Celebration Dinner

Last evening we went to the Celebration Dinner for Derek and Rachel, friends who are getting married tomorrow!

Derek and Rachel each shared their salvation testimony, and how they got to know each other.

Mr. Kingery, Rachel's Dad, spoke about Derek and Rachel...

..and Mr. Tiemann gave a charge to his son Derek which was VERY good.

"Fight the Good Fight"
1 Timothy 6:12
When you are building for God's kingdom, expect a battle.

1 Peter 2:11
Married life will show you how selfish you are.
Your time is not your own.
Your Money is not your own.
Your goals are not your own.
You will be joined together.

Fight against these enemies:
selfishness
ridicule
lies
fear
Your enemy is NEVER Rachel.

Nehemiah 4:14-15
"And I looked, and arose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, 'Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.' And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to naught, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

Rebuild your own piece of the wall!

(This is what I can remember from his talk, there was more, but I didn't get many notes taken.)

The Kingery family, along with Derek played and sang 4 songs. Below is the one Derek requested they sing, called "This is My Son (My Only Son)"

Here are the lyrics:

My only son goes off to war, he's unafraid to live and die for a people who don't even know who he is, and I understand now just what you did.

REFRAIN:
'Cause - This is my son, my only son, and I give him up for a
people who don't - care that they're free at the cost of his life. I understand now your sacrifice. You gave us yours and I gave them mine. Lord keep him safe he's my only child. Please bring him back home. This is my son.

I watched him grow into a man and I must believe he's now in your hands, Lord help me to keep in front of my mind that you gave your Son so that mine would have life.

REFRAIN:
This is my son, my only son, and I give him up for a
people who don't - care that they're free at the cost of his life. I understand now your sacrifice. You gave us yours and I gave them mine. Lord keep him safe he's my only child.
Please bring him back home. This is my son.


This is my son, my only son and I give him up for a people who don't care that they're free at the cost of his life. I understand now your sacrifice.

REFRAIN:
This is my son, my only son, and I give him up for a
people who don't - care that they're free at the cost of his life. I understand now your sacrifice. You gave us yours and I gave them mine. Lord keep him safe he's my only child.
Please bring him back home. This is my son.

It was a very encouraging evning!

~Alyssa