HOW COULD I FORGET THIS? Just had a power nap. Maybe it re-engaged my brain. (I’m exhausted today)
We had one person today who indicated the accepted Jesus Christ as Savior. We didn’t even do an invitation today, yet someone marked on their card that today they became a follower of Christ. WOW!! Praise the Lord. Anyway, thought I’d add that. Probably think of more stuff later.
Another great Sunday at Element Church! We have such awesome people that come. Look forward to it every week. Well, we have our staff Christmas party tonight at 5:30 so I wanted to get some rumination in, maybe catch a quick nap, and then head out to the party. I may post some more thoughts tonight so this won’t be as long as it normally is. (You’re probably glad about that)
— 214 in attendance today. Good to be over 200 again. That next growth barrier is going to be 250. I believe the breakdown was 77 in the first service and 137 in the second. We took the pipe and drape down in between the two services to make room for #2. We’re going to need people to start attending the 9 AM service or we’ll outgrow the 10:30. By the way, that would be a GREAT problem to have. I hope everyone knows that we post #’s whether they are “good” or “bad”. We obviously want to see more and more people come, not so we can break a certain barrier, but so that more people can connect with Life in Christ! #’s are ok. God cares about who is in church, and so do we! We will, and HAVE, put 100% of our energy into church regardless of how many people come.
— Offering will be posted tomorrow. I do know we got about $1000 of offering through the mail this week, so that’s a good sign. The offering will be tallied tomorrow by the tellers. I’ll post that then.
— 10:30 sermon flowed great for me. Our first week at two services I felt like the 10:30 was a dud. Last week they literally felt exactly the same. This week, I didn’t feel bad about either but I just loved the way it felt in 10:30. I felt much more connected to the word in 10:30. It’s impossible for me not to compare how each service feels.
— Adam and the band did what had to be the best version of O Come Let Us Adore Him that I’ve ever heard. They rocked it out man. What a blessing we have in the leaders and volunteers that serve at Element Church.
— If you don’t currently serve at Element, I encourage you to do so. I get paid for what I do, but I truly believe that if I weren’t a pastor, I would love serving at church. I just love what the local church does. It is the hope of the world. For some reason, God chooses to leave HIS most important message and tasks to a group of people called “The Church”. Why wouldn’t we want to be a part of that? There are lots of areas to get plugged in at Element, and we’d love to help you do that.
— I serve with the greatest staff in the world. I get to hang out with them tonight at our Christmas party and hopefully show them how grateful I am to serve with them. I know there will be a time when we start adding to the team, but I can’t imagine serving with anyone better than the guys I serve with now. Grant, Adam, Curtis, Heather and Terri, you guys are incredible.
— That’s it for now. Check Adams blog later for the set list. We had a great worship set today and the band, as usual, ROCKED!
I’ll post some more thoughts later. Maybe I’ll do a weekend wrapup. Don’t forget, if you want to get anything for the adopt a moms we’re supporting please do so soon! I love being your pastor.
Following Christ,
Jeff
