kingdom. My group is really interesting. The couples come from different parts of the country. But what really intrigues me is the way in which they have been connceting to each other because of the extreme range of ages. There is twenty something couple, a thirty something couple, a forty something couple and a fifty something couple and me an almost fifty-six year old coach. To watch this group interact and connect has been something to behold. There sure is no generation gap in this group. They laugh, talk share, dream, ask questions, and learn from one another. It is almost as if there is no age difference. I am convinced that their driving passion to church plant has caused them to set aside differences in order to accomplish their goals. This group has connected with each other in a deep and powerful way. There must be a lesson here for all of us.
One of our presenters shared this thought with us today. If we can't serve the Lord with joy and gladness, then we will give ourselves and the work over to the enemy. He used Deuteronomy 28:47-48 as the scripture text:
"Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity, therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you."
I hope your ministry is a joy and not a burden!
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