This Welcome Home series was all about who we are as a church and how you and I can make ourselves part of the work of God in the Earth. This series was both an invitation and a challenge. It was both aspirational and our daily reality. We believe and we are witnessing this church as a place of prayer, a place of belonging, miracles, and worship.

Where is a place you dream to visit? This is a question I often love answering. It puts me in a moment of time where our beautiful world is available to visiting. I think of incredible cities full of culture and art, beautiful mountains of serene stillness, and places where the northern lights shine.

What if we, as believers, led the charge on celebration in our homes, our neighborhoods, and our culture? What if we showed the world how to party and how to give a better picture about who God is and what he’s like through our celebrations? This type of celebration requires strategy and intention. But the creative possibilities are endless.

I am so excited to get to share with you all this morning on how we as Christ followers can become a place of celebration.

With a job like mine, you could say I know a little something about CELEBRATING! I have the daily pleasure of celebrating so many organizations, events, birthdays, weddings-you name it! As a people, we love to come together to celebrate.