Appreciating Our Church Family: Unity, Gratitude, and Service

Lord, we come and we say thank you. Thank you that there was there is not one soul that is not valuable enough that Jesus didn't come to die and pay for their sin. Lord, to offer them an opportunity to be made right with you. There's not one soul who has sinned so greatly that they can't know your grace and your mercy. Thank you that, Lord, that we stand here today as a church, and we just say thank you. We rejoice in you. Everything we have here, you did. [00:27:54] (35 seconds)  #EverySoulValued

And, Lord, we want no glory. We want no glory. And we come and even today, while we don't wear physical crowns, Lord, we take and we cast everything at the feet of our savior, Jesus Christ. He is worthy. You are worthy. And Lord, thank you for saving us. Thank you for Jesus. And I thank you for our time together this morning. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen. You can be seated. [00:28:29] (28 seconds)  #AllGloryToJesus

Pastor Rob's gonna come here in a second, and we're gonna do something a little different. We we've had testimonies during our worship in the morning, but we've I thought it was important that the church has an opportunity. And and I've asked it not be a testimony about the pastoral team. You're very gracious and so often that we hear so much encouraging things via text or testimony. But I really wanted if the lord would lay it upon your heart and as god leads you to just give a testimony either about how the church, Faith Baptist Church as a church [00:28:56] (32 seconds)  #ChurchTestimonies

has helped and the lord has used it or maybe how god has used a an individual in our church or individuals, a group of individuals. I I know in a church our size, I don't know that everybody will be given a testimony about. I I hope that you'll not take that in any other way, but just be here to say, lord, thank you. It's not about me. It's not about them. Ultimately, it's about who? The Lord. And and so I I know from my bottom of my heart, I thank God for you. I'm thankful to be your pastor. [00:29:28] (35 seconds)  #ChurchImpactStories

What a blessing. And I know we have a special, but we're not gonna do that. We'll we'll have to do it this afternoon. That'll be good for the graduation. I wanna say I sometimes I think this gets overlooked, but the Lord uses you to help me be a better pastor. Yes. And I was thinking just even today, he's up there busily making sure. But brother Brandon Yes. It's been a blessing. Yes. Been a blessing to see what the Lord has done in his life. [01:01:07] (40 seconds)  #YouMakeMeBetter

And walking together in discipleship. And many of you have the same. I have the same story about you. Remember the Dysons when they were going through, and they went through a really hard time. And they were if you don't mind me saying it, out of church for a little while. And I remember he was so frustrated. Lord's like, you just need to give this to me. Just be their friend. I learned something that day that I can't control it, but he's in control. [01:01:47] (32 seconds)  #WalkInDiscipleship

I've had brother Greg do that. I appreciate you on Wednesday. Brother Greg was, like, sick, and he's like, all he could be concerned was is causing me more stress because he's sick, and I have to teach. I'm like, you're sick, but I appreciate that spirit. And many of you have done the same thing. Adam's showing up and some others do too, but I showing up every Sunday at Snohomish. Thank you. Starting a church is one of the hardest things outside of raising adult kids. [01:02:48] (33 seconds)  #ServingTogether

But starting a church is very difficult, but it's made that much easier when brothers and sisters in Christ, and some of you were here when this church started, are there every Sunday. Even when people don't show up, even when they're disappointed. And I just wanna say thank you. Go to Psalm one thirty three. I told you I was gonna be short. [01:03:21] (25 seconds)  #FaithfulFromTheStart