Monday Emotions

First off, what a wonderful weekend! I was in Denver getting reports on the amazing ministry weekend we had. Below are a few highlights!

 

Poker:

* We hosted our first ever poker tournament fundraiser with over 120 players, many of whom were disconnected friends and family! Way to go on being INCLUSIVE, it matters!

* We raised $4,000 for the orphanage in Nicaragua!!! How great is that???

* A guy in my LG won, way to go Tim Lawrence! Had to throw out a shout out!

 

Church:

* I hear it went great! It was so nice to have Shawn and Rebecca back!

* Cool to see dads show up. It's so amazing when children take the lead on bringing their family back to Jesus! Way to go all of you who fought for your parents’ spiritual lives!

* I hear the band did great! I can't say it enough, I love that we are making worshiping Jesus a priority!

* We had 2 new couples come from the billboard, that’s cool! We have seen some great stories and people come from that board. I guess there are many imperfect people out there! :)

 

My time:

* I went to Denver to be with my brother, it went great! For all of those who were praying, thank you!

* My brother is doing good. There are many tough days still ahead for him but God's good and he's leaning heavily into Him!

 

Final good story:

 

I was on the plane coming home last night and I landed the bulkhead aisle seat. For those of you who travel much you know that's as good as it gets (minus first class :)). I was so pumped, it was 10:00 p.m. and I was looking forward to some space and rest. About one minute after I sat down this HUGE clearly military gentleman asked if he could sit next to me. Ugh I thought to myself, come on guy! Within seconds my personal space was gone and my attitude took a dramatic downturn. Ever been there? 

 

After a few minutes I started to get that old fashion feeling like maybe God had arranged this undesired encounter. I politely asked the Holy Spirit to leave me alone and let me rest, no dice! So, I leaned over and began a conversation. A few seconds turned into minutes, and minutes into touch down. God was working!

 

As we hit the tarmac Ryan (the name of the bulk head seat stealer) asked me if he could get some information on our church. He said he was raised Catholic but still had a ton of questions about God. I gave him our web address and told him that we all look forward to seeing him!

 

Point: It matters, it matters all the time! People need Jesus and they have questions. The real question is, will YOU do anything about it? Ya, most of the time it's tough and uncomfortable. Most of the time it's uneasy and unplanned. But the reality is men and women are waiting for you to lean across your comfort zone and simply say HI!

 

That’s my prayer for our church. That we will lean across our comfort zones and direct people to Jesus!

 

Love you guys, let's be difference makers!!