Doing Life And Celebrating Life

October has been the month when I celebrate my church life with church community.  

 I've been celebrating my connection with the church community. It's been wonderful. Thanking God for 24 years of Church Life.

Before I joined Church, I heard about the Baptists, the Catholics. I didn't know about the Christians. Being spiritual / a religious person.
 
The Message on the 29th of Oct was " Beyond the Wittenberg Door" by Pastor Brian Zahnd
Here's Pastor Brian's blog: Beyond The Wittenberg Door.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you
S.A. Blakley

Who Are You? Beloved of God

There was a storm overnight. I heard the thundering as the lighting lite up the room. Oh, what a night and morning we endured!

Praise God! I awaken on Sunday, October 22, 2017 on time.  I took my time. It was dark outside at 7:20 am. I went to the door and took my selfies, then I was off to do the rest of my morning dos.

The Sunday Morning  Gathering: I made my way into the building, singing as I'm accustom to.   I spoke to a few people, the workers in the church. I made my way into the sanctuary.  I prayed as I entered in. There were a few church workers there too.

I place my Bible on the pew and made my way back into the foyer praying. I spoke to more people as I was making my way to the place where I pray. I continued to look around as I went about.

Before the 10 am gathering:
I spoke with more friends. I enjoyed seeing them. As the service started we made our confessions. We began to sing, hear scripture reading and so forth in worshipping God.

The Message by Pastor Derek Vreeland was entitled Who Are You?   It was a good message. Christian are followers of Jesus Christ. We are hidden away in Christ in God.  I can say that I'm a Christian. I'm the beloved of God.

We received Communion after the message: A blessing was spoken over us. What an honor this is. We can come to Jesus just as we are.

After the gathering. I spoke with some friends on the way out of the gathering.
I'm thankful for my friends. 

Midweek gathering: I  took part in the Prayer School with Brian Zahnd. There were many there. The gathering is for 4 Wednesday Nights sessions. I attended on in January of 2013.  This  is my second time. The first time appeared hard to keep up the practice of staying on a track for prayer.

On the Journey: I'm coming along on the journey. I've been slowing down on what I'm doing. I can over work myself in doing things that I don't really need to do. I have been letting some things be.

May we continue to do as we are lead to do.
May we see the good in practicing good habits.
Amen.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Church Membership Anniversary

The 3rd Sunday of October is my Church Membership Anniversary. The actual day was on October 17, 1993.  ~ Doing Life On the Journey with Jesus, Family, Friends, The Community and The Body of Christ

 Sunday, October 15, 2017
I awaken  by hearing some sounds. I had a hard time sleeping. I had less than  6 hours of sleep. I prepared myself for the gathering.

Before the gathering:
I continue to sing as I make my way into the building and praying by the time that I've entered into the sanctuary.  I'm saying hello to those who are in my pathway and looking around as I go.

The Sunday message  was "Blowin' In the Wind" by The Family Pastor, Jacob Taylor. It was a good message. We received communion. It was a special gathering for me. I'm thankful that I was there. 

I received some well wishes on my Church Membership Anniversary on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 on facebook.   I see the importance in staying connected with the church community. Thankful  for  the people who do too. ~ Thanks for the anniversary greetings.

Wednesday, Midweek is different.
I did not attend Midweek. I took a break. It takes time to get use to it. I've gotten use to not having Friday night gathering. I think it's a thing of the past. And I'm  back "home" to where I started on Fridays.

I made some decisions and adjustments this week.  I've become accustom to some things. I see that have come into a new season. I'm pressing on. The best is yet to come.

Indeed, Church life continues to change as the years come along. That's apart of the journey. We have adjust and keep changing. I'm thankful that the LORD is with us on the journey.

May we continue to be lead by the Spirit of God.
May we adjust to the changes that come and go.
Amen.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Continue On The Journey With Jesus and His Church

The Second Sunday in October: Pastor Appreciation Day. Thank God for Pastors!

I  was up off and on through out on the morning on Sunday, October 8, 2017. I didn't do everything I normally would do. I did the best that I could.  It was cool morning. I wore my wrap around.

I had a joyful spirit as I come to the main church doors. Yes, I was singing and looking around as I went about. I ended up praying as I went into the sanctuary.

I made my way as I normally do. I went to the Upper Room for a little while. I prayed and walked and prayed. I took some selfies.

It was my turn to greet at 9:30 am. I was there early. I had to keep on my wrap around and put on my gloves. There was one person wondering why I was all wrapped up. Lol

It got down to 50 degrees. But, I saw one temperature gage. It read 47 degree. And the high was about 81. I was living in the present time. I didn't want to freeze. Yes, the Autumn season has come.

I had a wonderful time greeting. I have met a lot of beautiful people on my church life journey. I try to remember people's names. I have two names to faces, Rhonda and Shannon.  I hope to say their names next time.

The message by Pastor Brian was on What About The Book Of Revelation? 
The  Q&A Session for the message : What About the Book of Revelation? was on Midweek:

It's been a long week. I'm learning new things as I come about life. Church is an important part of our lives. We should be connected to a community on a regular basis. Amen.

May we continue on the journey with Jesus and His Church.
Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Crossed Over Into The 4th Quarter

My Church Life Journey:

I didn't sleep good on the morning of Sunday, October 1, 2017. When I awaken, I wasn't as tired as I thought I would be. I did my morning doings before I gathered with the church. I felt okay.

While I was coming to the place where I worship, I began to sing. There was light rain and heavy clouds.  I began to sing "This Little Light of Mine" and onward I made my way in the door.

I looked around as I normally do. I'm thankful to see what I can see. I continued to sing songs and look around. I spoke to some people as I was going about. As I entered the door of the sanctuary, I prayed the Lord's Prayer.

I made my way as I normally do. I came across some friends on the way out of the sanctuary. There was joy in the place. I continued to speak to people as I made my way to the Upper Room to pray.

I entered the Upper Room in reverence to where I was.  The whole earth is God's  We walk on sacred ground. I have adapted to this thinking. The sanctuary is sacred too.

We had a beautiful gathering. There was a good message. by Brian Zahnd  What About Hell?  Pastor's Q&A session What About Hell? 

It have been a good week. The church had an Upper Room Prayer gathering. It was streamed live. I had a chance to be apart of it on October 4, 2017. Also, I attended the church supper and Q&A session.

As I'm writing this blog, I have heard the news of my Aunt's passing on October 5, 2017. She was my the last Aunt that I have. I'm thankful for my Aunt Josie. She will be missed. R.I.P. Auntie.

Life is to be lived.
We don't know how long we will be on this earth. 
May we live life to the fullest.
May we see the beauty that God has for us.
Amen.

Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley