Mike picked me up from home and we heaed for SBCC. Carol is recovering well in her third week since surgery on her feet. She is still at home, but busy making cards and working on her laptop.We arrived at SBCC just as the evening servicw was starting. Pastor Gary started his new series titled "Transform" and the Design Ministry had decorated the stage in such a way that a giant robotic hand was breaking through one wall, while a large blue "eye" was looking through another wall. Pastor Gary commented on the summer blockbuster movie, "Transformers", which was made to attract today's youth, but contained so much sexual innuendo that he limited himself to watching it only a half-dozen times or so.
He pointed out the God is The Transformer and He wants us to change by realizing that we have the power within ourselves to bring about our own transformation to becoming more Christ-like. I missed a few of the points, as I was kept busy trying to keep Mike awake in the back. Once he starts snoring, he's hard to stop.
At the end of the service, Rod Sugiyama, chairman of the elder board, stepped up to present gifts to Senior Pastor Gary, Worship Pastor Nathan, and Youth Pastor James, for Pastor Appreciation Month.
After the service, Mike and I headed off to the kitchen for dinner. It was weiners, soup, and pretzels dipped in dark chocolate. Mmmm.
The Walk With Jesus goup study began right at 7pm, but my notes were in Mike's car, and Mike was taking dinner home to Carol. Most of my small group was there, so we discussed The Parable Of The Wedding Banquet, which appears in both Matthew 22 and Luke 14. The two versions were similar, but there were notable differences.
Afterwards, I had a chat with Liz and we caught up, since I only see her once a week. Mike came back for me, and we went to visit Carol. We were joined by Janice, John, Judy, Lillian, and Kiyomi. We shared the apple pie and some more of the chocolate-dipped pretzels. Mike dropped me off at home around 10:45pm.
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