CRBC celebrates our 40th Anniversary tomorrow. The actual date is June 13, I think. Seems like we have underachieved much of the time. Perhaps this milestone is a good time to move forward.
I was talking with one of our members today and she brought this up. Forty years. Kinda ho-hum. Wishes we could/would do/be better.
That's been on my mind, too. Linking the experience the Hebrew children had under the leadership of Joshua to the experience our church could have as we move past 40 seems like a natural application. This in no way downplays past leadership - Moses was the leader of the Hebrews during the 40 years prior to taking the Promised Land. He was a great leader who prepared them for their next era. This does not minimize what God has done through the church - he provided for, protected, and led the Hebrews to get them to right location for moving forward. But staying in Egypt or in the wilderness was not an option.
Sometimes you just have to write the next chapter in the story. We love the first 40 years. We've had great successes. We've had wonderful memories. We've learned from some difficult situations. If you were reading a book you would enjoy the previous chapter then turn the page to the next one.
And the next chapter relates to and builds upon the previous. It's not a complete disconnect. So we will build upon and move beyond our foundations with innovation and freshness. Forty years from now, I hope CRBC will celebrate their past and purposefully move into the future.
I'll post sermon audio when I preach the sermon.
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