It's Wednesday and a BIG study day for me....!
I cant begin to tell you how much I appreciate the prayers. Whatever hit me Monday afternoon is broken, as strong as it was, and I am feeling GREAT!
I am excited about what is developing for both the messages I am working on for this weekend.
First, the Mens Retreat. We have a great group of men going out to camp Baldwin this weekend! It is a fantastic setting to do alot of walking along the lake, play basketball, re-create. Pastor Craig will be challenging our men Friday night. I will have Saturday morning and am really getting excited about the direction that the 'flow' is going!
If you are a MAN and havent signed up yet, its not too late. Call Scott Ongalo at 712-8683. He will get you fixed up and if you need $$ help, we will make sure you make it there no matter what!
God is going to do something powerful with our men this weekend!
I have to jump to our 2 Sunday services coming up......
Somehow, God gives a pastor a sense of expectation BEFORE something is going to happen. I KNOW this coming Sunday is going to be one of those "high impact" Sundays already. What we have for Sunday morning is so good, that one of the guys in our Creative team meeting on Monday who wont be able to be there said, "Man!! I cant begin to believe I am going to have to miss this!! Is there any way we can video this???"
Unfortunately, with the lighting at the RAVE, we cant film it and the message will be highly visual so listening would miss much of the impact. But trust me: You do NOT want to miss Sunday morning!
Then, Sunday night at Harvest @ 5 will be a hoot.....a great way to get your family into the Christmas spirit! We are starting our "Christmas at the Movies" series where we are taking a 'classic' Christmas movie each week and intertwining God's truth around it.
Let me just say I stayed up late last night watching Jim Carrey in "The Grinch" and this Sunday night is going to be alot of fun, as well as very, very enlightening in dealing with the 'Grinches' in your life.....you know....those people that no matter how good of a mood you come in on, have a way of bringing you down..?????
Oh....you dont have any of those. RIIIGGGHHHTTT!!!
Thanks for praying for this coming weekend. We are trusting the Holy Spirit to do something great. INVITE EVERY PERSON YOU CAN THINK OF TO COME THIS SUNDAY. We tag team with you guys to see the mission of Jesus accomplished: Bringing seekers in, turning them into Spirit empowered servants of Jesus Christ!
Have a good one!
PB
This article's reliance on a "growth mindset" seemed up your alley.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids&print=true
Posted by: Josh Encinias | November 29, 2007 at 05:43 PM