Boooooooooooo. lol

Brad

on 07:42 AM 5/1/2006, Kathy Du Bois said:

Brad,
Of course he's wise.  He married me didn't he?  Groan!
Kathy



At 10:35 PM 4/30/2006, you wrote:
OK. Now I wish I'd have been there. Awesome to see how things have changed 
in your church. Greg is a wise man. Or you might say a wiseguy.

Brad


on 05:41 PM 4/30/2006, Kathy Du Bois said:

Brad,
         Oh yah!  there's nothing like it!  Actually, what I get more 
nervous about is when it comes to the sharing time.  Sometimes, people get 
a bit inappropriate and I mean by that, off topic and off color.  The holy 
Spirit called some really wonderful people forward today who had some 
really wonderful things to share about how God is working in their 
lives.  Actually, this shows me how some people are growing in Christ 
because they really have stories to share about how God is working in 
their lives instead of getting up just to share a funny story about what 
happened to them last week.  The first few services like this that we had, 
I was ready to stop them, but Greg cautioned me, saying, "no, it will 
change as the people grow in Christ and learn what a difference He can 
make."  Well, Greg was right and I was wrong.  I can say that because he's 
not here.  GRIN!  Truthfully though, Greg was wise to be patient and to 
encourage the people to attempt to share.  I wish that he had been here 
this morning to hear how rich it was.  Saddly, for me at least, only one 
veteran was there, but the wife of one of the veterans, who was not there, 
stood up during the service, broke down and said that she really 
appreciated the encouragement that she had received today.  The main theme 
that the holy Spirit put together today was basically, God walks with us 
through everything.  God always seems to have a theme.  It just blows me 
away what happens when you let God make up the bulletin.  Anyway, this 
lady's testimony was precious and, I know, very heart felt.  God is good 
all the time.
Kathy


At 05:51 PM 4/30/2006, you wrote:
Umm. You take requests on the fly for songs? Is that right? No wonder you 
were a bit apprehensive. Breaking away from those routine services is 
really freeing and real isn't it.

Brad


on 11:47 AM 4/30/2006, Kathy Du Bois said:

Phil,
We actually had what we call a Spirit led worship service today.  This is 
a service where we let the people pick a lot of the music and then they 
also  share what the Lord has been doing in their lives.  It can get 
pretty wild, but today was beautiful.  Then, someone requested the song, 
"Here Am I Lord."  I don't know if you are familiar with it, but the words 
to the chorus are:

Here am I, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord
if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart."

I lost it.  I just stood there playing the guitar and crying because all I 
had done was be willing and I knew that He was getting the glory.  You're 
right.  It's awesome to be used by God.
Kathy


At 12:40 PM 4/30/2006, you wrote:
Nothing like being used by God for His honor and glory.  I wish I had the
talent to lead worship.

Phil.