10 years ago , my then young friend and son in the Lord , Duane Bland , pioneered a church in Thibodaux LA . With his wife Rachel and their 3 lovely daughters , they set out on a new adventure : planting a Kingdom Church , filled with Grace and passionate ‘ Tabernacle’ worship . 20 people in a house group , and as the crowd grew , they moved to the Howard Johnson Motel and then to the Recreation Center , where they held services for something like 7 years.
We met some years before that when Duane was leading a church in Chauvin LA – I mean ‘on the Bayou!’ Our hearts knit together and after I laid out the ‘Kingdom ‘ and ‘ Grace’ , life changed and new challenges appeared on the horizon . I preached him out of Chauvin ( church still going well!) and on to a God given inheritance .
When we were meeting in the HoJo (!) , we all promised each other that “one day” we would march down the Boulevard to a new building that would provide a launching pad for the next stage of the increasing Kingdom and a safe place for the Generations !
This morning , we marched down the Boulevard to open and dedicate that building . It is debt free . It is vibrating with the Life and praises of God . The crew is now about 250 people and filled with the favor of God. Mo and I flew back from Spain to be here and celebrate and keep a 10 year old promise .
A son and his family is coming into their inheritance . Adolescence turned into maturity as words have taken wings and deeds have transformed dreams into reality . God is glorified , a city and a region are blessed , and the Kingdom advances . A young man with his family take more and more responsibility and greater and greater challenges and the future is assured for the Kingdom of God on earth .
A great day ! Legacy ! Succession built into the success ! And to our great and awesome God – all the Glory !
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