Blessing FBCD Family:
I want to give you a peak into our direction of travel. If you have prayerfully reflected upon our Vision Reflection then you know one of our goals is to position FBCD to reach the NEXT GENERATION! This means I am calling the Senior Saints to embrace the Great Commission and the Words of King David in Psalm 71 and 150.
Praise the LORD!
In the weeks ahead it is my plan to make the worship service louder and more contemporary. I am doing this with much thoughtful reflection. It is not random, nor is it an accident. From what I have been told the last time you did two services on a Sunday they were almost identical. My plan in pushing the boundaries of the service is to bring up a question:
A. Are the pillars of FBCD willing to embrace music, dress, decor, volume, and a style of worship you probably will not like in order to be with the next generation in worship.
Or,
B. Will you say, "Get us out of here and give us a service of our own."
Now, hear me say clearly that I love Senior Saints. I respect you and all of the years of service you have given to the church. But the great commission compels us to go after the lost. Jesus was very clear when He said to leave the 99 and go find the 1. Study after study tells us that the lost are most reachable when they are young. So,our call is to follow Christ and your call is to figure out how you want me to do that. One service, or two. It is up to you!
Keep me, and FBCD in prayer,
as together we seek God's will for our future!
Paul
I want to give you a peak into our direction of travel. If you have prayerfully reflected upon our Vision Reflection then you know one of our goals is to position FBCD to reach the NEXT GENERATION! This means I am calling the Senior Saints to embrace the Great Commission and the Words of King David in Psalm 71 and 150.
O God,
you have taught me from my earliest childhood,
and I
constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.
Now that I am old
and gray, do not abandon me, O God.
Let me proclaim your power to this new generation,
your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
Praise the LORD!
Praise
God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty
heaven!
Praise him for his mighty works; praise his
unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp!
Praise him with the
tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and
flutes!
Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him
with loud clanging cymbals.
Let everything that breathes sing praises to the
LORD! Praise
the LORD!
In the weeks ahead it is my plan to make the worship service louder and more contemporary. I am doing this with much thoughtful reflection. It is not random, nor is it an accident. From what I have been told the last time you did two services on a Sunday they were almost identical. My plan in pushing the boundaries of the service is to bring up a question:
A. Are the pillars of FBCD willing to embrace music, dress, decor, volume, and a style of worship you probably will not like in order to be with the next generation in worship.
Or,
B. Will you say, "Get us out of here and give us a service of our own."
Now, hear me say clearly that I love Senior Saints. I respect you and all of the years of service you have given to the church. But the great commission compels us to go after the lost. Jesus was very clear when He said to leave the 99 and go find the 1. Study after study tells us that the lost are most reachable when they are young. So,our call is to follow Christ and your call is to figure out how you want me to do that. One service, or two. It is up to you!
Keep me, and FBCD in prayer,
as together we seek God's will for our future!
Paul
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