As a church we are working our way through the book of Genesis. We began in Jan. of 2009 and have faithfully read and preached on every word since. It has been an incredibly rewarding way to preach and minister, and we have recently found ourselves in the 24th chapter (Isaac Marries Rebekah). While being the longest chapter in the book, it is also one of the most relevant to every person's life because it deals with dating and marriage.The past two weeks, however, the weather here in NYC has been less than cooperative. It has been FREEZING, and in a city where everyone walks to church, weather like this typically threatens our Sunday morning attendance. But miraculously, God has faithfully provided the crowd. We have seen an increase of new guests, and those who had "fallen off the radar" are making a comeback. This is all great news, but is meaningless if the message does not connect with people's hearts.
I praise God that He has generously revealed to the people that marriage is but an analogy for our salvation (Eph. 5:22-33). Yes, people are hearing what it takes to be married and are learning the quality of person needed to make marriage possible and purposeful; above all, people are learning about a relationship with Jesus! God is our perfect mate, and He is calling us into eternal covenant with Him, if only we would be found ready. Praise God, He is changing people's hearts, saving them by His grace, and enabling them to walk in covenant with Him as His bride, the church.
Great things are happening at FHCC!
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