A Church Expectant to Meet with God
On Sunday, we continued our Vision Series by looking at what it means to be a Wholehearted Church - and specifically, a church that comes to our Sunday gathering expectant to meet with God. You can listen to the sermon here.
I started with the case of Mr Bean falling asleep in church, but the truth beneath the humour is real - it’s easy to let Sundays become routine. It’s easy to make our preferences, our comfort, or our schedules the centre of the gathering.
But Revelation 4-5 gives us a breathtaking reminder - God is at the centre. Every creature around the throne is captivated by His holiness, beauty, and power. And the gospel is the reason we can join that worship because Jesus, the Lamb who was slain, has redeemed us and made a way for us to draw near with confidence and joy.
This is why our singing matters. This is why the Word matters. This is why gathering matters. Sunday is not just another event on the calendar - it is fuel for our week and a taste of “on earth as it is in heaven.”
So let me encourage you as we move toward next weekend:
Prepare your heart – pray on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Come early, come expectant – come for God and come for others.
Engage with faith – sing, listen, pray, welcome.
Respond – let God reshape you as we meet with Him.
Dr A.J. Gordon once wrote after a vivid vision, “Christ was here today, and He’ll be here again next Sunday.” That is our deepest reality, too. Christ is in our midst every day and with us as we gather - and that changes everything.
Let’s be a church that arrives each week with open hearts, lifted eyes, and genuine expectation that the living God will meet us!
Written by Andrew Green, Senior Pastor