The Stream is Flowing

Welcome to the reflections of Pastor Greg Ruble, lead pastor for Living Streams Community Church. These are posts of some random thoughts, prayers and experiences from my journey as our family serves God in this new church. If you live in the McCordsville/Mt.comfort area and don't have a church home, come worship with us. We'd love to see you in the Stream!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Gifts From Above

The past few weeks have been so busy with building work, preparing for new people and encouraging the Streamers. Busyness has been an enemy to my solitude with God, my family time, and my health. In all the activity, God has continued to show His mercy to me/us on this adventure. Recently at a work day one of our Streamers brought dessert to us. It was a cake, decorated with a stream and some ducks. That cake was a gift from God to me. It just touched my heart that she would go to such lengths to bless us. I have cut about 15 acres of grass this week on a mower that was donated by another of our Streamers. Again, as I bounced around on the ocean of grass we are now taking care of I was overcome by the gift I was riding. Those are just two of many gifts from above to me and this new church. We've had a mold company eradicate the mold in our building for free. We've had framers, drywallers, pizza guys, painters, farmers, and tireless Streamers give so much to make this building an honorable place to meet with God. We've had people continue to remember us in prayer, more than I know of! Next Sunday, (Sept 28), we will have our first worship service in the Meijer Miracle building and then Oct 12 we'll invite the neighborhood to join us. All along I bleieve God will continue to give us good gifts from above. James 1:17 says,"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." I am so blessed, so in awe of how God has made things happen for us. I look forward to seeing just how far His goodness will extend through us as we begin to touch lives for His Kingdom.

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