Element Church Insider

First off HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!  To all you moms out there, I hope you have a GREAT day!

—   To my wife.  Sabrina, you are AMAZING!  Thank you for all that you do as my husband, my kids’ mother AND as a pastors wife.  I cannot imagine doing what I do without you.  Our home is blessed because of you.  Our kids may not always show it now, but you are helping to mold them into men and women of God.  I love you.

— To my mom!  Thank you so much for being the woman you were in our lives.  I wouldn’t be who I am today without you.  You were an amazing model to us as kids.  I imagine you wondered when we were growing up if you were parenting right.  I hope our lives now show you how great you were.  I love you.

Today we had “a moment”.  It was one of those worship experiences that you’ll remember for a LONG time.  At least it was for me and some of the people I talked to.  Here are my ruminations on the day.

— At least 12 people walked forward to “come home” to the Father today.

— I had some personal conversations with individuals who received Christ as Savior.  It NEVER gets old hearing about people finding life.

— I talked with one guy who got saved in 2nd service.  He used to be an alcoholic and drug addict.  He said he has never had any relationship with God.  Today he prayed to receive Jesus.  He told me “I didn’t know if God would want me”.  WOW!  Awesome!

— Numerous conversations with those people who came forward.  Seeing people who were dead now alive, and lost now found means EVERYTHING!

— 892 in church today.  Very even throughout each service

— We continued Life’s Toughest Questions today with “Does God really love me?”  The answer is “YES”.  I think we’re asking the wrong question though.  It’s not IF He loves us…it is HOW?

— I told the story of the prodigal son and we looked at HOW God loves us, not just IF he does.

— This is a question I have wrestled with.  How could He love me after what I’ve done?  Was VERY challenged by the message myself.  Even in preparing it.

— Adam put together an unbelievable worship set today.  He has been looking forward to today for a while.  The worship set up PERFECTLY the message for today.  Adam, GREAT job leading us to the throne of God.

— The band nailed worship today.  Every service was spot on.  Different feel in each service but they were tight today.

— Not one service was “bad” today, but MY GOODNESS third service was off the HOOK!  I’m not sure I’ve felt the Spirit of God that thick and heavy in a worship service for a long time.  The Spirit of God was on the loose today folks.  SO GOOD!

— Two young men (friends) came forward in 3rd service to receive Christ.  When they stood together at the altar and started praising God as the church sang behind them I lost it.  They knelt down lost and stood up found.  It was one of those special God moments you get to be a part of.

— From worship, through the message and then the altar call it was just so heavy.

— We sang  a portion of a song called “How He Loves” today.  One line in their wrecks me every time.  “I don’t have time to maintain these regrets when I think about the way…He loves us.  Oh how He loves us.”  SO good.

—  What’s past is past and what’s forgiven is forgiven.  Sometimes I just need to MOVE ON.

— We sang the Cruz original “The One Who Loves Me”  That song could seriously “make it”.  In my opinion anyway.

—  Announced the baby bottle fundraiser for Life Choice Pregnancy Care Center today.  Make sure and pick up your bottle in the church lobby and start filling it up with spare change.

— Life Choice is a Christian based, God centered ministry for women who become pregnant and don’t know what to do.  They offer counseling and have a free store with lightly used mother and baby supplies for the moms. They want to help moms make healthy and informed decisions.

— Element Church supports Life Choice financially each month as a community outreach partner.  This week, instead of purchasing cheesy mothers day gifts that no one will use, we are donating above and beyond our normal monthly donation to Life Choice in honor of all the Element moms!  We pray it will be a blessing to Life Choice.

— Electric work began on The Well (coffee shop) this past week.  We are seeking to raise $20,000 to renovate that space into a kickin’ coffee shop.  We are asking Elementers to seek God on what He can give through them between now and August.  I encourage you to ask the Lord “What do you want to do through us?”

—  If you give to the project please write “Fill The Well” on the memo or envelope.

— You can give online to Element Church HERE.

— Introduced Pastor Kody and his family today.  SO EXCITED to get him up here.  I have some trouble staff he needs to straighten up.  LOL just kidding.

— Be praying for Kody, his wife Julie and their 4 kids.  They are needing to sell a house in Oklahoma and find housing here.  God is in control and we trust Him!  They are looking at housing this week while here.

— The Bybee’s will be moving here on May 23rd and he’ll start at Element on June 1st as our Executive Pastor.  You can read more about his role HERE.

— My only son turned 8 yesterday.  Doesn’t seem possible.  We left for Wal-Mart a little after 7 AM yesterday morning with his birthday money.  He couldn’t wait.  He was able to buy a new bike, a nerf gun and a movie.  It was a fun father/son time.

— Taking all the kids to the circus tonight.  Gonna be funny taking OUR circus to THE circus.  We might entertain more than the circus does.  lol

—  Alright, long as usual.  LOVE being a part of Element.  You guys ROCK!  Looking forward to hangin’ with friends tonight.

Following Christ,

Jeff