Sunday Night Thoughts

February 16, 2009

God is so good!

Our church service this morning was amazing. God really showed up and some powerful things happened at Overflow Church this morning. The worship was great, and then setting in our Worship Leader as a pastor at Overflow will be a thing to remember for a long time.

Then I preached the sermon “The Message” and I think I did an okay job presenting the Gospel! An elder in Texas were I was a pastor once told me that if people get touched and people respond during ministry time, then it was a good message and presentation.

Well, today people responded. We had at least three people receive Christ during our service today, and some renew their commitment to Jesus.

My preaching style was toned down in order to present the Gospel through the scriptures in John chapter 3.

I am so thankful that I serve a powerful, loving God who wants to breath life on those so that they may have life, and it more abundantly.

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Tuesday Night Reflections

February 11, 2009

If you have been around the blog for long, or if you went back and read the last few Tuesday Night Reflections then you would know that God has been really blessing my family and I. This includes my immediate family, and our church family at Overflow Church.

God has not disappointed these last seven days either. Below are a few of my reflections from the past few days.

  • Our Wednesday Night Life Group had some wonderful discussion. The topics in our Renovate series has really been inspiring some good dialogue.
  • On Friday some people that we knew as acquaintances through our home school co-op came over for dinner and an evening of games. After the night, I could say that they are some good friends, and I am excited to continue to get to know them. (And John saved me $1000…seriously)
  • Overflow Church’s Men’s Ministry (OCMM) kicked-off the 2009 schedule with men’s breakfast on Saturday morning.
  • After the  OCMM breakfast I went with a couple people from our church body and we purchased our first PA/sound equipment.
  • We used the equipment for the first time on Sunday. We got great reviews from those attending.
  • Sunday… that is a whole topic for itself. I could blog an entire series on the firsts, deep revelation released, and the worship experiences created this weekend.
  • Overall it was our most powerful service of 2009. (I was really worried that it would not be very good. I was struggling with how things had come together.)
  • The worship on Sunday was really great with the new sound equipment, the message was a little meaty (deep). God proved one more time, if you will unashamedly speak what He leads you to say.
  • I know at least 2 people that got really touched, and very, very effected by the Word.
  • On Sunday I cast vision to remind our church about the vision and goals for 2009.
  • This Sunday at Overflow will be a very special Sunday Celebration Service entitled “The Message”.  I am pumped about the message being prepared, the worship, and some of the exciting things going on during the service.
  • We currently have more visitors confirmed to attend, than we have in our church. This is going to be exciting.
  • Please pray for our service, our team, and that God moves powerfully in these peoples lives.
  • Tonight was a good night. I went to buy 1 new shirt to wear on Sunday for our service. I wanted something new and fresh to wear. I ended up with 8 new shirts, and I paid less than I had expected to pay for 1. (PRAISE GOD)

Well, those are all the thoughts I can get out tonight. Check back in the next few days for the following blog topics: Leadership Via Dora 3, Lessons Via Parenting Part 2, Inadequacy, Forgiveness and more.

In His Favor,

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The Message!

February 10, 2009

I am very excited about this Sunday’s Celebration Service here at Overflow Church!

We have some special things going on this weekend, and I have been pumping this service to our Life Groups and our friends around the area. One of the things I have been doing is casting the vision that this particular Sunday will be pivotal to us reaching our goals & vision for 2009! The team and the people in our Life Groups have caught that vision.

We are a church of 20 people! We have approximately 24 vocal commitments to attending this Sunday’s Celebration Service titled “The Message”.

Those numbers are right. This Sunday at church we will have more visitors in our body than we will partners in our church! PRAISE GOD!

You see we have been working diligently to get this set up and ordered the way that God has been speaking to us about. Last week we set up our NEW Sound System (first one actually). We have now have a full audio/video package working with the projector, and the wonderful audio components in place.

I am very excited about this weekend, and it will be one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, messages I have every preached! Hence, the title “The Message”!

This will be a very powerful kingdom-minded presentation of the gospel. I believe that it will touch/rock those people that are far from God, or simply do not attend church for one reason or another that will be attending.

If you are in the Appleton area your invited to Overflow Church’s presentation of “the message”. If your not from the Appleton area, and you believe prayer changes things, it changes everything, then please pray for the Holy Spirit to move in power and love during this week of preparation. Please pray that all those who answered yes, will come and bring friends and/or family. Please pray that the Holy Spirit really blows through our service on Sunday in a wonderful, awe inspiring way.

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