What’s Heading Our Way… February 22, 2006

First of all–thanks to everyone who e-mailed yesterday with some encouraging thoughts and prayers. You guys rock! There are still some angry people out there (as evidenced by the fact that someone actually told me yesterday that I do not fear God AND that I am going to hell); however, enough of that…let’s get on with life. :-)

We’ve got some awesome stuff heading our way at NewSpring...

This Sunday will be part three of our series entitled traditions…we will be talking about the subject of “endure.” I remember someone saying about that aspect of our vision, “Hey P, that makes it sounds like living for Christ is tough at times.” BINGO! BUT one of the things that makes it a lot easier to live for Christ is…well…let’s wait until Sunday!

Then–on the FIRST WEDNESDAY of March–we are going to have our very first FIRST WEDNESDAY service. It will begin at 6:30 and last for about an hour. What will it be like? I guess you are going to need to come and check it out for yourself. I do promise this–it’s gonna rock!!!

(NOTE: We will be having these services once a month…on the FIRST WEDNESDAY of every month…thus the reason for it being called FIRST WEDNESDAY! And yes, the children’s ministry will have a fully functional deal going on that night as well!)

In March we are going to begin a new series entitled “March Madness–How To Be A Full Court Follower of Christ!”

I am REALLY excited about this series because on March 19, Ed Young, senior pastor of Fellowship Church, will be speaking. (Yes, he’s the dude on television!) Ed and I have developed a pretty cool friendship over the past few years…and I love his vision, creativity, and love for Jesus. I am PUMPED about him being here.

And then–the very next day–Fellowship Church will be hosting a C3 regional right here at NewSpring. DOUBLE WOW! I can’t wait! I have been to four C3 conferences…and every time I go God rocks my world and fires me up! The registration cost is $325 per church–which is AWESOME because you can pay and then bring as many peeps as you want!!! For more information on the conference you can go here.

And then on April 16, Easter Sunday, we will be launching a brand new series called, Davinci Decoded! Here we will be taking a four week look into some of the questions that Dan Brown’s novel raises about Christianity–did Jesus REALLY claim to be God…did Jesus really rise from the dead…how do we KNOW that the Bible is reliable…and is there something about Mary?

Understand this–this series WILL NOT be all about boycotting the movie…nor will we be having any sort of book burning; in fact, I am currently reading the novel and will go see the movie. The purpose of this series is to simply show how reliable the Christian faith is…and that when any aspect of it is put to the test…it passes with flying colors!!

Mother’s Day this year will be CLASSIC! More on that to come…

Yep–we’ve got some REALLY exciting things heading our way…

Oops, I almost forgot…”Summer Blockbuster” will be taking place in July. This will be a deal our children’s ministry is doing–watch for more information–especially around Easter.

One more thing…there have been several requests for Lucretia’s red velvet cake recipe. I will put it up either on Friday or this weekend. I was going to put it up today…but there are some things I need for her to explain to me before posting it; after all, I am a man!!! I NEED an explanation! :-)

I lied–one more thing…and this is it–does anyone out there type REALLY fast…I mean like REALLY fast? I am currently working on a book…and if I could have someone to assist me by typing as I write…I could get it done a lot faster–drop me an e-mail if you are interested.