Español de Broadway - traerlo encendido

Broadway Spanish... Bring it on! If you missed yesterday's service with the new spanish church at Broadway, you really missed a high-energy, passionate service that introduced us to the new pastor and leadership team of Broadway's spanish church. No sé español, sino que me excitan para tener una reunión española de la iglesia en Broadway.

How am I writing this spanish, you ask? ¿Cómo soy que escribe este español, pides? Simple… http://translate.google.com lo traduce automáticamente para mí.

God was in the house yesterday.
El dios estaba en la casa ayer.

Pastor Sergio preached about his vision, telling us how God put in his heart the desire to pastor when he was back in Costa Rica. Five years ago, he moved to Canada with his wife, Sylvia and two children. The invitation to come to Canada was postmarked from Chilliwack, BC (This is what Sylvia told me later). Once in Canada, he began to paint houses and as he painted, he poured out his heart to God for the opportunity to pastor. And now, the "birth pangs" are becoming a real living "baby" - the Broadway Spanish church.

I couldn't help but think of how so many members of Broadway Church gave from their hearts to finish the basement and cafe renovation. At the time that we embarked on that renovation, there wasn't even a hint of possibility that another church could/would use the facility.

I was reminded of the great faith chapter, Hebrews 11 that tells us over and over again how it was through faith that the heroes of the past received the approval of God - one by one embarking into life in obedience to God through faith.

It was through faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain...
It was through faith that Enoch was removed from this world without experiencing death...
It was through faith that Noah received from God a message about events which were still out of sight...
It was through faith that Abraham obeyed the call of God...
What more need I say?
There is no time for me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets...

It was through faith that Broadway church set out to renovate a 50 year old building, knowing that God was calling us to invest our lives in His Kingdom and establish it here in Chilliwack...

It was through faith that we pledged our funds to the renovation, it was through faith that we built something beautiful and usable to replace the old basement...

It was through faith that Sergio and his family flew to Canada from their home in Costa Rica...

It was through faith that he painted endless hours calling out to God to give him a people to pastor...

It was through faith that he heard God's word to be patient, Habbakuk 2:3, "But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed."

It was a beautiful picture of unity to see both pastor Sergio and pastor Gary read together through Phillipians 2:1-11 (unity through humility).

It is through faith that this spanish church will be built, established, encouraged and grown right here in our city, in our beautiful new renovated basement. What a happy day!

Mayo el dios que condujo los héroes del pasado en la fe ahora nos conduce.
May the God who led the heroes of the past in faith lead us now.