WEEKEND UPDATE (011010)

Happy frozen Monday everyone! If you're like me, you woke up to a freezing house 'cause your power was out, too.  Hopefully that's not the case for you.  As for me...I'm thinking about starting a church in Tahiti. Anyone interested?  Despite the frigid weather, we had a great day at Crossroads yesterday.  I can honestly say I am STOKED for the new year.  In fact, I've never been more energized and excited about what God is doing in our community than I am right now!  Here's a few quick hits from Sunday:

• Obviously VERY cold Sunday, but a GREAT turnout!
• Many first time attenders!
• Many rededicated their lives to Christ!
• So good to see so many back from vacation!
• LOVED the new Steve Fee worship tune! "Whooooaaah!"
• Great feedback on yesterday's message from lots of folks. The subject of life direction is on target for ALL of us.
• Great take-away for young men (from Proverbs 7:7): Just because you're naive, doesn't mean you can't have common sense.
• Great takeaway for all of us (Andy Stanley calls it the Principle of the Path): Direction - not intention - determines our destination.
• Loved the turtle video.  Ever feel stuck like that?  Thank you God, for being there to rescue us!
• Pastor Matt was wandering the halls dressed like a Musketeer. Don't ask.  It's a Filling Station thing.  They have a castle with towers and everything, and what's happening in elementary ministry is beyond cool!  Make sure your 1st-5th graders are back there on Sunday.
• Highway 68 is going strong and so are Pastor H. and the whole Hwy 68 team.  Middle School ministry at Crossroads is working!  If you have a child 6-8th grade, make sure that they are in Highway 68 every Sunday morning!
• The Children's Annex with separate facilities for infants through kindergarten is running at full strength.  We have the capacity to handle three times the children currently back there.  Don't make your toddler suffer through my pedestrian preaching.  Put them somewhere they can have some fun!
• Finally this morning, as the feeling begins returning to my fingers: Christians, our direction at Crossroads is, and always has been, to reach those who are not reached already with the Gospel.  If you are already reached...you need to be reaching!  Learn more about this important vision, and our strategy for carrying it out, this Sunday January 17th at ROADIES 101, from 4:00 to 6:00PM at the Annex!

Have a GREAT week!