Sunday, September 13, 2009

WEEKEND UPDATE 091309 (Early Edition)

Hey guys, fantastic weekend at Crossroads! I'm here at the Annex as we're setting up for our New Attenders Reception from 4PM to 5:30PM today, and I thought I would take the opportunity to go ahead and share about this morning's service. Here's a few quick takes:
  1. Three people (that we know of) came to faith today, making first-time decisions to trust Christ!
  2. More than a half-dozen people rededicated their lives to Christ this morning!
  3. Everything else pales in comparison.
  4. Biggest attendance ever with 285! Wow. God is growing Crossroads exponentially!
  5. Great to start our new series Home Improvement!
  6. Kudo's to all in our Children's departments. Great job!
  7. Got to see blacklight puppets in the Filling Station this morning. Awesome!!
  8. The new stage set and lighting we're sensational. The whole thing looked really squared away and totally professional. Big thanks to Will, Randy, Rob, Chris, Sam, Max and everyone else who gave up massive amounts of time to make it all work.
  9. Worship was great this morning. The band sounded great, and with our new set and lighting they have never looked better. It really helps people enter in to worship when the stuff they're looking at looks good! Great job!
  10. Loved being back on the platform after being off last week. The crowd was huge! They were also alert and engaged and sharing this morning was smooth and easy. Lots of laughs and solid teaching and God gets ALL the credit for it. Awesome service!
After our service was over, Leslie and I drove over to Highpointe to see Pastor Derek and Keli. They did two services this morning for the very first time, and we got there just as their second service was letting out. It is SO COOL to see what God is doing, not just at Crossroads, but also at Highpointe. They are family, and we praise God for all that is happening there.

Guys, God is up to something GOOD in Enterprise. What a privilege it is to be a part of it. What an honor it is to worship and minister with you at Crossroads!! Have a GREAT week!