On September 8, 2019, Ray Ortlund preached his final message as senior pastor of Immanuel Nashville Church. Approaching 70 years of age, this great man of God felt is was time to retire and pass the responsibility of senior leadership to a younger man. Below is a video of how he welcomed the congregation to the morning service the previous month.
If you are one of the following people, enjoy the video below:
- You don’t feel like you measure up.
- Someone who doesn’t feel like you belong.
- Weak
- Weary
- Mourner
- Someone who has failed.
- A sinner who need a Savior.
- A person who enjoys it when people are glad to see you.
- And everyone else.
It’s only a couple of weeks before @rayortlund finishes as lead pastor of @ImmanuelNash
I’ve never heard a pastor welcome people to church like Ray. pic.twitter.com/UfpWcqgdAJ
— Sam Allberry (@SamAllberry) August 23, 2019
After watching Pastor Ray, will you ever do a welcome to the church service the same way again?
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