Nathan Neighbors
Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, & Youth Pastor
This weekend we began passing the Tuareg Cross among the teenagers in the youth ministry for the summer. This is the fourth summer what we’ve passed this cross among the teenagers at Morningside. Martha Lee Lancaster started the cross by passing it to Nic Moore on Sunday night. Both she and Nic are serving this summer as Child Evangelism Fellowship Summer Missionaries. They are helping lead Bible clubs for children all around our county this summer. Martha Lee was able to lead a child to Christ this past Friday. She passed it to Nic who will carry it on to our Mission Trip to Canada this Saturday and then it will be passed each night of our trip to various teenagers and adult leaders on the mission team. The person who is carrying the cross passes it to someone in the group whom they saw Christlikeness in that day. Be sure to check back for daily updates on our mission trip progress and the passing of the cross.
Today is the 29th day of my 90 Day Bible Reading Journey. So far, it’s been really great and I’m on track to complete the Bible in the 90 days. I’ve always had a daily time with the Lord, but this is the first time that I’ve had a structured Bible reading schedule. Today I read the first nine chapters of 1 Chronicles. At first glance, this part of God’s Word might seem really boring and simply a listing of the names of people I’ve never met. But as I read it, I began to have two thoughts:
1. God’s into the details 2. Everyone matters to God
This portion of Scripture takes great pains to make sure that there’s a clear lineage of people from Adam all the way through the generations to ultimately link to our Savior, Jesus Christ. These details remind me that God is Sovereign and has a plan for his people. It also reminds me that if God cares enough the mention even the random people that aren’t key players in scripture, then he cares enough to know me and, “even the very hairs on [my] head are all numbered.” (Matthew 10:30)
Today, Ashley and I are celebrating our 10th anniversary of marriage. We’ve had many wonderful memories together and plan on many more amazing decades of life as the Neighbors family. If you have 30 minutes take time to watch this video that I made for Ashley as a reminder of our first decade. I love you Ashley…and I’ll love you for forever after.
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