A Sea of Blue
03/11/08 09:37 PM
I would call this post, "Sunday Reflections," but
I'm too embarrassed since it's now Tuesday. But
Sunday really was a great day! The thing that stood
out to me was all of our Volunteers wearing their
blue, "Making a Splash" t-shirts. It was very
awesome. The old adage, "20% of the people do 80%
of the work" does not apply to Coastal. We have so
many Volunteers who do so much. I thought the first
service would be empty with the time change, but it
wasn't. They're still pretty evenly split. We had
several first time guests Sunday, with several
return guests. One couple wanted to learn more
about Coastal and one first time guest wanted to
talk to someone about being a Christ-follower.
That's what it's all about Coastal! Keep praying,
building relationships, and inviting.
My message on Sunday was on forgiveness - "to err is human, to forgive divine." Forgiveness is an issue that all of us deal with and affects all relationships. Although the statement is not found in scripture, it does contain truth. We are human and we do blow it or "err." God's nature is one of forgiveness. And we are most like God when we offer grace and clothe ourselves with forgiveness.
I have to admit that I've not yet adjusted to the whole "'spring forward" one hour thing. I was tired on Sunday and still haven't yet caught up.
We had a lot of fun Sunday night at WAVES. We have great students. Ricky, C.W., Matt, Janet, and I led the evening. Like I said - we have awesome volunteers! I've already conducted two interviews for our Youth Pastor position and have two more this week. Keep this whole process in your prayers.
I'm very excited about our 2 week series starting this Sunday entitled, "Bridges." I love the stage backdrop! Cindy Tighe is awesome! Sunday's message is going to be about the church being a bridge to the community. Easter is going to be all about Jesus being the bridge between man and God. Get your seeking friends to church on Easter!
We leave from the church at 5AM on Thursday to head to the Unleash Conference at the NewSpring Church in Anderson. I can't wait. It couldn't come at a better time!
My message on Sunday was on forgiveness - "to err is human, to forgive divine." Forgiveness is an issue that all of us deal with and affects all relationships. Although the statement is not found in scripture, it does contain truth. We are human and we do blow it or "err." God's nature is one of forgiveness. And we are most like God when we offer grace and clothe ourselves with forgiveness.
I have to admit that I've not yet adjusted to the whole "'spring forward" one hour thing. I was tired on Sunday and still haven't yet caught up.
We had a lot of fun Sunday night at WAVES. We have great students. Ricky, C.W., Matt, Janet, and I led the evening. Like I said - we have awesome volunteers! I've already conducted two interviews for our Youth Pastor position and have two more this week. Keep this whole process in your prayers.
I'm very excited about our 2 week series starting this Sunday entitled, "Bridges." I love the stage backdrop! Cindy Tighe is awesome! Sunday's message is going to be about the church being a bridge to the community. Easter is going to be all about Jesus being the bridge between man and God. Get your seeking friends to church on Easter!
We leave from the church at 5AM on Thursday to head to the Unleash Conference at the NewSpring Church in Anderson. I can't wait. It couldn't come at a better time!
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