Church Visit, "A New New," Eaton St. Paul/Crossroads

Back from a week off, preached at a joint service of Eaton St. Paul and their YMCA Campus Church, Crossroads. What a neat congregation: young and old, children and elderly, traditional and contemporary. They present an innovative model of ministry to the people of Preble County. What, however, was new and innovative just a few years ago, they are now meeting to discern the future God has in store for them. Instead of succumbing to the temptation that they have already done enough/we're already cutting edge, they are beginning to trust God for new. In the Book of revelation, Jesus said, "I am making all things new." I'm pretty sure He meant all things when he said all things. That includes therefore me and us today. The mark of authentic followership for the Apostle Paul was, in fact, a state of constant change and transformation, new creation status (II Corinthians 5:17). When was the last time you experienced, "brand spanking new?" How are we modeling the power of the resurrection for our people?