We are experiencing synergy here at Beulah. You know, it’s the interaction of elements or conditions whose total effect is greater than the sum of all the individual elements. Actually, some will call it synergy, but I would call it the Holy Spirit of God. When the Spirit is involved in something…nearly anything…the total of what the Spirit does far exceeds the sum, or even the expectations of those involved. Ruth Graham said it well, “By unexpected means God frequently makes possible the impossible by motivating the unmotivated! Here at Beulah, we have had visitors nearly every Sunday, we have more baptisms scheduled soon, we are getting ready to celebrate Back to Church Sunday, and Advent/Christmas is coming. I believe God is getting ready to do a mighty work here at Beulah. I shared last Sunday that I really wanted to set a goal for Back to Church Sunday’s attendance…but God spoke to me and said that I didn’t yet know what He was going to do. I’ll confess that I would have calculated an increase of 10 or 15% raising our attendance to 160 or so, but God impressed on me that we should have over 200 in attendance every Sunday. God then said to me, this church was built to hold 300…why isn’t it full? My heartfelt response was that we must lack passion...after all he has provided everything else we need. So here’s my prayer for all of us currently attending Beulah; that God will give us a passion for the lost, a holy boldness in our witness, and the desire to follow wherever the Spirit leads. Amen.
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