Today is our annual church business meeting. So Pastor Risto preached his State of the Church Address, “A Spiritual Health Assessment”.
Here are five questions I came away with to ponder and I will be speaking to them over the next five Lenten posts:
1. How has your connection with God and with others grown this year?
2. In what ways have you grown this year in Christ-like maturity?
3. Are you serving God according to your Spiritual giftings? your heart? your abilities? Your personality? Your experiences?
4. How are you intentionally sharing your faith with unbelievers?
5. How has your public and private worship life grown in the last year?
Feel free to chime in on any of these questions today or over the next few days.
Lillie-Put 
Today’s message is still tossing and turning around in my head. I look forward to the next five Lenten posts.
It’s tossing in my head today too! I am learning so much from our Lord!
1-3, growing in leaps and bounds. Not so great on 4; 5–private is good; I’m not involved in public worship, as my church is online.
many of your poems lead this little congregation of bloggers in worship – that is semi- public – call it – public in PJ’s perhaps?
Public in PJ’s that has got to become a buzzword for on-line community Ben. Let’s start a trend shall we?
Sounds good!
Praise God for the growth Sis. He is ever drawing us onward isn’t He? Thanks for the inspiration you have been to me and others here on WordPress. I count myself fortunate to be part of your on-line community of faith.
Wow, thanks for the morning blessing, Pastor J! Had I not started my blog and met the great family of believers here, I know I wouldn’t have progressed much at all–so I continue to be amazed and SO grateful.
I am grateful that I found you Sis! Your poetry has had a very healing influence on my life.
Joseph – this sounds great – looking forward to your lenten series.
Thanks Ben!
You always give us much to consider, Pastor J .. .thank you and God bless you!
And may God bless you in your considering Deb!
I’ll be chewing on those questions, and waiting for the next five posts . . .
How is the chewing going Angela?