I loved the "vibe" today at church; lots of smiles and hugs. You can just sense the joy in a room sometimes.
I really loved the way that Brian Cline utilized the media to share about what they do and how others can get involved - very creative. I'm telling ya' if I were not called to be a preacher I would be working on the media end of ministry - putting videos together, pushing buttons, blowing stuff up, etc.
Seeing entire Growth Groups at the altar praying for their fellow brothers and sisters always touches my heart.
The worship team sounded fantastic today. These folks are really giving it their all - in practice & on Sunday mornings!
Pastor Jeff just gets more and more comfortable every time he preaches a message - that is why I'm going to give him another opportunity - pray that the Lord lays the message on Jeff's heart. I know how challenging it is when you are not always sure what to preach about exactly.
Having Ryan McAllister and Jeff Pfohl share in this preaching series through the book of Philippians has been a huge blessing to me. It is giving me the opportunity to focus on other speaking that I have done or need to do this month. I performed a funeral yesterday, I have 2 weddings this month and I will be speaking at the Maple Run Friends Church retreat.
If you want to be ahead of the game next week you can read ahead and meditate on Philippians 3:12-21
Amen.
ReplyDeleteI now know the secret identity and power of the Blue Flame! Hahahaha
ReplyDeleteJeff did a fantastic job! Agreed that it's getting more natural for him. God is using his talents. Plus Jeff knows who his rock is.
Kudoos to the worship team!
jeff did an awesome job. the sound over the net was great. the spirit was there and could be felt over the net.
ReplyDeleteI'll go listen to Jeff, but the passsage you are coming to next is one of my favorites. It's awesome. Don't miss the chance to tie it to the kingdom parables in Matthew 13 of the two men who sold everything to get something better, the one sold all he had to get a field with a treasure in it, and the other sold all he had for a pearl. Paul "sold" all he had for Christ and considered it as "rubbish" in comparison...I'll be praying for you, what an awesome passage. What are we willing to give for a relationship with Christ? (sidenote- I always ask people I'm discipling, "are you spending time in God's word each day?" And the answer, more than 90% of the time is, "no". If we aren't willing to do that then how will we ever discover the worth of this wonderful relationship?!? Sorry, now you got me going. Have a great time in this passage, I'm praying for you.
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