So God is truly amazing. I was stunned and I continue to wish I was in that moment!
This Sunday we baptized our son Luke. We were joined by our closest friends and family during this ceremony. My brother is a self proclaimed athesit and probably would never had stepped into a church if it wasn't for Luke.
So since we scheduled our son's baptism I've been praying for a miracle; since this is a rare oppurtunity. Since then I've been re-reading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis to better understand the philosophy background since my brother uses that to argue his point. I told my friend Kara and my husband this last night as we are bathing Luke. That I've been praying for this awesome sermon that would get my brother thinking...start looking for God instead of looking for nothing.
Sunday's sermon was right on target. It was the sermon I prayed for and to witness an actual prayer be answered was amazing. It talked about how God leaves the light on for you when you are in darkness. People who are in the darkest dark are those who do not know God. The preacher also mentioned how after his athesit firend read "Mere Christianity" that he had no doubt that there was God. I was amazed...almost in tears and in shock that this was unfolding in front of us. Two others were there to witness this blessing because they knew I had been praying for this. I looked at my brother a few times and he was engaged and thinking during this sermon. It may not have convinced him today, but I continue that the seed that was planted will grow. I pray now that he picks up my book by C.S. Lewis and read it..since it speaks his language.
Here is the sermon transcript! http://am-umc.org/sermons/2010/sermon100725.htm
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