Pastor P

Sunday Night Reflections…

Feb 17, 2008

This has been a great day/weekend…here are some thoughts running through my mind…

  • We had originally planned to do a sex series for the month of February and March; however, God ROCKED my world and clearly led me to do the current series we are in entitled STUCK...after sharing what I shared today and then seeing the hands of people who say they feel “drained” in life…I KNOW that this series is exactly what the Lord wanted us to do.
  • Oh yeah…we are still doing the sex series in the future…Song of Solomon MUST SING AGAIN!  :-)
  • I personally believe next Sunday is going to impact hundreds of lives and force several difficult AND fruitful conversations about how to live the life God wants us to live.
  • I really enjoyed Rose leading us in worship today…God has placed some incredibly talented people on our staff who love Jesus!
  • Yes, I AM SERIOUS about wanting to go and do the Richard Petty driving experience…AND also wanting to go out west and kill a large animal!  That would be fun!
  • Tadd and his crew showed up at church tonight.  I was able to spend a few minutes chatting with him before I went up to speak.  I LOVE what God is doing in His church.
  • NewSpringers…MAJOR prayer request!  Please pray for me on Thursday.  I am speaking at C3...a conference hosted by Fellowship Church for church leaders.  I first attended this conference in 2002 when our church had around 500 people…and now I am speaking there.  I am both excited and nervous…and I just desperately want to honor God and inspire leaders with the words I say.  Seriously, your prayers would be much appreciated!
  • On Easter this year we are going to be starting a series on Biblical manhood...and I can honestly say that I believe it has the potential to be one of the most dynamic series we’ve ever attempted.  I will share some titles of the messages in a few weeks…but just trust me when I say that every man NEEDS to hear what is going to be said…AND every woman WANTS me to say what is going to be said!!!
  • And yes, there will be a series on Biblical womanhood in the fall!!!
  • On Friday I got stretched in a HUGE way…I was able to spend about an hour on the phone with John Maxwell, just asking him questions and trying to write down everything he said. I am so thankful for God placing men like John in my life.  God has seriously used him to make me very uncomfortable at times…and I LOVE IT!
  • After an hour on the phone with him I went to a local restaurant and sat by myself and just read over the notes I took about 10 times.  Like I said—God TOTALLY used him to stretch the heck out of me.
  • Also on Friday night I had the privilege of attending a home group party that had an 80’s theme!  WOW, the 80’s were AWESOME…and the outfits were incredible.
  • Charisse said, “da-da-da” on Friday…and my heart was wound even tighter and tighter around her little finger.

That’s all folks…good night!  :-)