November was an incredible month

We just finished a fabulous month at FBC. We celebrated all month our tenth year in Mesquite. Each week we did something different to remember the past and start to prepare for the future. I introduced the Decade of Destiny material from Saddle Back and we held a "One service morning". We brought everyone together for one service and as we started we ask anyone that comes to the 6 PM service to stand, then we ask anyone that attends the 8:AM to stand and then we ask the 10:45 folks to stand and shake the hands of those around them. What a wonderful time of celebration. We mixed videos and pictures from the past with songs spread out through the service. A real change from our normal service and I received a number of text messages telling me how much everyone enjoyed the day.
Thanksgiving was special as we all gathered for a special dinner at the church on Sunday afternoon followed by music. The last Sunday of the month we had three guest speakers, The mayor, Susan Holecheck, Tim Orell our wal-mart greeter that has a wonderful testimony and Gladys Smith from our local thrift store. Each one blessed our hearts with words of encouragement and scripture.