If you have been around Solid Rock for long you have probably heard me say … “Gratitude unexpressed is really not gratitude.” On this Thanksgiving day I would like to express my gratitude for several reasons. Here are a few …
- Thank you for taking a chance on a rookie pastor a little over seven years ago. Sure, I have made mistakes along the way, but you have allowed me to grow as a leader.
- Thank you for being a church that loves Jesus. This should go without saying, but I have been around far too many churches that loved religion a whole lot more than Jesus.
- Thank you for being a church that truly loves people just as they are. This church truly does have a climate of acceptance that allows the Holy Spirit to work on people’s lives.
- Thank you for helping others to understand that God expects change in people’s lives. We must not be comfortable where we are, we must continue to change to become like Jesus Christ.
- Thank you for making a difference right here in our community. We were challenged a few years ago with the question, “If Solid Rock ceased to exist would anyone outside of our membership even know?” I can honestly say that our community would know.
- Thank you for your love for world missions. Each year I am so encouraged after our annual mission’s conference by your love for both missions and missionaries.
And most of all …
- Thank you for loving me and loving my family. Some of our greatest friends in the world are right here at Solid Rock.
When I moved my family to Michigan in the summer of 2004 (before Emma and Drew were even around) to help start Solid Rock we had no idea what to expect. As I look back over my life I can clearly see how God has orchestrated everything to bring us exactly to where we are today.
Randy Harp 