• I was so pumped coming into this weekend. God had been really driving this message into my heart in a personal way over the last few days and I was really "feeling" it as we came into Sunday. And then Sunday morning about 9:00 AM, it hit. I started feeling sick. Not like pig flu sick, but just sick. I prayed. I tried to clear my head. Nothing seemed to help. So about 9:20 I stepped out into the hallway and Adam was doing something in one of the other offices. I asked him to step into my office to pray for me. And boy did he pray! And God answered. When I walked onto the stage to preach I felt fine. In fact, I felt really good! It was just another reminder to me that this thing is all about God and his plan, not me. What a privilege to preach his Word!!
• In my mind, yesterday's message set the tone for the next few weeks and what God wants to do in our church. It's all about coming to the altar of sacrifice. And not just sacrificing a few dollars, it's about crawling up on the altar and giving OURSELVES as sacrifices to God.
• Jon and the band did a great job of leading us to worship yesterday. The last song, Beautiful Jesus, really grabbed my heart. I know I've said this over and over, but IT'S ALL ABOUT JESUS!!
• I introduced our first official "church furniture" yesterday. An altar!
• Loved the video story. I never get tired of hearing how God works in the hearts and lives of people he brings into our church. I'll post it on my blog later this week for those who missed it.
• I took some time yesterday to share my own struggles with doing this initiative. One of the reasons I shared the story is because sometimes people have an unhealthy view of pastors and other spiritual leaders. There's this false perception that pastors are such great people of faith that they never have doubts, fears or questions. WRONG!!! In fact, there's a whole unique set of fears, doubts and questions that comes with being a pastor. And believe me, I have all of them from time to time.
• So, if you're thinking, "This is just something Dave wants," NO WAY! Trust me, there's no way I would have led us into this on my own. God is all over this thing and I know we're going to step up big!
• Again, if you have questions about Unstoppable just shoot us an email and we'll make sure someone answers your question.
• This coming week we're going to talk about the big elephant in the room - how do we respond to what God wants us to do in the middle of a down economy? I'll be interviewing a young couple from the leadership team of our church who will be sharing their story of learning to trust and follow God's leading in their lives. Should be GOOD STUFF!!
• New Horizon - I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
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