Fresh Vision

Yesterday I had the privilege of getting away with my church leadership team for this new church year at Cornerstone (2008-2009). It has been a while since I have done this with my leadership teams but it is something I feel is worth while and something I felt was needed for this time in the life of our church.

I was VERY encouraged by the discussions I had with my leaders. It seems that we are all hungry to see God do new things in our lives as a church body. I shared a devotional thought from Deuteronomy 1:6 where God said to Moses and the children of Israel that they had stayed at Mount Sinai long enough, that it was time to break camp and move on to receive God's promise for them. It is SO easy for all of us to get comfortable with where we are, to allow "good enough" to be good enough. I am sure that the Israelites felt that even though Mount Sinai was not exactly paradise that it was good enough. They were not living in the lap of luxury but they had what they needed. Things were OK, but God had so much more for them and the only way they could receive it was to take a risk and move on to new places.

I think these next 12 months and beyond will be exciting times at Cornerstone, but I am sure they will be challenging and probably a bit scary at times as well. If the definition of insanity is correct, "To keep doing what you have always done but expecting a different result" then I do not wish to be insane. Change for the sake of change is not good but change for the sake of reaching new places in our relationship with God and in our ministry as a Church body is necessary. I look forward to see what God has in store for me personally and us as a church here in this community God has called us to serve.

Pastor Sheldon