The POWER of God

I am penning these words on Sunday night, still reveling in the glory from worship after sharing the announcement that God blessed our church through the generosity of an individual who donated $100,000 towards the total upgrade of our media system and the purchase of a brand new church van. This generous gift brings to mind the words of the Apostle Paul to the Church at Ephasus:

Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21 NRSV)

I remarked in service and on social media that “God will sometimes give you BIG VISION with a small budget, just to show you how good God is at being God!” We serve a God who has all power. Through this gift, we witnessed the POWER of God at work. We did not have to labor to make this happen, but God made it so. Not only are we witnesses to the power of God at work, the size of the gift, and therefore the impact and reach FBC will have through the wise, faithful, and Spirit-led stewardship of this gift, is abundantly more that my biggest vision for our church. In the words of the viral praise song, “E3:20” by Pastor Latoya Brewington, “God’s done more than I ever expected.”

Which brings me to the greatest lesson I’ve gleaned from this process. We don’t serve a stingy God of puny and paltry blessings. We serve a God who calling us individually and as a church to believe BIG, ask BIG, imagine BIG, think BIG, dream BIG, vision BIG, strategize BIG, expect BIG, anticipate BIG, and hope BIG as we spread the good news of Jesus Christ, and trust that God is ready, willing, and ABLE to accomplish more than the biggest ideas our minds can conceive. Who’s ready to think BIG with me as we move towards 2024?

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Donna Olivia Owusu-Ansah