I’ve never experience THAT before. Interesting. Since our church is located of Highway 68, there is only one road that accesses our driveway, so a car accident this past weekend shut down the road entirely for the entire duration of our Sunday services. Slight bummer.
Here are some lessons from the weekend:
First and foremost, we are serving Jesus! After the first service, once it became apparent most people weren’t getting through the police barricade to attend service 2 and 3, I was asked, “do we go on?” Yes! Although slightly awkward holding worship services in a mostly empty sanctuary, it was refreshing. We grouped together, prayed, and reminded each other that this is all for Jesus, an attitude that must follow us into each and every ministry endeavor.
I love technology. Having the services broadcast live online was actually a major reason to push forward with the services. We knew we wanted to take care of everyone who hit the roadblock and were forced to go home to watch online.
I have silly fears. Confession time. I had a quick worry that everyone would just drive to another church, enjoy it, and stay there in the weeks to come. Just being honest. That tells me I’ve got some work to do in allowing the Holy Spirit in to crush some of my fears and insecurities as a pastor. It’s just gotta happen!
All that said, I hope we don’t have a Sunday like that for quite some time. My heart goes out to my brothers in other parts of the country who deal with the Sunday effects of snow, heavy rain, or other weather difficulties on a regular basis. It was hard preparing all week to teach, only to have the message reach a much smaller group than anticipated. God knows!
