Wonderful Weekend in Review

I had a great time with my family this weekend.
- Backyard wiffle ball game with my son. I pitch and Quinn cranks it over our fence into the neighbors yard for a major league home run . Yeah!
- We went for a walk in the woods near our house and found a set of keys, a little league baseball, and a web of ropes in a group of trees. Someone spent a lot of time and money creating what looks like a spider web of ropes five feet off the ground. My children loved it. We found it on Saturday and had to return for another climb on Sunday afternoon.
- Rachel's Mom and Dad came over and we cooked hamburgers on the grill. Had a great conversation with my father-in-law. What a godly man.
- Sunday morning was fun leading the Adult Bible Class in a study on the life of Joseph, Genesis 37 - 45. Joseph went from being the favorite son to being sold into slavery by his brothers who hated him. He was lied about and thrown into an Egyptian dungeon. Talk about a rough life. But God had given him a dream at 17 yrs. old. It did come true, but not until he was in his early 30's. God had a plan for Joseph to save His family from death due to the severe famine.
What his brothers meant for evil, God meant for good. Joseph held no grudges or animosity toward his brothers. He learned to love those that had hated him. He showed grace to those that hurt him the most. He had a plan to save those that had sold him.
May I learn life's lessons like Joseph. I cannot live this live in my own strength. I must live in the empowerment of the Spirit of God.
- Our Sunday morning Encounter service was awesome. Pastor Steve brought us a great Sermon on the Mount talk about Choices. Choose the Golden Rule way of life. Choose the Narrow path or the Broad road. The Kingdom series has been the best series yet. David led us in a worship song Sunday that we sang most of the drive home - "He Love Us, Oh How He Loves Us..."
Awesome worship. Thanks for leading us David!