JESUS IS RAW!

It's the truth! Jesus really is raw! For those who may be confused, I am not comparing Jesus to sushi! It means that Jesus is awesome!! He's just ridiculously amazing at saving people and transforming their lives. As we move deeper into our "Be One Make One" initiative, I want to simply remind you all of God's unfailing love and His REALLY good memory!

Two Sundays ago, during the 11:00 service, Pastor Robbie came up at the end of worship and invited people to come share words they felt they had from the Lord. If any of you know me well at all, at the end of worship, I am usually caught up in the Spirit and completely undone for Jesus, if you know what I mean! When Robbie made the call and cued for people to come forward, my eyes were too blurry with tears to see who walked up. As soon as I heard her voice, it hit me... Wait a minute... This voice sounds really familiar... NO WAY!! YOU?!??!?!? It was a classmate from high school that I had been praying for since Fall 1999!! Though she had been to our church, accepted Christ and got baptized, seeing her up there giving a word that edified the entire body months later reminded me that God doesn't just barely save, He saves to the uttermost! (Hebrews 7:25)

After the service ended, we started catching up in the lobby and talking about all the amazing things God had been doing in her life. Honestly, though I had faithfully prayed many years for her, I had completely forgotten about it all at that point. Thank God He is faithful to complete everything He starts in us and in the people we pray for! Disciples are followers of Jesus who never forget that!

Your Disciple-Makin' Homeboy!! ;-)

George Dumaine