Something Different Sunday

September 27 was a real marker for HHC. We've never had a Sunday morning like it. We came to church at 10am, had some worship, took our offering....all routine stuff for a Sunday. But what we did next was not church as usual. It was church unusual.

After offering we left the building....literally. No sermon. Our sermon wasn't going to be a message, but instead a message in action. We divided up into several teams and went out and cleaned....and mowed....and swept.....and weed-eated (is that a word?)...and pick up trash. All on a Sunday morning. Not just coming to church on Sunday morning, but being the church on Sunday morning. Went to 3 different locations around Martinsville and did something very practical for our community. One of the most spiritual things we have ever done...and it wasn't with a Bible or songbook in our hand....but a trash bag, rake, and weed-eater in our hand.

If someone were to ask me what the purpose of our Community Day was, the correct answer would be to "bless our town". And while that was certainly one of the reasons, it was just as important to me that HHC was able to practice doing something outside the box. To give people a chance to experience what it feels like to serve with no strings attached. And one of the coolest parts of the whole day was doing this together. The comaraderie from hanging out was easily one of the highlights of the whole experience. In some cases, people were laughing and laboring side by side with folks they have not had a chance to meet before. Let's just say they know each other now. As a pastor, that's fun to watch...and it was a real "win" for the God, the community, and HHC. It's kinda nice when everybody wins.