- Wrapped up the One Prayer series today with an awesome message from Perry Noble.
- I really enjoyed this series again this year…not only does it give me a break but also getting to hear from so many great communicators is inspiring.
- Set-up this morning was easy, but we were having power consumption issues throughout the building so lights were flickering that shouldn’t have.
- I got the lift out and went up to reset some power buttons which helped a little.
- Thought the band did a really great job today.
- The 9:45 crowd was really into the message…
- It’s amazing being able to sit out in the crowd and see and feel the difference between the two crowds.
- At 9:45 I almost forgot to take the offering…ok I did forget but the ushers bailed me out.
- As I said, after 5 weeks of not preaching, I’m a bit rusty even to do something as simple as doing announcements.
- Loved Perry’s challenge to “run up the score”.
- Basically we’re trying to “win” forgetting that Jesus has already won for us…the game is out of reach…now run up the score.
- Met some great folks from other churches in our denomination…great to have them with us.
- Disappointed that attendance is down for the summer but even with the “summer slump” we just completed our highest attended quarter ever!
- Next week we begin a new series called “TXT” in which I’ll be sharing how to be transformed by God’s Word.
- Also got some cool announcements coming up in the coming weeks…stay tuned…the best is yet to come!
Random Thoughts on a Friday
- Haven’t done a random thoughts for awhile so let’s see where this goes…
- Why oh why on my day off did I wake up at 6am wide-awake?
- Couldn’t believe the news yesterday about Michael Jackson.
- Thriller was the first album I ever bought.
- Too bad he got really weird because he was an amazingly talented man.
- However, no matter how talented you are, death is coming for all of us and it will sometimes come unexpectedly.
- The moral…you’ve got to be prepared for eternity and the best way to do that is to begin a relationship with Jesus.
- I’m getting back into the swing of things after vacation.
- Working on two huge projects right now…1 is exciting…the other is overwhelming…both will be great when they’re completed.
- Vacation highlights were:
- Spening time with Lisa 24/7.
- Celebrating our 14th anniversary.
- Our dinner at Phillips Seafood in Atlantic City overlooking the beach and ocean.
- Not checking e-mail the entire 2 weeks and truly being able to relax.
- Walking with Lisa hand-in-hand up and down the boardwalk with no cares (ok dodging seagulls but other than that) or agenda.
- Treating my parents to a couple days away in the Pocono’s with us.
- Hiking to Bushkill Falls…beautiful!
- Hacking around a par-3 approach course with my dad.
- Celebrating my birthday.
- Getting a sweet authentic Alexander Ovechkin Caps jersey from Andy and Gayle.
- Getting to hang out with my friends.
- We’ve got some pretty cool stuff coming up for July and August in the Experiences that we’re pretty excited about.
- This week is the last week of the One Prayer series…Perry Noble…can’t wait!
- Then I’m back preaching again…really excited about what God is going to do in the next series.