Sunday Nite
So many emotions and thoughts running through my mind as I write this... We had a great day today at hyde park. The stuff I'm thinking about tell me that I just discovered my topic for this weeks WholeHearted. Here's Sunday Nite...
- I thought that Pastor's message this morning was really strong - if you're struggling HE WAS SPEAKING TO YOU! His message, "When Times are Tough" asked the question, "What do you do when you have done right and everything seems to go wrong"?
- One of his points was "don't let bitterness get a foot hold" and used Hebrews 12:14-15 and I made a note on part of that verse, "the key to having peace with others is to be holy and v. 14 says, 'without holiness no one will see the Lord'". DANG!
- Enjoyed being on worship team this morning while Steven did an excellent job leading. In the last service the weightiness of "Let Me Sing" hit me: Let me sing LOUDER than creation to You (does my worship even chart with the glorious worship that YOU receive, Lord?) For the pain You bore in Your body (YOU took it on YOU for me... knowing that I would be the way that i am) to bring my soul to You (i can't believe that YOU even cared to bring me to you even though i rejected YOU).
- I looked at Bree before she sang, "You Said" (one of my all-time favorite worship songs, by the way
) and asked, "You got your holy ghost on"?
- I can't believe that we will be doing Christmas music in less than 3 weeks!!
- Some of you were asking about my message, "I Got This One!" - it's online here
Went to a portion of the Crossover Middle School Service tonite and it was unbelievably great!
- Heard the Crossover band do "Everything Glorious" by David Crowder tonite and was BLOWN AWAY! Really, really great - Justin was rockin' the vocal - the whole band was terrific tonite!
- Asked Madison tonite when she got in the car about Brandon's message and she said, "he was great tonite - He sounded like you up there, daddy!". Poor Brandon... she meant it as the ultimate compliment
- Before I left Crossover I had one of our members come out and share their testimony about tithing with me. The person said that times had been really tough lately and after hearing Pastor's message ("A Manager for God") about trusting God with their finances and then reading my testimony about tithing they decided to tithe on their money - the scary thing was it was all that they had left until the 20th. They gave it because they decided they were gonna trust God. Without giving away the story (because I hope the person will share it themself) God showed Himself strong on their behalf. You can't outgive God. He challenges us to "test Him in this"... I dare ya!
In closing - Emergency Food Drive: You have given over 500 lbs of food so far hyde park!!! Way to Go! But we ain't done... keep giving until it hurts cause there are some people who do hurt and need your help. And last, Operation Christmas Child boxes are due this Wednesday - let's do this thing and be the blessing God has called us to be.
I love serving with you!
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