TCC

Trinity Christian Centre - that's where I went on Sunday. The praise and worship in the smaller churches never fail to amaze me. And wow me. I have forgotten what it's like to worship God with the feeling that it's just Him and me. Sometimes I feel like I'm putting on a show. In Barnabas Club (sorry, G-Kidz) I am responsible for making sure the kids are alright. And as a leader you are required to clap louder, jump higher, etc. At the youth service, the music is so loud and deafening that I can't hear myself. But at TCC, the songs weren't terribly recent. But it reminded of the good old days when as a young child, I would sing these songs with my mother. I'm a sucker for nostalgia. It is worship such as this that inspires me to sit at my piano and play a worship tune=) I miss it quite a bit. Give me simple worship. I don't ask for drama. I want to go back to basics. So maybe God can shine through a bit more.

I was even more impressed by the sermon. The pastor that week was starting on Haggai, which is a book I didn't bother about much before. I felt so ignorant and foolish. And I came out of the service so much more enlightened at the very end when she went through the context of the book and explained the significance of the temple of God and why it was necessary to rebuild it. Now I know what Karen meant when she said she learnt so much more about the word here. Heck, I really need this sort of education. I don't think I have the time, drive and thirst to listen to sermons outside of church as often as some others do. But I really like the freshness of the sermon.

The church service certainly inspired, but what do I know about the hearts of the people in the church? That is one thing I always admire about the people at FCBC - their hearts of service and their willingness to sacrifice personal time and space to serve others. I obviously cannot comment on the people at TCC. How do I know whether it's a place I can fit in? If there's one thing of concern to me, it's the friends and the comradeship and the family that I'll miss dreadfully.