What a great weekend! On Friday night Janet
and I had our entire Worship Team, Sound/Multimedia
Team, and their families over to our home for
Bar-b-que (
Wes is right - there's just
something about barbeque or grilling out that
raises the level of excitement for an event.)!
We had a lot of fun just eating and hanging
out. We have some talented musicians, but more
than that we have a group of servants who love
the Lord, love the church, and love people.
And they are always willing to put our purpose
of changing lives ahead of any personal
preferences or their position. I love these
guys. And now with all of our new musicians,
we are able to give everyone a break
periodically and everyone still gets to play.
Saturday was a long day. My family cleaned the
church. I worked on my message and got everything
ready for Sunday. Late in the afternoon I headed
out to Kiawah for two weddings back to back. Both
weddings were for wonderful people who love the
Lord and each other. I love being a part of one of
the best days of people's lives. Came home and
watched the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fights with
Christopher. Janet and Lydia were having none of
that. I told them that they had a women's match,
but it still didn't seem to make a difference. And
wow can those women fight or what?! Very scary! And
how about that guy's ear? If you saw it, you know
what I'm talking about. It was disgusting and yet
you couldn't look away - until it exploded like a
water balloon filled with blood! It's a guy thing.
We will be using UFC sometime in the near future as
a Message Series. Can't you see it? "Jesus - the
Real Ultimate Fighter!"
Today was great. Mike and the Worship Team did an
awesome job. Jeff Denton was funny. On Saturday I
asked him which service he and Prisca (both of them
have been playing every Sunday, both services,
forever) were coming to. He said, "I think we're
going to sleep in and come to the early service."
Their daughter Madison is in Tennessee. Mahli went
home with some friends. And they didn't make it to
our softball game. I'm just saying!
Today was just a fun service. My message was
about succeeding in life as we finished up
Philippians chapter 3. Real success is about being
faithful and getting to the end of your life being
able to say, "I have fought the good fight, I have
finished the race, I have kept the faith." And then
hearing Jesus say, "Well done, good and faithful
servant." That's what I want to be able to say and
hear. I love this verse from Phil. 3, "But one
thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining
toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to
win the prize for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus." Jam packed with a lot
of great stuff to preach! Forget your past. Focus
on the goal. Fight to the end.
Tonight we had our Annual Parents vs.
Students Softball Game. I will probably regret
saying this, but we need to play more often. It was
really a lot of fun. Travis grilled out hotdogs and
hamburgers. The watermelon was cold and sweet. We
ate and played - which probably put the adults in a
definite disadvantage (don't ask about the score).
We're all tired at Rollins home, but it's a good
tired. This is the last week of school for
Charleston County, WAVES Overnight Camping Trip
this Friday, and One Prayer starts Sunday. It's
going to be a great week!
