- Great to teach again today after 2 Sundays off. I LOVE to preach but I needed the break.
- Services at both campuses were off the chart–
- Great crowds … great excitement!
- Baptism celebration in Calhoun.
- New Ministry Center opened in Dalton.
- Message was on focus & clarity in 2010.
- Check out the new Rock Bridge logo on our web site.
- Clarified our mission and core values today
- Rock Bridge exists to connect people from all walks of life to life in Christ.
- 5 CORE VALUES:
- Reaching People
- Christ-like acceptance
- Intentional environments
- Active participation
- Radical dependence
- “I love coming to church” — from a child as his parents checked him into RB Children’s Ministry.
- Rock Bridge PM starts THIS week!!
- Our path to launch Rock Bridge Chatsworth is getting increasingly clearer. We’re hoping to be doing preview/practice services in a few weeks and are aiming for a late February launch!!
- I am so pumped and so excited about 2010 …
- Our church has great opportunities and God-given clarity.
- God is REALLY teaching me what this means right now.
- We are done with buildings (for now) and ready to focus 100% on ministry!
- Beth & I should have our children home from Ethiopia this year!!
- I was asked what I thought about the movie Avatar so here’s my take on the Christmas movies I watched:
- Avatar: amazing special effects; some good action; the “mother earth” stuff got a little weird fast for me.
- Sherlock Holmes: my favorite holiday flick: action; funny; engaging
- Invictus: great story; lots of leadership lessons; solid acting but I don’t know much about Rugby.
- BCS National Championship … God allowed Colt McCoy to get hurt early in the game so that he could say this. God is sovereign and EVERYTHING can be used for His glory!!