Good News: There Was Praise in the Park
My good news for this week was about a fantastic church service we had this morning. Queen Street Baptist Church had our annual (and my first) outdoor service at Montebello Park. I really did not know what to expect, having never been a part of this before. Everything we have done so far this year has been a first time for me.
First of all, the weather was perfect. Despite our recent heat wave, we had a beautiful breeze blowing through the pavilion. It was very comfortable. I had no idea who would come or how many would be there. I was very pleased with the turnout, with more people there than I had expected. It was great to have people from our Spanish congregation as well as our Saturday night service there with us.
We sang worship songs, prayed, read Scripture and listened to the testimony of a young lady from our church. There was great food (our church loves to eat together!) and games for the kids.
My part in the service was to share my testimony. I gave the story of my life beginning with my Anglican origins, my slide into atheism, my discovery that there really was a God and the even more shocking discovery that God was personal and could be found in Jesus Christ. I hope to get that testimony up on my podcast soon.
A lot of people in our church worked very hard to make this service happen. I’m so thankful for Queen Street Baptist Church and all that the people do. They now know more about their pastor than they probably ever wanted to know, but that is okay. It was a great service and that is good news.
