Weekend Wrapup

Man, it doesn't seem possible. We held our last Unplugged service yesterday morning at the Holiday Inn. I can't believe we are two weeks out from meeting every week in the theater. Launch still is Oct. 7th but we are doing the month of previews in September. Here are some things from the weekend and the coming week.

--- We had 54 yesterday at Unplugged. God has RICHLY blessed us with an amazing core group of people. Folks who give, serve, worship, and are committed to what we are doing. It absolutely blows my mind that people want to be a part of something I'm leading. It really does.

--- Don't have the count on the offering yet. I'll update that when I can. (By the way, I share these numbers to keep people updated and to rejoice in what God is doing. I hope everyone understands that I am not trying to "keep track" "brag" or "complain" about what is going on. I will brag on God all the time and will do that unashamedly.)

--- I really felt yesterdays service was GREAT! We had 2 brand new people at Unplugged yesterday and it just really seemed that God's Spirit was evident. I challenged us to avoid the "we will when..." syndrome and used the Scripture in Luke 17 where Jesus says "...the kingdom of God can't be seen...can't point to it here or there...the Kingdom of God is within you." I think so many times we say "We will really make in impact when..." and you fill in the blank. When we have 500 people. When we have a building. When giving is "x" amount of dollars. When we have all of our full time staff in place. When...When...When... What about now? The Kingdom of God is within us and among us, that means at 50 we have the same Kingdom of God as we have at 500. That means at 50 WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT. NOW! It challenged me anyway. I don't want to always be looking at "the church" who has it all figured out. Or be looking to a point ahead when "God really shows up". I want to share the Kingdom that is within us NOW!

--- Today we are filming a short film for our CSI series. Keenan is the lead actor, we have a professional camera, lighting, the whole works. This short film will be shown in 5 episodes leading up to launch and it has a direct connection to launch and our launch series. If we do it right and do it well it is going to be AWESOME! Keenan is a phenomenal actor, Adam has been doing his research about filming and I get to drive a Cadillac DTS today. lol We needed a SWEET car for the film and that is what we are using. We have a realtor getting us into a $400,000 home for the video as well.

--- These next 2 weeks are going to be long but go by superfast. We have a lot on our list to get done, especially Adam! That dude has got a lot on his plate. Keenan is taking off work today to act in the film and will probably put up some evenings for us as well doing some acting. Love the way that guy communicates through drama.

--- Please pray this week as we finalize some launch day things. Some BIG financial decisions to make and we covet your prayers. Thanks for those of you who follow along and are lifting us up in prayer. Would love to hear from you anytime through the comments or email.

--- Ok, that is the hook up and set up. I'll update more through the week. One month and then we're going to big church! Putting our big boy pants on.



Following Christ,

Jeff