• The Sunday immediately following Christmas is usually one of the toughest Sundays of the year, but today felt really, really “good.” Good vibe. Strong worship.
• We dipped below 100, but only barely. We had 89.
• Worship was solid. I love what God is doing with our band. A bunch of great guys with great hearts for God and incredible talent.
• Today’s worship set list was pretty straightforward: Salvation Is Here (Hillsong), Everlasting God (Chris Tomlin), Mighty To Save (Hillsong), Glory To God (Steve Fee).
• Began casting vision for the next message series and our church wide 21 days of prayer and fasting. I’m pumped about what God is going to do through the series and the fast. I believe it’s going to establish our spiritual momentum for 2009 and we’re going to see God do things that will actually blow our minds.
• I’ll be blogging about the fast over the next several days. You can also find more info about the fast by checking out a2’s website @ www.a2church.org.
• Really pumped about “Reset.” Several years ago I presented a series of outlines on Malachi for an extension class I was doing with Lee University. I was challenged by the book back then and have been challenged again by digging back into what the scholars call one of the “minor” prophets.
• This “minor” prophet has a major message and it is going to rock our neat, little, religious worlds. Hang on! This book is going to “mess you up, BIG TIME.”
• Today’s message was important. I talked about “The Stuff That Really Matters.” I’ll post the notes later tonight or some time tomorrow. It’s always helpful to evaluate where we’ve been and look forward to what’s ahead and what really matters.
• Cam is jazzed about the Wii she got for Christmas. My mom got her Rock Band. I’ve never seen a video game mesmerize an eight year old and an entire family like this… Saturday was nonstop action. Today’s been the sequel. It’s pretty cool when a sixteen year old and an eight year old play together for hours and love it!!! Awesome.
• 2009 is going to be a breakthrough year for a2! I believe it!
• Here’s the verse for a2 in 20009. Isaiah 54:1 (MSG), "Sing, barren woman, who has never had a baby. Fill the air with song, you who've never experienced childbirth! You're ending up with far more children than all those childbearing women." God says so! "Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep. You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You're going to take over whole nations; you're going to resettle abandoned cities. Don't be afraid—you're not going to be embarrassed. Don't hold back—you're not going to come up short. You'll forget all about the humiliations of your youth, and the indignities of being a widow will fade from memory. For your Maker is your bridegroom, his name, God-of-the-Angel-Armies! Your Redeemer is The Holy of Israel, known as God of the whole earth.”
• Can anybody say, “Amen”?
• I am more pumped about a2 than ever before!
• Tons of work to do before next Sunday.
• Really feel like me and Janet heard from God on the set list. Don’t be late. The service opener is killer. Oh, yeah!
• Praying that God will provide creativity, insight and anointing so that the book of Malachi comes alive!
• Praying for people to come to know Jesus. That’s what a2 is all about. I really want to see evangelism EXPLODE in 09 @ a2.
• Praying that the Holy Spirit rock our world and exceed all of our expectations and assumptions.
• Invite someone to attend with you next week. You won’t regret it. The first Sunday of the New Year is going to be one of the best.
• That’s all for tonight. I’ll be posting regularly this week. Up next: Best and Worst Movies of 2008.
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