If a church can have a theme song, "God of This City" is unquestionably ours.
Chris and I had a hard time finding a church when we moved here. We had left a pastor and church we adored. We had grown so much in OKC not only through our pastor's leadership but also through the relationships we had developed with people we met at our church.
So Fanny, if for no other reason than you, I will always hold that church close in my heart. You are a blessing.
But after a long search where I believe we visited every church in Mansfield and Arlington, we came to what is now Our Church.
It is different than any other church we have ever been a part of. The church, both the congregation and the staff, are very mission focused. Not just doing the usual spring break beach ministry. In the small amount of time we have been a part of this church, we personally know of three couples who have left our class to become missionaries.
I confess that in the prior seven years of our marriage, we knew not one couple who joined the mission field.
That seems unbelievable to me now.
Back to our theme song...
It's powerful. It hits at my heart. A heart the Lord has changed through Our Church.
Take a moment to read these lyrics and even watch the video.
You're the God of this City
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are
You're the Light in this darkness
You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless
You are
There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God
For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
In the light of the death of Clint Dobson last week, Our Church is struggling with every emotion imagineable. Shock, sadness, bitterness, anger, disbelief.
As I sat catching up on my Bible study this afternoon, the Holy Spirit kept reminding me of this song. We are learning about our false idols (I may have mentioned this study a couple or 284 times) but I don't believe He did this because I have set up Clint as an idol as much as He knew my heart needed some soothing about the tragedy. I just really wasn't all that into my idols.
He just meets us where we are doesn't He?
As I read the lyrics to our theme song, I realized that God IS the God of this city. He's the king of these people.
That includes the two men who killed Clint.
Greater things are yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this city.
THIS city. Where two men attacked a grandmother and a young pastor inside a church. Then drove themselves in a stolen car to the mall and bought jewelry. And then laughed about it with friends. The same friends who ultimately turned them in.
THIS city.
I have no idea what these greater things may be. But I do know that there is no one like our God. And that He can use this tragedy for His glory.
And that might just include teaching me how to love ALL the people in this city like He does. But none of us can do that without Christ.
Chris and I had a hard time finding a church when we moved here. We had left a pastor and church we adored. We had grown so much in OKC not only through our pastor's leadership but also through the relationships we had developed with people we met at our church.
So Fanny, if for no other reason than you, I will always hold that church close in my heart. You are a blessing.
But after a long search where I believe we visited every church in Mansfield and Arlington, we came to what is now Our Church.
It is different than any other church we have ever been a part of. The church, both the congregation and the staff, are very mission focused. Not just doing the usual spring break beach ministry. In the small amount of time we have been a part of this church, we personally know of three couples who have left our class to become missionaries.
I confess that in the prior seven years of our marriage, we knew not one couple who joined the mission field.
That seems unbelievable to me now.
Back to our theme song...
It's powerful. It hits at my heart. A heart the Lord has changed through Our Church.
Take a moment to read these lyrics and even watch the video.
You're the God of this City
You're the King of these people
You're the Lord of this nation
You are
You're the Light in this darkness
You're the Hope to the hopeless
You're the Peace to the restless
You are
There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God
For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
Greater thing have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this City
In the light of the death of Clint Dobson last week, Our Church is struggling with every emotion imagineable. Shock, sadness, bitterness, anger, disbelief.
As I sat catching up on my Bible study this afternoon, the Holy Spirit kept reminding me of this song. We are learning about our false idols (I may have mentioned this study a couple or 284 times) but I don't believe He did this because I have set up Clint as an idol as much as He knew my heart needed some soothing about the tragedy. I just really wasn't all that into my idols.
He just meets us where we are doesn't He?
As I read the lyrics to our theme song, I realized that God IS the God of this city. He's the king of these people.
That includes the two men who killed Clint.
Greater things are yet to come and greater things are still to be done in this city.
THIS city. Where two men attacked a grandmother and a young pastor inside a church. Then drove themselves in a stolen car to the mall and bought jewelry. And then laughed about it with friends. The same friends who ultimately turned them in.
THIS city.
I have no idea what these greater things may be. But I do know that there is no one like our God. And that He can use this tragedy for His glory.
And that might just include teaching me how to love ALL the people in this city like He does. But none of us can do that without Christ.
You too girl. Love your face. Fo sho.
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