Twelve Oaks was awesome yesterday!

We had a small crowd because a lot of people were out of town. When people are gone at an already small church like ours it can make a huge impact on your outlook for worship because it looks like there are a lot of people gone… but the band nailed it! And to top it off, our more charismatic members at our church have started sitting up front, which is really encouraging. Seeing a bunch of people dancing and worshiping is so powerful.

Pastor Rod spoke, and his message had some powerful points in it that really hit home. In one illustration, he told about the work that lumber mills will do to maintain the forests they harvest for wood. From time to time, they do what’s called a ‘clearing;’ they’ll cut down hundreds, even thousands, of acres of trees because they’ve grown up twisted or hollow and can’t be used. “Some of those trees have been there for 15 to 20 years. By looking at the stumps and logs someone would probably say, ‘That’s a huge load of wood!’ but when you ask the workers that are clearing the wood out, they’ll tell you that there’s nothing there.” It was a great reminder of how easy it is to become complacent and satisfied with our worship and our relationship with God.

How was your Sunday?