Well we did it. It was a touch painful for a couple of us, but the blessing that flowed was incredible. An hour plus change and new location made a world of difference. Instead of 7am in Hutto, the men of New Hope are now meeting at 6am in Pf-ville. Honeycut, Luce, Gibson, Coker, Moore, Peterman and I shared a great time of fellowship, breakfast, prayer and discussion of the Bible. I'm very grateful to God that we could all get together.
The phrase "Rise Up O Men of God" came to mind as we parted company. In Matthew 5, Christ Jesus makes it clear that He did not come to abolish the moral standards of the Old Testament, rather to raise them. Not only is murder wrong, but hatred toward your brother is wrong. Not only is adultery wrong, lusting after a woman is wrong. Sin is a terrible condition, and we must deal with sin aggressively! We must raise the standard of Christ. We must rise up!
So, rise up we did! We rose up a bit earlier to learn the blessing of fellowship, and to learn the higher standards of Christ Jesus.
If a dose of worship from the old time hymn will motivate you, click below ...
"Rise Up O Men of God"
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wish I could have been there...Would you see if they'd be willing to fly me in/out on Thursdays? Rise up and pass the hat! LOL...
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