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weekend update

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saturday was one of those rare days where i had absolutely nothing to do.  and that’s exactly what i did.  nothing.  now, i had gone into the day wanting to get some reading done…i ended up catching up on some shows (namely 24, The Office, and Chuck).

in velocity we had our second week of “red letters.”  bill holbrook spoke…and he rocked it out.  we made a major announcement as well…bill is our new high school director.  i’ve been waiting for this transition to happen for a while, and now that it’s here, i can see momentum already starting to build.

we showed an announcement video.  we got the idea from josh griffin’s blog…until i post it (on tuesday) all i can say is that it involved a paintball gun.

healer [revisited]

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ever since i downloaded hillsong’s “this is our god” album, i have been thinking about the song ‘healer.’  as many of you know, it was a huge hit.  many of you also know that the author, michael guglielmucci, faked his ordeal with cancer in order to cover up an addiction to porn. he came clean and is now (to the best of my knowledge) allowing God to restore and heal him.  the whole thing is a bit ironic if you ask me.

maybe it’s ’cause i identify so closely with this song, maybe it’s because i identify all too closely with michael’s struggles…but something in me would love to see this song put on set lists in churches all over the america.

we all fail.  but as brad powell says, our failure doesn’t have to be final.

velocity update – march 1, 2009

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this past weekend in velocity we our opening talk for “red letters.”  i have the talk, and i was pretty excited about it.  i talked out of matthew 9:9-13.  jesus walks up to matthew, an outcast in that society, and asks him to follow.  so crazy.  i took it from two angles

the disciples:  no doubt the ones already following jesus were a little confused as to why a “tax collector” was joining their bunch.  i asked, “who in your life are you denying the life-changing love of jesus?”  we mainly do that because of decisions those people have made…we think jesus wouldn’t want them following him.

matthew:  we’ve all been here, i’m sure.  i know i’ve felt sometimes that i’m not good enough to follow jesus.  oh boy does jesus shatter that thinking.  anyone can change.  this is jesus we’re talking about…the same dude who rose from the dead!  wow, the power in believing that is immense.  who do you know that is “too far gone?”  even when everyone thinks a person is “lost” … he is still worth being found in God’s eyes.

next week bill is tackling some red letters.  stay tuned for a recap

weekend update + series ending

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this weekend was a bit busy.  I spoke in all 3 of our Junior High services…which went really great.  Bill Holbrook did wonderful leading volunteers so I wouldn’t have to worry about any of that.

my talk was on boundaries in dating. great subject for jh kids.

then sunday night came.  this time bill spoke in velocity, which was a nice break for me.  we wrapped up our “goin’ all the way” series with a talk on loneliness.  bill hit it out of the park.

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our next series is called ‘red letters.’ watch the promo video here.

another key event this weekend:  i was given a free iPhone.  a volunteer decided to bless me with his 4G 1st generation iPhone.  i am now an AT&T customer.

i’m still reading crazy love and tribes

what i’m excited about:  like having an iPhone isn’t enough?!?  i’m excited to solidify our summer trips, as well as plan for our EMERGE weekend experience.

Goin’ all the way – week 2

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Sunday February 15, 2009 – Velocity Service || 6p

For a synopsis of week one, click here.

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Series:  Goin’ all the way

Talk: Love

Summary: John 15:13 and 1 John 3:16 lay it out there.  [real] love is laying your life down for someone else.  Jesus was the example.  we are to follow.  what does that look like for a high school student?  putting ones own agenda aside for another person is certainly difficult, but it is what we are called to do…in every relationship, not just dating/marriage.

Bottom Line: Love is sacrifice

Creative Elements: we showed 2 videos.  this one. and  that one.

Song List: You’ll come, Lead me to the cross, Better is one day

weekend update

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friday was another relaxing day.  had the opportunity to go to the gym after work…which is pretty rare.  I settled in at my favorite coffee establishment and read “tribes.”

saturday started with me sleeping in.  awesome.  I really enjoyed the down time.  went to the gym again (trying to reach my goal).  then settled in at the aforementioned coffee place to edit some videos and put some work into my talk for Velocity.

sunday is sunday.  I get up. workout.  coffee shop.  church.  home.  sleep.  routine is good, reliable, steady.  I like routine.

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book i’m in the midst of: still need to finish Tribes.  started Crazy Love, which I’m excited about.  also still reading The Blessed Life.

on my to-do-list this week: create the summer trips packet.  continue to dream up our local mission trip.  this is the first year Velocity will do something local instead of international.  with the economy the way it is, I thought it wise to stay cheap…this way families will have one less “stresser” in their life…and hopefully more students will be involved.

how I feel about this week: I am speaking in RustProof this upcoming weekend, so I am excited for the opporunity.  too often I don’t realize the impact of speaking in front students, which in turn doesn’t give me the drive I need to sit down and prepare the best talk possible.  workin’ on it.

blogs i’ve recently started following:

currently stressed about: the “scroll up” function on my apple mouse ball does not work.