WOW! What an amazing day at NewSpring Church…here are a few thoughts…
- Our team from Kenya got back in today…and God did some amazing work through them. Seriously…take two minutes and go to Brad’s blog and watch this video...because our church has been willing to say “yes” a difference is being made!
- THANKS to everyone who was willing to go on the trip…and thanks to those who supported them financially so that this could take place!!!
- We’ve got one more trip to Kenya this year…and five next year. Trust me…God will use a trip like this to ROCK your WORLD! You need to go!
- THANK YOU to EVERYONE who made the switch to our 4:15 service at the Anderson campus…we had over 700 people show up for that service (and once again over 11,000 for the day…that BLOWS MY MIND! We’ve NEVER had that many people show up to church two weeks in a row!)
- Our Florence campus had over 550 people…which is ABSOLUTELY amazing…in awe of what Jesus is doing there!
- The sermon today was on money…so there was automatically some tension in the house!
- One of the keys to financial freedom is NOT in getting “more” from God…but rather in managing what He’s already blessed us with!
- To say that we aren’t blessed is to mock the graciousness of God!
- Why preach on money? Because marriages are torn apart by it…people lose hope because of it…and THE BIBLE HAS SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT IT!
- It amazes me that some churches are silent on the issue of finances when the Bible ISN’T silent on that issue!
- Money is the only thing that some churches seem to apologize for teaching on…that’s CRAZY! We don’t apologize for teaching on sexual purity…or prayer…or having faith…why apologize for teaching about finances?
- God will not trust us with MORE if we are not honoring Him with what we have NOW! (Luke 16:10-12)
- Jesus didn’t say, “pray this prayer to get out of hell,” He called His disciples to follow Him…which means He gets EVERYTHING, our BEST, not our leftovers!
- I REALLY hope you are going to take advantage of Joe Sangls financial learning experience at one of our campuses this week…FOR FREE!!! Seriously…all you need to do is go here and sign up ASAP!!!
- God is an incredible giver (John 3:16) who gives indescribable gifts (II Corinthians 9:15).
- The reason the Gospel isn’t advancing as fast as it should be is NOT because of God…but because of GREED among people who claim they are following Him.
- Some people claim they cannot afford to tithe…I have personally discovered that I can’t afford not to!!!
- I praise God that NewSpring Church is a generous church…and a time of recession the church hasn’t missed a beat and are still able to move forward and advance His Gospel.
- For those who give…thank you…because of what you do financially God’s Kingdom IS being enlarged.
- For those who got angry about the message…it’s because your idol was attacked today. Money happens to be a really sucky God…trust me, I tried my best to serve it for a long time…and it led me to extreme debt and hopelessness.
- Our volunteers at NewSpring Church are AMAZING…to those who are involved at whatever campus…THANK YOU!!!
- COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS THIS WEEK! YES!!!
- Yes, I am going to the Clemson game Saturday…look for me…I’ll be wearing orange!
- I had the amazing privilege of participating in a roundtable discussion with Brian Houston on Thursday and Friday…and got to see Hillsong United in concert on Friday night…which was AWESOME!
NewSpring Church…I love serving as your pastor…can’t wait to see what happens next…hold on to your fork, the best is yet to come!!