Bob’s thoughts:
We were blessed to worship at Mosaic: a dear friend was delivering the message today. We were able to catch up a bit before the service and enjoy worship in a truly mosaic church.
The message centered on the Christmas passages and the reason Christ came.
Another blessing today was to be able to hold one of my grandchildren and enjoy all the little ones of the congregation.
It’s always an encouragement to worship at Mosaic, and it has been more than two years since our last visit here. The people keep it real and are not afraid to admit they are struggling, so their prayers are genuine and honest. We are always greeted warmly, and truly enjoy the uplifting and contagious enthusiasm. Also, it’s a real joy to see so many little ones.
We were sorry to miss our friend Saleem, but it was great to see another friend, Pete, who preached today.
The inspirational music was led by two ladies, one of whom played the keyboard. We sang some surprisingly traditional songs for such a contemporary service, but it was superb.
The untitled message was wound around reminders of the true meaning of Christmas and included three specific aspects: God loves us; through Christ’s sacrifice we can be reconciled to God; and no suffering is permanent. I relished the reference to “God’s reckless love” for each of us, and especially appreciated the reminder quoted from Oswald Chambers’ “My Utmost for His Highest” – one of my favorite devotionals – that Jesus did not come from this world, but came into this world from outside, and the same is true of His coming into our hearts…He must come into them from outside.
For everyone I know, I pray for a personal experience of God’s reckless love this season.
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