Sunday In Review

Today marked seven weeks in the short history of a2 Church. Here are a few of the highlights.

Today marked seven weeks in the short history of a2 Church. Here are a few of the highlights from today’s service.

• Great setup on Christmas refreshments. This has been a huge hit for the last three weeks! We’ve got to think of an excuse to do this kind of stuff more often. Thanks to everyone who served over the last three weeks (Mike and Melanie Weeks; the entire Butcher fam: Teddie, Dan, Zach, Anna and Isaac; Regina and Carol Sandlin and Shellie Behrens.) You guys and gals are amazing!

• Deborah Wiggins knocked it out of the park with our Christmas Decorations. This gal is super talented and has a servant's heart. Thanks for making a2 look great!

• We have a killer tech team. David Watts and Paul Baggett provided an amazing mix for today’s service. Thanks guys.

• The band was smokin’! Confession: I usually "endure" Christmas worship music. Yeah, Christmas music is cool, but it never quite works when it comes to worship. Scratch that. Today’s worship was off the chain! I loved it!

• Here’s the set list: Light of the Stable (Selah), All Creation Sing / Joy To The World (Steve Fee), Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Hillsong), Silent Night, and Here I Am To Worship.

• We’ve opted to do “items” in most of our weekend services. Today we did two “items” that worked: Sing (Josh Wilson). Evan Howton “brought it” on this one. We also did You Are The Light (Steve Fee). Janet did a great job teaching this to the crowd.

• Felt really good about today’s message. We continued the series Christmas Rebellion with a message titled, Love All. I preached from John 3:16 and Philippians 2. It was one of the most simple messages we’ve presented, but I believe God gave us a unique way to present it.

• Thanks to Kevin Johnson, Nathan Holladay and Ahntuan Bui for sharing their creative and artistic gifts with the a2 family. The photos above are pieces created throughout this series by this group of gifted artists. I loved collaborating this these guys and asking God to give us insight as to how to present His word in a creative and relevant manner. I really believe God came through BIG TIME and that He is creating an environment and atmosphere where artists can flourish and use their gifts to bring glory to Him and inspire people. Great job guys.

• Christmas Eve is going to be excellent. I’m pumped about getting together with the a2 family, worshipping together and celebrating Holy Communion Wednesday evening, 6 o'clock, a2 Church. Believing God to show up in a big way. Invite someone to attend.

• Yes, we are meeting for worship next Sunday, December 28, 9:45 am.

• Psyched about our new series titled RESET. Kicks off on Sunday, January 4. We’re walking through the book of Malachi. Ouch. Great book. Challenging stuff. The series is going to rock! Don’t miss the kick off.

• Finally, Merry Christmas! Enjoy the next few days. Slow down. Laugh hard. Sing. Dance. Wait. Be still. Worship. "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given..."