Sunday...
I am finally back at school now. I didn't sleep very well last night and I am really tired now. I wanted to write a few of my thoughts about today, but more tonight.
Church this morning was different. We had a song, then part of the message, then repeated that 5 times. It was a celebration of completing the 40 days of Community that they have been doing. The Madrigals also sang at the second service and I stayed to watch them.
This afternoon was spend doing homework. Tonight I went to 703 and the service was slightly different than normal there too. But it was a good kind of different. The message was on Matthew 2:2. "...and asked,'Where is the one who has been bron kind of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.'" The focus was on coming to worship Jesus this season. Often times that part of the verse isn't what is focused on, but I really liked how tonight it was emphasized. One of the main points was that worship is about Jesus and not all of the stuff that can come along with worshiping like focusing on the band. So today, there was only one guitar instead of the whole band. The songs were also older and I knew more of them than I sometimes do since I haven't gone to 703 that long. I always feel like I can worship better when I don't have to read the words off of the screen. It was good. I always walk away with some thought to think about after a 703 message which doesn't normally happen on Sunday mornings at Grace.
Also, I brought all of my stuff to 703 because I came back with Leecha. But her Dad wasn't going to pick us up until 10 and we got kicked out of the church. So then the question was what to do and what to do with all of my stuff (which, but the way, was 2 small Target bags, 1 large Kohl's bag, 2 backpacks, a bunch of clothes on hangers, and my laundry hamper thing. All products of lots of homework that didn't get done and not doing laundry in a month!). Anyway, we (AJ, Stephen, Leecha, and Brad) decided that Leecha and I would go back to Brad's apartment and AJ and Stephen would go home. Brad had to get gas in a bad way. He said that he has a 10 gallon tank and he put in 9.65 gallons in! Anyway, while he was filing, he said that Leecha looked like a Elephant with Rabies. Then she made a strange face and noise that only she could do! Then we went back to Brad's apartment and there I got the full tour of it including the messed up bathroom! I also got to see all of the cats.
Gabe came home (he lives there too) and then Adam came over. Adam and Gabe shared about the night that they had. They went to a jv and high school program/service thing about Prophecy. It sounded really cool and they both came back with cool stories to tell. I love it when you can tell that God works! I haven't know any of the 703 gang very long and don't know them very well, but what I do know is that they have been fun to be around every time I am around any of them!
So, that was my day. I have safely arrived back in my room and have somewhat settled back in after trying to make it smell better and cool down. When I walked in, there was a strange smell to the room. I think from cleaning stuff. Our heater was also suppose to be set to 2 when we left and somehow it was on 3 when I came back. So now I have Ousted the room and have the window open. I am ready to call it a day!
Church this morning was different. We had a song, then part of the message, then repeated that 5 times. It was a celebration of completing the 40 days of Community that they have been doing. The Madrigals also sang at the second service and I stayed to watch them.
This afternoon was spend doing homework. Tonight I went to 703 and the service was slightly different than normal there too. But it was a good kind of different. The message was on Matthew 2:2. "...and asked,'Where is the one who has been bron kind of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.'" The focus was on coming to worship Jesus this season. Often times that part of the verse isn't what is focused on, but I really liked how tonight it was emphasized. One of the main points was that worship is about Jesus and not all of the stuff that can come along with worshiping like focusing on the band. So today, there was only one guitar instead of the whole band. The songs were also older and I knew more of them than I sometimes do since I haven't gone to 703 that long. I always feel like I can worship better when I don't have to read the words off of the screen. It was good. I always walk away with some thought to think about after a 703 message which doesn't normally happen on Sunday mornings at Grace.
Also, I brought all of my stuff to 703 because I came back with Leecha. But her Dad wasn't going to pick us up until 10 and we got kicked out of the church. So then the question was what to do and what to do with all of my stuff (which, but the way, was 2 small Target bags, 1 large Kohl's bag, 2 backpacks, a bunch of clothes on hangers, and my laundry hamper thing. All products of lots of homework that didn't get done and not doing laundry in a month!). Anyway, we (AJ, Stephen, Leecha, and Brad) decided that Leecha and I would go back to Brad's apartment and AJ and Stephen would go home. Brad had to get gas in a bad way. He said that he has a 10 gallon tank and he put in 9.65 gallons in! Anyway, while he was filing, he said that Leecha looked like a Elephant with Rabies. Then she made a strange face and noise that only she could do! Then we went back to Brad's apartment and there I got the full tour of it including the messed up bathroom! I also got to see all of the cats.
Gabe came home (he lives there too) and then Adam came over. Adam and Gabe shared about the night that they had. They went to a jv and high school program/service thing about Prophecy. It sounded really cool and they both came back with cool stories to tell. I love it when you can tell that God works! I haven't know any of the 703 gang very long and don't know them very well, but what I do know is that they have been fun to be around every time I am around any of them!
So, that was my day. I have safely arrived back in my room and have somewhat settled back in after trying to make it smell better and cool down. When I walked in, there was a strange smell to the room. I think from cleaning stuff. Our heater was also suppose to be set to 2 when we left and somehow it was on 3 when I came back. So now I have Ousted the room and have the window open. I am ready to call it a day!