Sunday Replay

Okay I know we're not the frozen tundra or even close, but it's been cold this weekend (by Charleston standards). Yesterday was nasty - cold and WET. Today was cold, but at least the sun was out. I don't know if it was the weather or the long weekend, but attendance was definitely down today. But we still had several visitors. Most visitors seem to be coming to the second service. However, more people are attending the first - go figure. Keep inviting and be willing to go to whatever service your friends want to come.

My voice is back and I'm feeling better, but I am emotionally spent after the second service. I'm loving two services, but it has been an adjustment from a preaching standpoint. I will say this - the larger the crowd, the higher the energy level, the easier it is to feed off of that as far as music and preaching goes. Speaking of music. I love our band. I really appreciate their willingness to change and adapt. Ranny & Wyatt have taken a short little sabbatical and everyone else has been willing to step up and step in wherever needed. I love you guys.

And yes I love it that we can open up our service with, "I Want to Rock & Roll All Night (And Party Every Day)!" We are in week 3 of our American Idols series and each week we give everyone an opportunity to vote on 1 of 3 songs to open up the following week's service. They can turn in a ballot at each week's service, text a vote, or vote online. Last week we had over 450 votes online.

Love the Idol "audition" each week from Andy! Jeremiah and Andy have done a great job with that!

In February, we launch a new series entitled, "Myth Busters." It's going to be all about "busting" some commonly held assumptions about things that people think are in the Bible, but are not. By the way, we're trying to get our hands on a "crash dummy" or mannequin that we can use during this series. Let me know if you can hook me up.

Today's message was on the idol of modern spirituality - the idea that you can believe whatever you choose to believe because all roads lead to God. It's really just the other side of the coin of religion. Religion is man's attempt to reach God - a very narrow, legalistic, works oriented path. Modern spirituality is still our attempt to reach God on our own terms, but we've just broadened the path - anything goes. If it's true for you, then it's okay as long as you're sincere. I hope you can tell that the past two weeks we've tackled some tough stuff. The bottom line for me is that it's time for the Jesus followers everywhere to live as salt and light. We're called to live as missionaries in this world - to reach out and share the greatest news ever! Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life! Intercede! Invest! Invite! Include!