GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN

 

I remember singing the old song, 'Go Tell It On the Mountain', when I was in a youth choir at the church I grew up in. I always liked the song, and am excited the worship team have chosen it for Christmas Eve! 

 

 

We certainly want to shout the good news about Jesus from mountains - whatever vantage point makes the news project furtherest! Those lyrics also feel like a call to us on the eve of Christmas and 2021, to go onto that hilltop at 131, open the doors of the new building and start telling everyone, everywhere about Jesus. The Grove Church, "Go, tell it on the mountain! "

 

Last weekend at the youth camp, the message about Jesus was told on the mountain at Maleny to teenagers. The reports I have heard are amazing. Every session more young people responded to the gospel. God did something awesome in that group of high schoolers. Praise God! Great things are coming for them in 2021.

 

Next Thursday night is Christmas Eve. We can't wait to tell the story again for all who gather, and those who watch online. Thankyou to the many who have been 'telling it' by delivering postcards. There are still more bundles if you want to help us get the word out this Christmas. 

 

I can't wait for the Planting Day this Saturday. From the time of writing, 53 people have signed up. How good will it be working together in the gardens, creating a welcoming property for all to come. That property and building on the hill is for the central purpose of telling people about Jesus. May we capture that call and vision as we get our hands dirty!

 

After a year of being hidden away and scattered all over the place, we are coming home to fulfil our calling to be a city on a hill. It's our time to be visible and use our vantage point to tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is Lord. Or as Jesus himself said, let your light shine before others, so that they see your good deeds, and praise your Father in Heaven (Matt 5:16).