Eight things I need to share with our church, both sites

Here are Eight things I have to communicate to us all.

1. If you were not here this Wednesday night, please listen to Pastor Rick’s message!  It was amazing and I was blessed by his insight, encouragement, and heart. Please listen to this “New perspective.” I am going to speak on having a new heart this weekend.  Listen Here

2. The first informal day of the Toledo site went awesome. Pastor Tim reported that they had a great service, heard a message of encouragement from me via video, worshiped Jesus, enjoyed fellowship and prayed for the future of the Toledo site, the Kingdom of God, and souls.  I am pretty happy guy!  Remember, January 29th @ 10 am is the day we launch to the public.

3. I have been in everfree youth the last 2 Monday nights.  We have a generation of young people seeking God, hungry for Jesus and the Word.  Keep encouraging our students, and parents, get them here Monday nights @ 7 pm.

4. Keep your Global Outreach Missions giving flowing. We need to keep giving to support 40 missionaries and ministries all over the world!  Also we have 16 going to Haiti Feb.  19-26th. Pray for them and give generously. You can give online anytime. Here is the link.  Give to your church.

5. We are showing the movie Courageous here free on Saturday Feb. 4th.  Invite a friend or a family to come.  This is an amazing movie. Our students will be selling snacks for STL.

6. I am going to ask you to pray for us as we decide whether we are going to suspend the Saturday night gathering when we publicly launch the Toledo site.  It takes a lot of resources (people, facilities, etc) to make this happen and we are sending over 50 people out. We are praying about it and I am seriously considering it.

7. I am super excited about 2012. I plan on seeing hundreds of people coming to Jesus, becoming disciples, and serving Jesus with greater passion than ever!  The week of prayer and fasting has been amazing.  Wednesday night we are going to pray more and take some testimonies about the week.

8. Wendy and I had a great time in Chicago to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary.  We needed it and were more exhausted than we realized.  Thanks for your grace and love for us. We are honored to be the lead pastors of Compelled Church!

Don’t Forget the meaning behind our church name!           For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;
         15      and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.    2 Corinthians 5:14,15

New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (2 Co 5:14–15). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

 

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