Sunday Aftermath

Just a few quick thoughts about Lakepointe Church first service today:

• Never thought that this day would come! I'm glad that it finally came.
• Our volunteers were awesome this morning. We couldn't have done it without you guys!
• The set up team showed up at 8:30 this morning. The temperature was 32 degrees. It was freezing! I need to get an ice scraper for the car. Needed it this morning.
• By the time the service began, the weather warmed up to about 45-50 degrees. It was sunny and gorgeous! A perfect fall morning. God, thank you for the beautiful weather!
• The worship was great! The children's environment was awesome! The hospitality was first class! The first impression team was very welcoming! Again, thank you to everyone involved in making this day awesome!
• Had 84 in attendance today (from children to adults). God is good!
• We heard many great comments from just about everybody! People were blown away on how we transformed a school building to a place of worship. We strived for excellence and it showed up. AND the people noticed!
  
• Started our series, "Unstoppable Force." I shared today on an Unstoppable Vision and challenge people to find a fresh vision for their lives.
• Thanks to the wonderful movie, Forrest Gump! So many great illustrations to use. I specifically used the clip where Forrest Gump ran across the country over a 3 year period. If you remember in the movie, Gump didn't have a purpose in his run. He's just running without "a vision or purpose." I applied to our lives, how that many of us are just running, going through the motions without purpose. Many are "Forrest Gumping" their lives away! I showed the clip where he stopped in the middle of the desert and told his followers that he was done and was going home. If we live life without purpose and vision, eventually we will find ourselves in the middle of the desert and will say, "What's the point?"
  
• I loved that we made a fun video to do our announcements.
  
• Our team met tonight to celebrate, and we wrote Thank You notes to all of our guests today.
• Thank you specifically to our core team leaders: Mark and April Nipper, Jared and Beka Sabo, and Ben Ayers.
• Final thanks to my wonderful wife who has made the sacrifice of letting me do this full time! I love you, Karen! Thanks for your full support and for being an awesome cheerleader!
• Heading to Pensacola tomorrow until Wednesday. Going to attend the Unchained Conference. Ed Young is speaking tomorrow night, Ergun Caner on Tuesday night, and Ed Stetzer on Wednesday morning. I'm praying for the opportunity to meet more pastors that will support the vision of Lakepointe and to be a financial partner with us.
• Final thought: God, thank you for letting me a part of your big plan and for this opportunity to reach more people for you!

Check back later this week for a short video vignette of our first service!