- Kicked off our “Crazy” series today and used Joseph to talk about the craziness of life and what happens when God changes our plans. Some highlights of the MESSAGE were…
- Our best laid plans are subject to get interrupted and that is sometimes NOT a bad thing. Joseph was content to be a small town carpenter but instead became the Dad of Jesus.
- Joseph had a crazy devotion to God in order to follow God’s plan.
- Following God’s plans is NOT easy… it will always cost you something.
- When Jesus shows up things get turned upside down. It happened with Joseph and it will happen to you.
- I really struggled with the message today… no ones fault but my own. Some days you have “it” and some days you don’t…
- Really proud of you guys for getting so many ornaments off the blessing tree today. Six families from 2 elemtary schools WILL be blown away by the love of Jesus this Christmas because of you. There are still several ornaments left and you can bring the presents (Wrapped and TAGGED) up until December 20th.
- Forgot to mention that we are partnering with the City of Griffin for the lighting of Downtown this Thursday starting at 6 pm.
- We shared about our Crazy Love Special Offering this morning… be looking for more info this week in the mail. We have set a goal of $10,000 and I can not wait to see what God is going to do during this challenge!
- We just finished getting our Christmas decorations up… don’t tell anyone but I really do like decorating for Christmas 😉
- Oh… forgot to mention but I really enjoyed watching TWO un-ranked SEC teams beat up on the two ACC championship contenders. GO DAWGS!!!
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sunday night thoughts…
- Good day at Lifesong church… the weather sucked but it was a good day overall.
- This was absolutely the WORST weather that we have had to set up in since we started and the volunteers took it in stride and got everything knocked out… you guys ROCK!
- The band did an incredible job leading us in worship today… so thankful for a band that loved Jesus more than they love music. Don’t get me wrong, I will put the Lifesong band up against ANYBODY, but there heart for Jesus is what sets them apart.
- Had my good friend Kevin preach today… really appreciate him filling in today. He wrapped up our “Prayer” series… check out the podcast of you missed the message.
- Having you gather around and pray for Tammy and I today meant more than you can know… I am so honored and humbled to be your pastor.
- Did I mention that the weather SUCKED??? Still amazed at the attitude of the set-up teams!
- Looking forward to starting our new series Crazy next week… going to be a great series if I say so myself 😉
- Had a first today… Jeremy (new drummer dude) threw one of his drumsticks about three rows deep during one of the songs and he didn’t miss a beat… seriously one of the coolest things I have seen (well, except for ninja Brian the sound guy low crawling to get it DURING the service 😉 )
- Several of you have already taken tags for the families… we will have the tree up next week and you can get the rest. We have adopted SIX families this year… let’s be the CHURCH to these folks this Christmas.
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Sunday night thoughts…
- Awesome day at Lifesong church!
- Three people indicated that they entered into a relationship with Christ! That NEVER gets old!
- The band freakin’ ROCKED today… Chris “Stormin” Norman nailed it on “We Stand.” We are really blessed with an amazing group of musicians but even more blessed to be led in worship by a group of people really chasing after God.
- Great crowd… loved how rowdy you were 😉
- The Rhodies never cease to amaze me… I rolled in to the theater today at 8:40 and pretty much EVERYTHING was DONE… VERY COOL!
- Week two of our “Prayer” series. Talked about what matters to God when we pray. Some highlights of the MESSAGE were…
- Our motives matter to God when we pray.
- James 5:16
- There is a connection between our FAITH and God’s willingness to answer our prayers (James 1:6-7).
- God’s will matters… there is a way to have EVERY prayer answered with YES from God. Have your WILL lined up with God’s.
- Prayer is an issue of trust and reveals how big your view of God is.
- Our earthly relationships matter to God and, on some level, effect our prayer life.
- Really some GREAT things going on right now… God is on the move.
- Had a GREAT date with my wife last night. Ate at Carabba’s and watched the movie “Couples Retreat.” Dinner was awesome (not so much this morning) the movie was funny (uncomfortably so) and dessert was none of your business 😉
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Sunday night thoughts…
- Solid day at Llifesong church… good to see some “old” faces back with us today.
- The “Rhodies” did an awesome job (again) today… set up was incredibly fast!
- Lifesong volunteers are the best on the planet… I am not joking! I am honored to be your pastor!
- The band did a good job today… great to have Mark playing today!
- That is three points in a row that ended with an exclamation point!
- Kicked off our new series “Prayer” today. Some highlights of the MESSAGE were…
- We tend to try to put prayer in a box when it is so much more.
- There are only two ways that the Bible says NOT to pray… Read Matthew 6:5-7.
- God is big enough to handle our doubts and honesty. There is NOTHING that we pray that will surprise Him.
- Get creative in your prayer life.
- If it matters to you it matters to God. Take EVERYTHING to Him is prayer.
- We talk more than we listen. I believe that God speaks to us but we are either to busy (and loud) to hear or we wont listen because we are afraid of what He will say.
- Went “shootin'” with several guys after church… I am pretty sure that the peeps of Lifesong could pretty much hang with the military of most third world countries (including France).
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Nov
09
sunday night thoughts…
- Great day at Lifesong… really a good vibe going right now.
- Wrapped up “Say What” today and talked about carrying your cross using Matthew 5. Some highlights of the MESSAGE were…
- Thank you for being a generous church… we had our highest offering in three months. Ministry takes money and one sign of a healthy church is the generosity of the people.
- Had someone bring me a KISS shirt from their concert… yep, pretty sure no other pastor got one of those this morning 😉
- Looking forward to starting our new series, Prayer next week. It’s about, well, ummmmm… prayer.
- Had a blast at Life Group tonight. Made chili… it might be a long night 😉
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