A few thoughts on a great day at NewSpring Church…
- Saw around 35 people surrender their lives to Jesus today…THAT never gets old!
- Christianity is NOT merely a decision to be made but rather a lifestyle that is to be embraced.
- If your life is boring, predictable and disappointing…you didn’t get to that place by following Jesus!
- The problem with many people in the church is that they prayed a prayer but did not actually surrender their lives to Christ. (And Matthew 7:21-23 has some pretty intense things to say about those kind of people.)
- We often overestimate what God wants to do in others…and underestimate what God wants to do in us! Fact is…He has a plan! Ephesians 2:10
- Had a blast talking about Ehud the left handed dude in Judges 3:12-30…VERY funny, challenging and disturbing story!
- Too many Christians are asking God to bless us when we should be asking Him to bother us!
- Too many of us don’t want Him to disturb us…yet He does His greatest work with those who allow Him to break their hearts with the things that break His!
- God doesn’t bother us for the sake of us having information…but rather for the purpose of transformation. We can’t truly change the world until He changes us!
- It is AMAZING that people can attend church for years and never understand what their spiritual gift is. (The passages I asked people to read in regards to spiritual gifts are I Corinthians 12, Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:1-16 and I Peter 4:10-11)
- I LOVE the fact that Ehud was left handed…but the tribe of Benjamin literally means, “Son of the right hand.” In other words…Ehud DID NOT fit in! God didn’t call us to uniformity…He called us to uniqueness!
- Too many people in the church today are seeking to please those who are not actually living for Jesus rather than the One of whom they are claiming has redeemed them!
- We never need to look for opportunities when we allow God to break our hearts and then embrace how He has gifted us…when we do so He will place large opportunities in front of us that we can’t deny! (I reffered to Judges 3:17 here…really need to hear the sermon to get the full context.) :-)
- God’s plan for what He wants for our lives OFTEN involves taking a risk. He does not issue detailed emails with perfect outlines for His plans…He wants us to take steps of faith and trust Him all along the way! (See Hebrews 11:1 and Hebrews 11:6)
- So many people raised their hands to be prayed for in regards to needing courage to take a God-led risk at the end of the service.
- My prayer for EVERYONE who attends NewSpring Church is not only for them to receive Christ…but to FULLY EMBRACE the life HE has called them to live and be willing to do WHATEVER He asks them to do!
- Next week we are beginning a brand new series entitled, “Practical Atheist” (I totally ripped that title from Craig Groeschel!) AND…I honestly believe that this coming Sunday will be one of “those Sundays” that we NEVER forget…we’re going to be doing something we’ve NEVER done before! Can’t wait!
- REALLY excited about Unleash…it is two weeks from this coming Thursday and is SOLD OUT! AND…also REALLY excited about the big announcement that day regarding September 16th…I promise you, you REALLY need to go ahead and save that date!!!
- Charisse requested me to sing, “Shout to the Lord” tonight! Seriously! So I did! I LOVE the words to that song…seriously!
- My foot hurts! :-) Which STINKS when you are trying to train for a half marathon!!!
That’s it, going to bed!