Sunday night thoughts…

• Great day at Lifesong church… I really do love this time of the year.
• Wrapped up our Crazy series and talked about the Mystery of Christmas.  Some highlights of the message were…
  • When you understand the Mystery of Christmas you can experience genuine love.
  • Knowing ABOUT God’s love and EXPERIENCING it are two different things.
  • When you understand the mystery of Christmas you can experience real peace.
  • Peace with God, peace with others (who needs that at Christmas 😉 ) and peace with ourselves.
  • When you understand the mystery of Christmas you can have real purpose.
  • Our ULTIMATE purpose is to KNOW God… the whole CRAZY Christmas story is about this ONE thing.
• The band did an INCREDIBLE job this morning… they surprised me with our version of “Silent Night.”
• I am so proud of Lifesong… the Blessing Tree was COVERED in present for the six families that we adopted.  Hearing some of the stories from those who made deliveries was awesome.
• Several more gave to our Crazy Love offering today.  You can continue to give through January 3rd.  We are still short of our $10,000 goal, but I BELIEVE that we will make it!  Have YOU given your best?
• NO SERVICE next Sunday… if you show up at the theater you will be very lonely 😉 … going to give ALL of INCREDIBLE volunteers a day off.
• I love you guys… have a blessed time this Christmas!

sunday night thoughts…

• Is it Summer yet?  Cold and rainy are NOT my favorite things.  Thank you Lord for allowing the rain to stop long enough to load in and then stop AGAIN to load out this morning!
• Once again the volunteers of Lifesong ROCKED… the Post Office ain’t got nothing on a Lifesong volunteer… Rain, sleet, snow, and ice, nothing can keep us from getting the job done.
• Week three of Crazy, used Matthew chapter 2 to talk about Crazy Generosity.  Some highlights of the MESSAGE were…
  • When you are Crazy Generous you give joyfully.
  • It is a blessing to give… pretty sure I heard that some PLACE before.
  • When you give you will be blessed.  You can NOT get past the PRINCIPLE of sowing and reaping.
  • When you are Crazy Generous you give extravagantly… Crazy Love causes you to go over the top.
  • WHen you are Crazy Generous you give your best.
  • We will ALWAYS find money to fund our priorities.
  • Giving is not a matter of finances it is a matter of the HEART.
• Proud of you guys and what you have done with the Blessing Tree!  All the ornaments are GONE.  Remember, we deliver NEXT Sunday.
• Crazy Love offering continues through January 3rd… make sure you give your BEST to Christ this Christmas.  You can even give ONLINE.
• Had a chance to hang out with the Leadership Team last night for our little Christmas get together…. Love the people that I get to work with and it was great to have a chance to bless them back!  I even learned what osso bucco was 😉

sunday night thoughts…

• Week two of “Crazy.”  Talked about the first people who missed Christmas.  Some highlights of the message were…
  • The Innkeeper missed Jesus not because he was a bad guy he was just too busy and focused on the wrong things.
  • Sometimes we have to give up the good things in order to experience the best things.
  • Herod missed Jesus because he was afraid of losing his kingdom.  No one would be king but him.
  • Many want Jesus as a resource, or a friend, but nor Lord… uh, that’s a problem (read Romans 10:9)
  • The religious leaders missed Jesus because they were indifferent and wouldn’t even walk the two miles to see if the prophecy was coming true.
  • How many of us have grown accustomed to the presence of Jesus and lost our sense of wonder.
• Several more tags were taken today from the Blessing Tree and several gift ALREADY brought in.  Remember you have until December 20th to bring them in.
• Pumped about the kick off of our “Crazy Love” offering… expecting God to do BIG things!
• It was COLD this morning… even saw a microphone koozie today.  Our Production Team is the best 😉
• Took a four-hour nap this afternoon… it was awesome 🙂