Thankful
This month is a month of Thanksgiving! No, it’s not November, or the Holiday called Thanksgiving. This is the month of our 70th anniversary!
I am thankful for the church, this Church! As Jesus said of his Disciples, so can it be said of NLT; this church is the light of Napa Valley, a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid! Only eternity will reveal all the lives that have been impacted through the years as the result of planting a Bible preaching church.
Paul began many of his letters with thanksgiving for each of the churches. To the church in Rome he wrote. “First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all,” (Romans 1:8) To the church in Corinth. “I thank my God always on your behalf” (1 Corinthians 1:4).To the church in Ephesus, “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;” (Ephesians 1:16). To the church in Philippi, “thank my God upon every remembrance of.” (Philippians 1:3). To the church in Colossi, “We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,.” (Colossians 1:3).
Like the Apostle, I too, thank my God for the church that was founded in this valley 70 years ago.
I am grateful for:
- • Bro and Sis Price responding to the call of God to establish this Church and then spend their lives in Napa.
- • Bro and Sis Brown for the 32 yrs of faithful leadership, service and dedication to this church.
- • Many others Ministers of God who worked tirelessly helping to establish this lasting church.
- • The precious saints of God, both past and present, who have labored and evangelized this community for these 70 yrs.
- • And I am humbled and grateful that God called me and my family to continue in this great harvest of souls, building the Kingdom of God in Napa Valley.
Lord Bless
Pastor Bledsoe
