Comments on: Pastor and Staff Appreciation http://axegrinder.org/2005/10/20/pastor-and-staff-appreciation/ Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:15:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bill Lee http://axegrinder.org/2005/10/20/pastor-and-staff-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Bill Lee Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:21:51 +0000 http://axegrinder.org/?p=20#comment-47 I . . . never mind. I . . . never mind.

]]> By: Dolan http://axegrinder.org/2005/10/20/pastor-and-staff-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Dolan Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:48:56 +0000 http://axegrinder.org/?p=20#comment-42 I saw this comment coming. You just took longer than I thought. I saw this comment coming. You just took longer than I thought.

]]> By: Tim http://axegrinder.org/2005/10/20/pastor-and-staff-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Tim Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:43:07 +0000 http://axegrinder.org/?p=20#comment-41 I have started going to church everyday...and it IS great! Tim I have started going to church everyday…and it IS great!
Tim

]]> By: Bill Lee http://axegrinder.org/2005/10/20/pastor-and-staff-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Bill Lee Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:44:52 +0000 http://axegrinder.org/?p=20#comment-37 Every year during the month of October, God brings to mind an incident in my life. I was a new believer and I was sitting in the auditorium of our church. It was dark and I was the only one in there. I don't remember the circumstances as to why I was the only one in there at that time, I just remember sitting in the first pew thinking about how great it would be to come to church every day. I thought about being able to come into the auditorium any time I wanted to sit, pray, and think. I guess that because I was a new Christian, this place was where my walk with God was taking place. This was the place that I had met God and this was the place that He spoke to me. I had no idea that He was going to call me into the ministry later in my life (it would have scared me to death at that time!). I think that God brings that memory to me every so often to remind me of how blessed I am to be doing what I am doing. I think that is is the ministers in the churches that need to have a "Member Appreciation Month" every year. Just think about it . . . I get paid to do what we are all called to do anyway (doesn't seem fair, does it)! If I may be so bold . . . On behalf of all ministers in all churches, thank you to all members of those churches. We are more blessed than we could ever be a blessing! I look forward to the time when we will all kneel around the throne of the One that has drawn us together! Bill Every year during the month of October, God brings to mind an incident in my life. I was a new believer and I was sitting in the auditorium of our church. It was dark and I was the only one in there. I don’t remember the circumstances as to why I was the only one in there at that time, I just remember sitting in the first pew thinking about how great it would be to come to church every day. I thought about being able to come into the auditorium any time I wanted to sit, pray, and think. I guess that because I was a new Christian, this place was where my walk with God was taking place. This was the place that I had met God and this was the place that He spoke to me. I had no idea that He was going to call me into the ministry later in my life (it would have scared me to death at that time!). I think that God brings that memory to me every so often to remind me of how blessed I am to be doing what I am doing. I think that is is the ministers in the churches that need to have a “Member Appreciation Month” every year. Just think about it . . . I get paid to do what we are all called to do anyway (doesn’t seem fair, does it)!

If I may be so bold . . . On behalf of all ministers in all churches, thank you to all members of those churches. We are more blessed than we could ever be a blessing! I look forward to the time when we will all kneel around the throne of the One that has drawn us together!

Bill

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