1 Corinthians 1:10 (NIV)- I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
We are doing well here in Tennessee. The church in Franklin TN is alive and thriving in little heart beats that grow stronger every day. I know God is going to do great things in this city because we, as His people, are starting to work together as one. I am starting to see many denominational walls start to fall and there is a spirit of unity among churches.
Once the church stops the back stabbing of each other with divisive gossip and elitism we will be much more effective at looking out to helping others instead of ourselves. The church is beginning to awaken and join rhythms with God’s beating heart: Love God with all our heart, be unified as one body, serve Him, and love our neighbors. I believe when this happens God will choose to being revival to ourselves, our cities and our nations.
I am so thankful I get to be a part of God’s sovereign plan for being united in mind and thought with another church. In this spirit of unity, my church, is fusing/ marrying another large, healthy church. They like our vision, mission, and values as a church and have asked to fuse with us. Praise God for this! We can only explain this as God's sovereign hand at work and a miracle of circumstances brought together only by Him. It is a beautiful symphony that has been being prepared and written for years and now is the time when it is being played out. I am so thankful I get to be a part of this.
The fusing of churches reminds me of a biblical marriage because we technically are one church now, the contract has been signed, but the groom is preparing his household before the wedding day of September 6th. It will be a beautiful day no matter what the weather because the people of God are unifying together, the marriage feast is being prepared and all are invited to attend.
==Peace, Love and Hope as the Lords day is near and has already started,
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