We had three thousand two hundred people this weekend at Northway in 10 services at 3 locations! I had more people come up to me this weekend that introduced me to their friends than any services I can remember at Northway. Thanks again to everybody who invited your friends, and served and gave so we can lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. I just got this email…
I would just like to take the time to thank you, Buddy and the whole
Northway team for being so nice to me for when I accepted Jesus as my savior on Saturdays service. I’ve had a lot of turmoil in my life and never knew what to do and now I just put it all in Jesus’ hands and I learned from going to Northway and having a better understanding of what Jesus did and why he did it. And what He can do for me, all thanks to the way Buddy relates it to real life just makes such a difference to me. I can really understand to what he says about it and I feel very comfortable at the church. Everyone is so friendly and outgoing. I now feel a lot more confident joining the military knowing that if I come to a hardship in my life Jesus will be there to get me through it.
Alicia
I just wanted to say that the Easter service was AWESOME! I’ve been going to CP for the past 2 1/2 months now, (haven’t missed a week) and every week I become more and more impressed with what God has done for our church. God has given us some very talented people in our church. I was absolutely blown away by the opening of the service. I thought I was listening to a CD…It turned out it was the band playing!!! The coreography(sp?) with the lights, screen roll-up, fog, and music timing were incredible! I can’t wait till next week. Thank you Buddy and all of the support teams!
If that was the only person touched by all the hard work that was put in this week-end, it would have been worth it.
Wow, Buddy, that’s awesome! We’re so excited about what God is doing through you guys! That’s what it’s all about.
Lou…you better believe it!
Kyle, glad you’re enjoying Clifton Park! We are blessed with an amazing team…I wonder what they will pull off this week?
Pastor Buddy,
After church last night I couldn’t stop thinking about
what God is doing at Northway and how it is affecting
my family life on a personal level. I believe he truly
leads you to what WE need to hear. Let me try to
explain, we came to Northway August 2006, our marriage
was in trouble and I think I realized it more than my
husband. We had been in secular marriage counseling a
couple of times but that was a “band-aid” never a
permanent resolution. We went thru some counseling
through the care ministry but somehow we “missed it”.
Our marriage deteriorated to the point that March 2007
I told my husband I wanted a divorce. He moved out the
day after Memorial Day 2007. We have been separated
since that time. My husband committed himself to
Northway at that time and totally turned toward God. I
made the opposite choice and I turned away. I was
consumed with guilt, shame, frustration, anger. My “I”
insisted that “I” deserved better. My marriage to that
point was full of anger, loneliness, resentment,
greed, frustration, and finally even adultery.
Last night I finally realized we had been living an
“I” marriage that had all but destroyed our
relationship. So you may be asking how did I get back
to Northway? As of Feb 2008 we are working on our
marriage. We know that a divorce is not the way of
resolution for us. Things are tough emotionally, we
both brought other people into the mix during our
separation, financially legal fees and two households
have been incredibly expensive, our families
(especially mine) are not supportive of
reconcilliation. But we will press on regardless. Our
marriage and our relationship with our heavenly father
is the most important thing right now.
We lived for so long with those big “I’s” between us.
It hit me like a ton of bricks last night. We are
seeking Christian Counseling but have to wait until
late April for an appointment. Because of family
issues we are still unable to live together at this
point but hopefully that we be rectified by the end of
May.
I just wanted you to know that your message is really
hitting home. I have renewed hope & faith in Jesus
Christ and I have finally surrendered it all to him. I
don’t know if any of this makes any sense to you but
just wanted to say “Thank You for doing what you do.
He is really leading you and WE are listening. Maybe
someday our story can help someone else from letting
their “I’s” ruin their relationships.
Thanks again,
Melissa