What a day at NewSpring Church…here are some of the highlights…
- Today’s message was what Matt Chandler often refers to as a “space maker!” Sometimes truth isn’t easily digested!
- To say that the room was tense for most of the day is an understatement. BUT…as a preacher I am understanding more and more that where there is no tension there is no truth!
- Personally…I thought the music today was UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE!!! WOW!
- Gauntlet sign ups today were insane…LOVE the way the people in our church stepped up to the challenge and were generous!
- Yes, a dude really did tell me that his dad hates me…but then went on to tell me that he did not…that made me feel better! :-)
- As followers of Jesus Christ we are called to completely submit to His authority in EVERY area of our lives…we don’t get to pick and choose.
- The Gospel is not people in church telling people not in the church “you are bad,” but rather people who have met Jesus telling those who haven’t met Jesus, “I’m bad and your bad…and the only difference between us is that Jesus paid for my sins!”
- People that follow Christ out of convenience do more damage to God’s Kingdom than those who do not follow Christ at all!
- Yes, I did say that parents who allow their children’s sports schedules to govern their times of worship are INSANE!!! One day your child will stand before Jesus…and He will not be obsessed with how well he or she can kick a soccer ball!
- Everyone of us have broken every single one of the 10 commandments…we’re NOT GOOD…we NEED JESUS!
- There are too many Christians who are willing to wear a cross around their neck but not put one on their back and follow HIM daily! (Luke 9:23-24)
- Riley opened the door for me tonight…he’s learning!!! :-) NOW…can he do it on Monday?
- The call that Jesus places on the lives of people who surrender to Him is to make Galatians 2:20 a reality.
- When a group of people get radically committed to Jesus they are often referred to (by “churched” people) as a “cult!” Why is it that we equate “cult” with commitment and not “Christian?”
- MAYBE because Christianity in America has been reduced to, “live however you want…just show up at church every once in a while and you will be fine!” Uh…problem…THAT ISN’T ANYWHERE IN THE SCRIPTURES!
- WHO is preaching isn’t important—WHAT is being preached is…and we will always make sure that WHAT is being preached is JESUS!!!
- Met with the team to finalize the peeps for our coaching network this fall…REALLY excited about the guys that will be participating.
- I was overwhelmed with the number of people who responded…and because of the response we went ahead and made the decision to do a spring coaching network as well. (And it is already filled!)
- Sign ups for “One” begin tomorrow!
- We begin a new series next week - “God Is…” CAN’T WAIT!!!
NewSpring…I love you guys…I am so blessed to be here and serving as your pastor. I am BLOWN away by all that God is doing…and I can’t wait to see what happens next around here. Ephesians 3:20 is becoming more and more real to all of us…we serve an amazing God!