BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING! and a few random thoughts.

The biggest announcement in the young life of Element Church is coming this Sunday. You don't want to miss it. If you are a part of Element Church you will want to be there for it. PLUS, we are really doing some cool stuff to go along with this weekends holiday and our core value of Allegiance. This weekends holiday is Veterans day.

I've said this before (and heard it from someone else) that being a leader is as simple as listening to God and doing what he says. The decision we made to announce this week wasn't easy, but it was necessary. There are lots of decisions like that.

Doing church isn't easy but its necessary. I firmly believe that the local church is the hope of the world. God, in His sovereignty, has chosen us, US, as frail, imperfect, human beings to carry the message of Jesus Christ to the world. It isn't easy, but it's necessary.

Serving at church isn't always easy, but it's necessary.
Loving your spouse isn't always easy, but it's necessary.
Giving isn't always easy, but it's necessary.
Sacrifice isn't always easy but it's necessary.
Doing things with excellence isn't always easy, but it's necessary.
Giving up a habit, starting a new one...reading the Bible...praying...discipline...confrontation...going to work...I could go on, those things aren't easy yet they're necessary.

At Element Church we are ALWAYS going to make decisions, do things, spend money on things, challenge things AND people, challenge the status quo, advance, move forward, and storm the stinkin' gates of HELL. Why? NOT because its easy but because its NECESSARY.

This will mean that people sometimes won't like what we do. Some people will resist what's done. Some may get angry. Hmm, its not easy, but it's necessary.