Monday Emotions...

Very, very good Sunday!!!

We started our new series, “I Doubt It.” It was so great to tackle the issue of, “I doubt there is a God.” This series has the power and potential to bring amazing change to people’s lives. I'm praying we all take the challenge of getting seeking folks to this series.

Thoughts from Sunday:

* Very, very cool to meet several of your friends that are seeking. I think we made a great impact on them!

* Fun to get our college students back. God has and will always use college students in the church to make a HUGE impact!

* It felt SO good to remind people that they are created with purpose not by chance!!!

* The band did great! Peter and Anthony were rocking on Sunday!

* It was really cool to share with the church the financial part of our "new" Chapter 2 journey. On Sunday we saw almost 10% pledged. Way to go church!!

* Every Sunday from now ‘til the end of the year we will keep you posted on the progress. God is going to use each of us in amazing ways!

* I thought the guys did awesome on the announcements... I love their passion and leadership!

* I can't believe in a few weeks we're gonna have a new children’s facility. So pumped for our church!

Final thought:

I always want to remind you that what we do matters! Right now there are dozens of people in your life who need Jesus. Take the big courageous step and invite them to church during this series. LET GOD USE YOU!!

Love ya!

Josh

6 Years!!

Kinda hard to believe it's been 6 years....

 

Sunday was a wonderful day. After all the years, months and days of laboring for our vision it's always extremely edifying to see the work God has done through our church. For me, yesterday was so much more than just a date on a calendar. It was a clear picture of "who we are" as a church. If I were to describe the picture it would say things like:

 

* God first. This is - and must always - be the starting block for not only our lives but also our church. I think we are making great ground on this!

 

* Others first. This is my BIG DEAL! I think selfishness is OVERRATED! I believe our church agrees and we are making a huge impact in the lives of people that are in need of the basics as well as JESUS!

 

* Vision first. I love that our church understands the vision of being an INCLUSIVE MISSIONAL COMMUNITY comes before all our wants and needs. The great thing about the church is that we get to give ourselves away!!

 

* Love first. I love that our church is LOVING! It seems simple but it's not. It's hard to find churches that are filled with kind and loving people.

 

Final thought… Sunday reflections:

 

* Great Sunday! We added 120 chairs and almost filled them all! Very cool!

* 10 people made decisions to follow Jesus!! So cool!!!

* The documentary was AMAZING! We will have a YouTube link for you later this week to send out to all your fiends and family!

* Band was great! It's so great to worship as a family!

* How cool was it having the coffee house outside? Loved it!

* Way to go on being INCLUSIVE! I met so many of your friends, family and co-workers! I love that with each passing week we are getting more and more confidence to invite the disconnected in our lives!

*Finally, I want to say thanks to our staff. They worked tirelessly to make this weekend possible. We have an amazing group of men and women that serve and make our church possible!

 

Love you! Keep fighting to build an INCLUSIVE MISSIONAL COMMUNITY!

 

Josh