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Remembering 9-11 and why it matters

I will never forget standing in the cafeteria at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, GA on September 11, 2001 turning to see my pastor, Mike Linch, walking into the school like he was late for something.  He begin to tell us how a plane had hit one of the twin towers in Manhattan and we all went to the school office to watch on a television monitor as another plane hit the other twin tower.  We were horrified and words cannot explain the gamut of emotions we went through as we witnessed these events. 

I spent the morning in a classroom with high school students watching as the towers crumbled and life as we know it transformed before our eyes.  We talk, cried and comforted each other and other day-to-day issues did not matter in light of what we observed on that morning. 

I can’t help but wonder what eternity held for the over 3000 people that perished on that day. 

What was their relationship with God on that day?  Had they ever connected to a church?  What type of an experience did they have when they went to church?  Was there a dynamic, relevant, Jesus-centered, Bible-focused church within a reasonable distance to them that would have reached out to them with the love of God?

Starting churches matters!  People perish everyday that matter to God and God is still using the local church as the primary delivery method of the gospel! 

That is why Church at the Grove matters and why we started this church 3 years ago! 

Happy Birthday Church at the Grove!