Email Testimony
I got another one of those amazing "email testimonies" today that I can't not share. I thought it'd be an encouragement to the entire NCC family. I, of course, got permission to share it.
This family visited NCC over the Easter weekend. I still remember meeting them and being so impressed that they'd go to all the effort of finding the Third Place to be part of our Good Friday service. The last year has been a "winter of the soul" for them, but their visit to NCC seems to have changed the spiritual seasons in their lives!
Mark,
During our trip preparations we decided to attend a church while in DC. I drove through the night Thursday to make a tour of the White House at 830am. We attended NCC for the Good Friday service. When we left, my wife and I looked at each other and began a conversation that started something like this "Would it be at all possible to move here." We actually began to contemplate what it would be like to move to DC just to attend NCC. The effect was not just on my wife and I. Our two older children also chimed in about the possibility (both are on the journey but have not yet accepted Jesus). My son's blog now contains a link to "the cool church in DC."
We attended the Easter service and again spoke longingly about the possibility of moving. Unfortunately it is not possible. But for a time we dreamt of the possibility. Your teaching was excellent but more impressive was the fellowship we witnessed between the community. I could tell that God is moving within you and NCC. DO NOT underestimate this gift you have been given. Of all the churches we have been to NCC is the most vibrant we have experienced.
The experience God gave us at NCC has helped move us out of "winter." We have been following along with messages and blogs and continue to be challenged by your teaching. Our hope is to find a community like NCC--just a little closer to home.
I pray that God continues to bless NCC, that the members recognize the gift they have received and that God would somehow bring fulfillment to the very name chosen for this church. I believe, Lord, that Your purposes may be bigger than touching the DC area but that You may actually be using NCC to touch our NATIONAL community.
It seems like a cliche to say that "God is up to something" but God is up to something! I sense in my spirit that NCC is being prepared for something bigger in scope than we could imagine. I hope that doesn't produce an ounce of pride. I hope it drives us to our knees to seek God with greater intensity! And this email was such a huge encouragement and confirmation that I couldn't not share the testimony.
I am so grateful for the "email prayer" prayed for us. I want to offer a "blog prayer." Lord, I pray that this family would find a church that would fit like a perfectly tailored piece of clothing. I pray that all of the children wouldn't just accept Christ. I pray that they'd sell out and learn to love you with all of their heart and soul and mind and strength. In the name of Jesus, so be it (Amen).
This family visited NCC over the Easter weekend. I still remember meeting them and being so impressed that they'd go to all the effort of finding the Third Place to be part of our Good Friday service. The last year has been a "winter of the soul" for them, but their visit to NCC seems to have changed the spiritual seasons in their lives!
Mark,
During our trip preparations we decided to attend a church while in DC. I drove through the night Thursday to make a tour of the White House at 830am. We attended NCC for the Good Friday service. When we left, my wife and I looked at each other and began a conversation that started something like this "Would it be at all possible to move here." We actually began to contemplate what it would be like to move to DC just to attend NCC. The effect was not just on my wife and I. Our two older children also chimed in about the possibility (both are on the journey but have not yet accepted Jesus). My son's blog now contains a link to "the cool church in DC."
We attended the Easter service and again spoke longingly about the possibility of moving. Unfortunately it is not possible. But for a time we dreamt of the possibility. Your teaching was excellent but more impressive was the fellowship we witnessed between the community. I could tell that God is moving within you and NCC. DO NOT underestimate this gift you have been given. Of all the churches we have been to NCC is the most vibrant we have experienced.
The experience God gave us at NCC has helped move us out of "winter." We have been following along with messages and blogs and continue to be challenged by your teaching. Our hope is to find a community like NCC--just a little closer to home.
I pray that God continues to bless NCC, that the members recognize the gift they have received and that God would somehow bring fulfillment to the very name chosen for this church. I believe, Lord, that Your purposes may be bigger than touching the DC area but that You may actually be using NCC to touch our NATIONAL community.
It seems like a cliche to say that "God is up to something" but God is up to something! I sense in my spirit that NCC is being prepared for something bigger in scope than we could imagine. I hope that doesn't produce an ounce of pride. I hope it drives us to our knees to seek God with greater intensity! And this email was such a huge encouragement and confirmation that I couldn't not share the testimony.
I am so grateful for the "email prayer" prayed for us. I want to offer a "blog prayer." Lord, I pray that this family would find a church that would fit like a perfectly tailored piece of clothing. I pray that all of the children wouldn't just accept Christ. I pray that they'd sell out and learn to love you with all of their heart and soul and mind and strength. In the name of Jesus, so be it (Amen).
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