Experiencing Joy During Rescue

In the sermon Sunday I referenced the joy on the face of a little boy rescued from the rubble in Haiti last week. Here is the video. You see him experience joy as he lifts his hands up like a champion.

Sunday In Review

Had a great Sunday at Lifepoint. Here are a few thoughts...

• Continued our teaching series called, Experience Joy. Talked about experiencing joy in decision.
• There is safety to be found in our rejoicing.
• False teaching and false teachers are dangerous.
  
• We can't begin a relationship with God through our inheritance or accomplishments.
• Even the best things I would do are like garbage when they are compared to Jesus.
• When we trust Christ it changes our perspective on EVERYTHING!!
• To have a relationship with God we need faith...in JESUS.
• We sang the hymn "He set me free." I love songs that teach us about Jesus!!
• If we get a few more families in the theater we might need to move to a bigger theater. That would be AWESOME!!

Sunday In Review

Here are some thoughts from Sunday:

• Jimmy Hammond preached about experiencing joy in sacrifice.
• We looked at the example of Timothy and Epaphrodidus and the sacrifices they made as they served God.
• Received an offering to help with the relief efforts in Haiti.
• One of our new members brought her parents to church with Sunday.
• I found out 19 teens came out for the "Youth Bowling Night" Saturday evening...WOW!!

Vision Dinner

Last Sunday we had our 2nd Annual Vision Dinner. A special thank you goes out to everyone who helped prepare food, decorate, setup and everything else it took to pull it off. We have the greatest volunteers ever!! We looked back at what God did in 2009 and laid out some goals for 2010. If you missed the dinner you can still experience it through pictures below.

Sunday In Review

Here are some thoughts from Sunday...

• Talked about 3 distractions that keep us from accomplishing our mission.
• We are sent on a mission.
• 70% of our city is unchurched. There is a critical need for the gospel to be shared.
• We are here to help people move from where they are to where God wants them to be.
• I Preached Nehemiah 6:1-14.
• If we want to complete God's mission we can't come off the wall and go do something else.
  
• We have to say NO to any distractions!!
  
• We can't afford to be distracted. There is to much at stake.
• A family was there that hadn't been to Lifepoint since our launch service a year ago. It was awesome to see them again.
  
• Another family didn't know there was a church that was meeting in the theater. They came to see a movie in a different theater. Our greeters were on their toes and invited them to come on in before their movie started....they did!! I hope we'll see them again next Sunday.
• Great attendance.
• After the service someone told me the sermon was an answer to prayer. I love how God uses scripture to speak to the heart of people.
• More people jumped in and helped with tear down after the service.
• We sang God Of The City. I love that song.
• Our second ever Vision Dinner was Sunday Night....more details and pics in a later post.
  

My Bible Journey

Deuteronomy 13:4 We need to be Faithful.
Deuteronomy 14:29 We have to be generous and care about people.
Acts 3:3-4 Make sure and LOOK at people. Slow down, make eye contact, and talk to people.
Acts 3:12 Give God the credit!!
Acts 3:19-21 Change your mind about Jesus and be filled with new life in Christ. This message has been spoken since the world began.
Acts 4:2 There won't always be a positive response when we tell people how awesome Jesus is.
Acts 4:10 It's ALL about Jesus.
Acts 4:12 Salvation is available ONLY through Jesus.
Acts 4:29 We need to pray for boldness.
Acts 4:32 What a difference unity makes...People are cared for.