From Ben – 18 September 2016
This morning after the worship service, we will be holding our AGM. The reports were made available last week and hopefully you may have had opportunity to read them already.
As I was reading through the church reports I was made aware once again of the army of volunteers who give so much time and energy on a monthly basis to make our church the vibrant place it is. We can so easily make the mistake of thinking that those people who do public ministries, like the musicians or catering crew are the only workers in the church, but behind the scenes there are so many more, working unseen with the children, youth, finance, pastoral care, administration, missions, health and safety, mainly music, home groups and so on. What a wonderful team of highly motivated and committed people we are so blessed with at GPC.
It has long been my belief that a church only truly becomes YOUR family when you get involved and take up a responsibility to serve somewhere. May I encourage you to pray and ask God where he wants you to serve at GPC. Don’t be afraid if you don’t succeed at your first attempt. Try your hand in a number of areas to find where you best fit.
I share my life’s verse with you as an encouragement to serve well – 1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore my dear brothers and sisters, let nothing move you, always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord for you know your labour in the Lord is not in vain.