WEEKEND UPDATE (Evening Edition)

Great day at Crossroads on Sunday!  Can't tell you what a privilege it is to serve as your lead pastor.  Everytime I think about, which is all the time, I am pretty sure there was a crib switch somewhere.  Nonetheless, I'll keep showing up just as long as God allows (and you keep coming).  Here's just a few of the things I noticed on Sunday morning:

• 20 First, second, third-time attenders!
• 3 people rededicagted thier lives to Christ!!
• 1 person decided to "go public" with their faith through baptism!!!
• Though first service attendance was light, it is so great that people are coming to church at 9:00AM.  It helps make room in the second service.  Thank you SO MUCH for coming early!!  Though single service attendance fluctuates, average attendance is DOUBLE this time last year, UP more than 10% since we started two services, and READY to bust wide open as Easter approaches!
• Loved worship Sunday.  Can't help LOVING the Creed songs the worship team opens with.  Great move on the extra vocals Sunday!  Very cool.
• So cool to talk about the Holy Spirit!
• When I opened with the story of the native boy left alone in the wilderness you could have heard a pin drop.  It was cool...but a little scary.  We're usually a lot louder on Sundays.  Real sense of togetherness though as we talked about feeling ALONE.
• Thanks to a great friend for bringing special coffee treats for me and Leslie.  Only I didn't see you between services and didn't get mine, and Leslie sat hers on a table, bumped into it, and spilled the entire thing on the floor.  If you ever decide to do that again...we'll be WAY more responsible.
• My personally BIG take-away from the message:  We are NEVER alone, but we are DRIVEN to sin which leads us AWAY from God, and makes us FEEL alone.  But when you and I decide to live LED by the Holy Spirit, He leads us AWAY from sin, which makes us constantly aware of His presence.

Here's just a few of the GREAT comments direct from Sunday's  Communication Cards.  So inspiring to read them.  Thought it would be good to share them:

• "I am blessed to be here at Crossroads"
• "Fun worship"
• "Loved the opening video!"
• "Woot-woot worship rocked!"
• "Love it"
• "Awesome praise & worship and message"
•  "Everything in this service helped me to know I am never alone and God is always with me"
• "I love Crossroads!"

Guys, remember to think about the reality that we are never alone as you dig into your busy week.  God is always there, and he's not there just to be there, but He's there to ELEVATE your life in EVERY WAY!  Have a GREAT week, and remember to INVITE BIG as Easter approaches!!