Sailors, Saints, & Sinners

Weekly Rundown (1.10.09)

• 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!!
  • PRAY! INVITE! SERVE!
• 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!!