Pastor P

Sunday Night Reflections

Dec 14, 2008

A few Sunday night thoughts before I hit the bed…HARD!

  • 121 people received Christ today at NewSpring Church…THAT NEVER GETS OLD!!!
  • 42 of the people who received Christ today were at our Greenville campus…just in case you are wondering, video teaching works!
  • Greenville had their second largest crowd EVER today…that’s insane considering it is December 14th…not your typical time when churches see increasing crowds!
  • Florence campus met for a baptism service tonight and “dunked” eight people!!!  THAT PUMPS ME UP!
  • God rocked my world today…He told me that this week my job was to prepare the messenger…to get my heart and mind ready…and that HE would prepare the message!
  • SO…today I did not preach what I had originally planned when we mapped out the series…was a bit out of my comfort zone…and once again, learned that obedience is up to me—the results are up to God.
  • Rose & the band took, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” to a place that Mariah just wishes she could have taken it!!!
  • Remember, God’s Word and God’s Spirit work in harmony, not disagreement!  They don’t contradict one another…they compliment one another!
  • I AM LITERALLY ABOUT TO EXPLODE IN ANTICIPATION FOR NEXT WEEKEND AT NEWSPRING!!!  DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET PEOPLE HERE!!!  (Tickets anyone?)
  • Remember, worship is how you act when you are outside the church…NOT how loud you sing inside the church or how high you happen to raise your hands during a song.
  • I challenged our church today to “double tip” their server for the rest of the month anytime we are at a restaurant!!!  That means…whatever you normally tip…double it…and then invite them to church.  (I promise you will have their attention!)
  • OR…here’s a challenge…ask the server, “What is the best tip you’ve ever received,” and then tip beyond that!!!  Seriously-be generous!
  • YES, as a matter of fact I do have a heart for those in the restaurant industry…I worked in a restaurant for YEARS on Sunday’s and, because of the way we were treated by “Christians” (horrible attitude and lousy tips) I didn’t want anything to do with church!!!
  • Yes, I did say tonight in the service, “You’re grandma smokes weed!”  It slipped…I have no idea where it came from…and it took me several minutes to compose myself.
  • Just in case someone needs to hear it again…don’t EVER give up on THE GOD who has NEVER given up on you!!!
  • Oh yeah…I love our church…and I love the people I serve with.
  • Got an appointment with Nick, my personal trainer, at 9:30 in the morning…PRAYING that he doesn’t kill me.
  • Have had a lot of women say they want to do the marathon in May…but not that many guys.  Hey men…where are you?  Seriously!!!

That’s about it for now…nighty night!