Hey Element Church! Can you say April? I knew you could. Amazing that April is upon us. In some ways it seems like we've been doing Element for years, and in others it has BLOWN by. This weekend will be 6 months since we launched. Today was another awesome day at Element Church. Here my my ruminations on the day!
--- Check out the new Fusion Student Ministry Blog. Curtis started blogging his thoughts from the youth ministry. Curtis is doing a PHENOMENAL job leading our teens. He's posted two times in the previous couple weeks so he's already moving ahead of Adam and Grant. HA!
--- 406 in church today. God continues to bring us people and we are blessed and honored to have them. I said today in 3rd service that I am amazed people come to our church. I am truly humbled and honored that God chose me to do this. Thank you to all who make Element possible.
--- I am having less and less of hand in what goes on during Sunday which means more and more is being done through our volunteers. We have AMAZING volunteers. It's dangerous to name names but I'm going to. Pam (sound tech) is completely mixing the service on her own now and doing a great job. A few weeks ago I I was helping her mix everything. She's learned everything on the fly! Heidi REALLY stepped up in the lighting this week in 1st and 2nd service. I thought the settings she created were awesome! Kevin is doing great stepping up as leader of the e:coustic team. I think in a matter of weeks we'll hand that over completely to the team. I just love seeing people serve. We have a LOT of volunteers and they all do such an amazing job. WAY TO GO TEAM!
--- I LOVED the worship set and feel today. Adam's arrangement of the old hymn "All Creatures Of Our God and King" was awesome. The band was very smooth today and the spirit of worship was VERY good in the room. It is SO COMFORTING as a preacher to know that the worship each week is truly going to set up the Word. Every week, I know that Adam has put together a set that will usher in God's presence and prepare the people to hear the Word of God.
--- Our transitions between services were perfect today. I had a few minutes of time to spare in between all of them. We've only done this three weeks but it seems like it's always been there. Weird!
--- I hear Curtis is doing a great job on announcements in each service. Who knows, I may let him do that every service. No need for me to do it in first service. lol Don't do something good or you may just inherit it as your job.
--- One month from now our newest staff member arrives. VERY excited about that! Andy and Aubrey Hazelet will be arriving in early May and taking over the JV portion of Fusion. They are going to be a great addition to our team.
--- I mentioned today in the service, and I absolutely mean it, that the guys who work on my staff are the best in the world. I really do hope you all understand how great Grant, Adam and Curtis are.
--- I spoke in the sermon today how much I appreciate the hearts of those guys. I go to work each day and preach on the platform each week knowing they are with me "HEART AND SOUL".
--- Today we looked at the final Hero Jonathan and his armor bearer. I love that passage and the courage of those two. Willing to advance regardless of the cost! We talked about "the heart of a warrior" as we closed out the series.
--- Dedicated two children in the service today. I love doing that. Our set up is DEFINITELY not conducive to doing dedications, or anything on the platform, but it was a joy to dedicate those kids. One being the son of one of my closest friends, Ben. Very proud of the dad Ben has and is becoming and his dedication to the church. To know the Ben of Oklahoma Bible Academy (our high school), and the Ben of today is awesome to see where God's brought him. Way to go Ben!
--- We are baptizing 5 people in one hour. 3 of them got saved at Element Church. YES! Jonah asked if he could be baptized today. He was VERY upset when I told him no. Not sure he's ready yet. Although I know he asked Jesus into his heart and understands what Jesus did for him. I just want him to understand the significance and importance of baptism. I don't think I'd let him take communion at this age. We'll see. I want to be careful as a parent to teach them what those things mean so they understand the value of them.
--- My bracket is in the pot! Literally I might just flush it. I think I'm beating Adam though and I KNOW I'm beating Grant. He was WAY down there. That's what he gets for picking against OU just to spite me! He'll learn.
--- 4 PM baptism makes for a long day. It's usually at 3 PM I'm laying down for my nap. But I definitely mind missing my nap for this!
--- OK, that's it! That was a lot of rambling. My mind is usually so full and just RACING with thoughts on Sunday. I should wait until Monday to type the rumination. PEACE OUT!
Following Christ,
Jeff
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