Pentecost and Mother's Day made it a family celebration

On Sunday we gave thanks to God for our mothers and celebrated their presence in our lives. In a moving moment, some of the children got up and told their moms that they loved them. At the end of the service all of the moms and grandmothers were given a carnation in recognition of their role as God's special gift to the family.

We also witnessed Yolanda Charles' profession of faith in a service of believer's baptism. This was especially appropriate because it was Pentecost Sunday, which marks the birth of the church. The choir sang an anthem that lifted up the declaration of Christ that he would build the church on the faith of Peter, the rock. I preached a message based upon Acts 2 and noted that the early church had a family feel for it. People cared about one another and it appealed to the community around them. The church grew because it gave people a glimpse of the kingdom of God.

It was a very good day at church.

Cal