We had a great weekend around FBCSmyrna! The Imagine Christmas Productions drew great crowds with dozens of stories of people connecting to our church for the first time and desiring to get involved.
Our Sunday services were compelling. Pat had a great message called Revolutionary Mary looking at how a young teenage girl was a key part of a bold revolution in our world. We are leveraging the momentum of the Production for our Christmas Series. Micah led a great worship set! Attendance continues to trend 20% up compared to last year with this past week seeing growth of 431 people (23%).
The best part of the weekend for me was the privilege of baptizing 3 adults in the first service. I got to hear two of their stories in detail. Incredibly encouraging! One lady told the story of her and her 7 year-old attending on and off for over a year without the husband. About two months ago, the 7 year old asked the dad to come to church with them the next day. He did and has loved and been inviting people ever since.
Another story is of a guy who was baptized this past Sunday and come to realize that Kelly and I had sat with he and his wife at the last Real Marriage event this fall. He told me that they had started attending just a little bit before that and were at that time separated. There marriage has been healed, he has embraced Christ, and is loving what God is doing in his life. Yes!
Here are some pics from this past Sunday thanks to Crutch:
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