What a hoot Sunday was! Crossroads was aboslutely JAMMED with people for our 3rd Annual Crossroads Christmas Extravaganza! Tons of visitors, family and friends! The Extravaganza is one of my favorite services of the year. It's a decidedly low-budget affair where maximum importance on the truth of the Gospel, and maximum opportunity for hijinx and tom-foolery meet. Here's a few of the things I noticed yesterday:
- Lobby was ROCKIN'!
- Nic, Janna and the band did a great job with the opening song and Christmas Carols.
- I totally botched the announcements, completely forgetting to mention what Communication Cards were, or what people were supposed to do with them.
- James Jones did a fantastic job with a straight up, old school, Gospel reading from Luke 2!
- Janna ripped O Holy Night! Such a great voice. Thank you God that you brought her to Crossroads!
- So great to welcome our listeners deployed in Afghanistan. The crowd noise cheering for you was AWESOME! Can't wait for you to hear it on the podcast!
- Loved sharing the message about Good News, that brings Great Joy to ALL people!
- I know many would disagree, but I aboslutely loathe singing Christmas trees. So it's no wonder that T-Wag's Low-Budget Singing Christmas Tree was the funniest thing I've ever seen! Way to go, Todd! That's the stuff legends are made of!
- Elves were GREAT!! Caleb, Sam, Caitlin, Ashley, John, Justin and Natalie cracked me up and had the crowd rolling! Award for most disturbing elf has to go to Caleb. Nice tights, bro!
- Will Lurie's Dancing Santa was ridiculously fantastic! Just the right blend of holiday tradition and hip-hop hilarity...and just a bit naughty. Will's an amazing talent...in a fat suit or out of one.
- Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make Sunday's service so special for so many people! From those on stage, to those who set the stage, to our crack tech crew, to everyone who served in the lobby, the auditorium, the office, and the children's ministry, you offered your time, talent and treasure and God used it to draw people to Christ!
I absolutely LOVE being part of a church that takes the truth and importance of the Gospel message so seriously, while never takes ourselves too seriously. The GOOD NEWS is that Jesus came and lived and died and rose again so that you and I don't have to go to hell. That's the greatest gift ever given!
While you're hustling to make your final Christmas preparations this week, slow down long enough to think about this: The most important thing is not finding the right present to give someone, or getting everything we want for Christmas. Christmas has nothing to do with stuff. Stuff isn't important. The important thing is that our Heavenly Father sent His Son Jesus Christ to save us, and to bring us into a right relationship with God. If you don't have anything else, but you have that, then you have everything!
Merry Christmas!
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