WEEKEND UPDATE (021410)

Happy Valentine's Day yesterday!  Great day Sunday at Crossroads after a snowy weekend in South Alabama.  Here's just a few of the things I noticed:

• GREAT turnout for an impromptu four-day weekend.  Biggest crowd so far this year!
• MANY first-time attenders, and many SECOND-TIME attenders (WOW, you guys came back...AWESOME!!)
• Several people made the decision to rededicate their lives to Christ on Sunday at Crossroads!
• Love walking around the building on Sunday morning (including making a trip over to the Children's Annex).  It's always so encouraging to see people digging in and do the work of the ministry!
• The atmosphere in the lobby before AND after service on Sunday was electric!  Many new faces, all were smiling!
• The worship band sounded better than ever Sunday morning!  A really generous couple in the church bought us a new snake (no, not a real snake, Crossroads isn't a "bring your own snake" kind of church), an important piece of sound equipment that made EVERYTHING sound so much better.  The clarity in the mix was GREAT!  Loved the opening song by Janna!  Also loved Nic and Caleb closing out the service with a great song.
• There was great energy in the room as we talked about TRUE LOVE.
• Loved sharing the TRUE STORY of Valentine.  I'll bet you never look at Valentine's Day the same way again.  It's a great day to celebrate ROMANCE, but it's also a great day to celebrate the sacrifice of those martyred for the cause of Christ!
• I can't believe we had our last 10AM service on Sunday.  Next week TWO SERVICES, one at 9:00AM and one at 10:30AM.
• I was blown away by how many people indicated they would be at the 9:00AM service next Sunday!
• Several people signed up for small group participation.  I think every group is nearly full.  What a great response!  Can't wait to start small groups next week!
• Brand new Two-Week Series called GO FISH starts next week!  

Guys, now is the time to really dig in.  The BEST THING about going to two services is that people who serve on Sunday don't give anything up.  You can "work one and sit one".  Get involved at Crossroads by helping out with set-up and tear-down, or dig in with the Lobby Team, or serve in Children's ministry.  You don't have to do it every week.  How about once a month?  Opportunities to serve at Crossroads just DOUBLED.  Check out this Blog and Email Blasts later in the week with numbers and email addresses of leaders ready to help you get involved by serving at Crossroads!  Have a GREAT week and invite someone to Crossroads next Sunday!