For Trinity Presbyterian Pastor Chris Duncan, God cannot be contained in a building.
The morning after his church was razed by fire, Duncan encouraged his congregation, who gathered at the Health Resource Center of the East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, that worship can be done anywhere and that God has a plan.
“No matter how things appear, the Lord is working out his purposes and his plans and is doing it for his glory and for our good,” Duncan said.
During the sermon, Duncan read passages from John 4 in the Bible where it says to worship God “in spirit and in truth” and that worship needed to be simple, not elaborate.
“We are to come before the Lord with a heartfelt awe, a heartfelt reverence and adoration,” Duncan said. “It’s not about just going through the motions.”
Looking back on Saturday night (July 13), Duncan said he was overwhelmed by the encouragement he received from the church and people in the community who said they would be praying for him.
“It’s just encouraging with the number of folks that have expressed their love and support,” Duncan said.
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