What Do You See?

Happy Birthday StoneBridge!
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March 14, 2008.  This was the day we signed the note with First Advantage Bank for our soon to be church home at 201 Meriwether Lewis Dr. I still remember sitting across from the bank president with our elder chair, equal parts faith and nerves, trusting that God would provide what we could not yet see.

And He did. Just days later, in time for Easter Sunday on March 23, we opened the doors. After weeks of painting, rearranging, and pouring in countless hours, we held our first services and welcomed the community in. It was exhausting… and electric. God had given us a home.

Now here we are18, years later.   Which brings us back to a simple but searching question: 

What do you see?    
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It’s easy to focus on obstacles… challenges… limitations. Every church and every life has them. StoneBridge certainly has. But by the grace of God, here we are, still standing, still growing, still being shaped.

We remember Thomas for his doubt, but Jesus saw something more and sent him to carry the gospel far beyond what anyone expected. Paul once opposed the faith, yet God transformed him into a bold voice for Christ to the nations.

Because the Lord sees what we often miss.

He sees potential where we see problems.    He sees purpose where we see pain.

So… what do you see?   When Jesus asked His disciples that question in John 4, they saw a crowd. A meal. A moment. But Jesus saw a harvest. He saw people ready to encounter God, even in a place no one would have imagined possible. In Samaria. No way!

What do you see for your life? 
For your family?
For your influence?
For His church at StoneBridge?

Here’s what I see:

I see 18 years of God’s faithfulness.
I see lives that have been changed.
I see a community touched by the grace of Jesus. 

I see what the Lord has done as we have trusted Him.  And I see a future still unfolding.

GOD IS NOW HERE.     Or… is it “God is nowhere”?

The difference is how you see it.  And what you see shapes how you live.

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate all that Jesus has done and lean forward in faith for what He wants to do next.

I'm Grateful to be on this journey with you!

Pastor Mike 

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