My personal reflections on NSCAC so far – Rev Tibbs
Rev. Andrew Tibbs
I am thankful to God for all He has been doing in and through NSCAC over the past 35 years. It is His church, and He continues to work His perfect plans in and through us.
I have only had the privilege of serving at NSCAC over the past 7 years. However, I am grateful for the opportunity to be here to see God at work in the lives of His people.
I am encouraged by the number of people in MES, and in other areas of NSCAC, who have a genuine desire to take God seriously. The number of people who believe that God speaks through His Word, the Bible. People who take the time and effort to understand what God’s Word means, and how it applies in their daily lives. People who genuinely want to bow the knee to King Jesus, and are being made more like Jesus by the work of the Holy Spirit in their daily lives.
I am thankful for the relationships that are continuing to develop. I am thankful for those who reach out, and make people feel welcomed into this family of believers. I am thankful for those who are looking to reach out to build up and encourage those who are different from themselves (especially across generations).
I thank God that He has continued to work through all circumstances to grow His people in NSCAC to become more like Jesus (cf. Romans 8:28-29). Even though we had to go through COVID, God has continued to build up and strengthen His church. I trust that He will continue to build His people as we continue to trust in Him.
As we head into our 36th year as a church community (and beyond), my continuing prayer is that each of us may continue to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will through all the wisdom and understanding the Spirit gives, so that we may all live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, and being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that we might have great endurance and patience (cf. Colossians 1:9-11).
To His glory always. ☺