First, when I drove up to the building Sunday morning, I couldn’t stop smiling! It was one of those ear to ear kind of smiles! I had seven months worth of memories flood my mind. I remembered the church being pink and run down and now it looked so ALIVE! I could see all the overgrown shrubs around the building and now it looked clean taken care of. I pictured the old rotten wood doors that closed off the building to people outside and now it looked inviting…like the building was screaming to people, “Come on in!”
Then, my heart began to dance when I saw the hospitality folks in their purple shirts greeting people coming through the doors, the KidMO folks inside ready to direct families and kids, the nursery workers with a happy smile making the parents feel safe, and the MiniMO folks receiving the little ones with great care and excitement! I want you to know that Mt. Olive has the most giving and service minded people in the area! I would put our people up against anyone, because the Mt. Olive folks get it! They understand that it isn’t about “us” but it’s about welcoming others in so they can find a place to BELONG and experience a life transforming relationship with Jesus Christ! In the words of Scott Smith, “The Mt. Olive people ROCK!!!”
Secondly, I knew, without a doubt, that the best is yet to come! Did you know that there was between 320 and 340 people there on Sunday? And that was just the first Sunday with the doors open! The worship band was on a whole new level. The congregation was engaged. You could feel the Holy Spirit moving in that place and in people’s lives and, at that point, I knew that this was just the beginning of the greater things to come…it was just the beginning!!!
I hope I will see you this Sunday. Remember, give an invitation and bring someone with you as we experience the GREATER things that God has in store for Mt. Olive and the River Valley!\
-Barry
Then, my heart began to dance when I saw the hospitality folks in their purple shirts greeting people coming through the doors, the KidMO folks inside ready to direct families and kids, the nursery workers with a happy smile making the parents feel safe, and the MiniMO folks receiving the little ones with great care and excitement! I want you to know that Mt. Olive has the most giving and service minded people in the area! I would put our people up against anyone, because the Mt. Olive folks get it! They understand that it isn’t about “us” but it’s about welcoming others in so they can find a place to BELONG and experience a life transforming relationship with Jesus Christ! In the words of Scott Smith, “The Mt. Olive people ROCK!!!”
Secondly, I knew, without a doubt, that the best is yet to come! Did you know that there was between 320 and 340 people there on Sunday? And that was just the first Sunday with the doors open! The worship band was on a whole new level. The congregation was engaged. You could feel the Holy Spirit moving in that place and in people’s lives and, at that point, I knew that this was just the beginning of the greater things to come…it was just the beginning!!!
I hope I will see you this Sunday. Remember, give an invitation and bring someone with you as we experience the GREATER things that God has in store for Mt. Olive and the River Valley!\
-Barry
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