Yesterday's Wedding

Hello New Day friends! I hope you didn't miss church yesterday. Earlier in the week Mimi asked me if I would be willing to perform the wedding ceremony for her and Jeff in a few months when they were able to save up enough money. They're new to New Day, new to Christ. They've been living together for 8 years and had been convicted that they needed to get married. She didn't know I was writing a sermon from Colossians 3 on sexual purity. I called and offered to cover the costs if they would let me marry them at the end of my sermon as an example of how to respond to God's grace and His call to purity. They scrambled to get a marriage license, some generous folks in the church helped them get ready, and at the end of my sermon we had a wedding! The elementary kids and adult Sunday school classes got out early so they could slide in the back and watch. So the auditorium was packed and Jeff and Mimi had a great wedding. One generous lady even bought a huge wedding cake and we all partied in the lobby afterwards! It was a great day. The whole sermon, including the wedding, should be posted later this week.