New message series begins this Sunday!

About a year ago I felt God leading me to do a series on the book of Colossians, so I outlined the book into possible message topics. I then sat down with our creative team and laid some things out and put it on the calendar. No sooner had I gone back to my office when I decided to go a different direction and do another series instead. A couple of months later the same thing happened. But for some reason God kept bringing back to my heart, Colossians. So finally in 2011 I think this is God's timing for us to dig into this great book. I am so excited about our new series that begins on January 30th called, Colossians-- Know It-Live It

We are going to systematically work our way through this powerful book of the Bible. I am really not positive how long this is going to take. I have an idea, but we'll see. I am hoping that everyone will read through the book of Colossians several times over the next couple of months (It's only 4 chapters), to familiarize yourselves with the feel of this book.

What I love about Colossians is how it balances theology and practical living.(Know It-Live It)

The theme of Colossians is the supremacy of Jesus Christ over everything. When we get through with this series, you will have a deeper understanding of who Jesus is, a greater appreciation for what He has done for you, and some practical application of these truths!

To make it even more exciting, every week you will be able to go to our website, and download daily studies that will take you even deeper into this great book.

Super Sunday

It was a super Sunday at Foothills Community Church. Every time I think our services can't get any better, they do!

* I am so proud of all of our volunteer teams--- they are incredible.

* We wrapped up our CREED series, which was a message series about our core values. I thought I would list them all at once, so here it goes:

1. We Love God
a. we embrace Biblical authority
b. We embrace authentic worship
c. We embrace transformed lives

2. We Love People
a. We embrace lost people
b. we embrace authentic relationships
c. We embrace grace

3. We Love The Church
a. We embrace unity
b. We embrace spiritual maturity
c. We embrace full devotion

* This series has been a blast to preach.

* Had a very full house today in both services!

* The music was so incredibly uplifting. Thanks to David Odom, and everyone involved.

* We had a bunch of people sign-up to Get In The Game. If you didn't sign-up yet, you can do it online.

* Yesterday was membership renewal Sunday, if you have not renewed your membership, do it now, online. It will only take about 1 minute.

* Next week we will begin a new series on the book of Colossians. I gave everyone a homework assignment, to start reading through this great book of the Bible. Invite someone to come with you!

* I'm excited that Pastor Brian Marshall will be devoting pretty much his entire week to our Toccoa campus! Up until now, he has had responsibilities at both campuses. This will be huge to the future of that campus!

* I am blown away by all of the stories of life-change at Foothills. Every Sunday I hear stories of God doing phenomenal things in people's lives.

Music from January 9

We had such a great response to the worship set from January 9th, I thought I would post a link to it for anyone who missed it (or wanted to hear it again)
Our guest worship leader was Casme. She did an amazing job.

She is actually going to be with us again this Sunday at Foothills Community Church!

sunday review

I love my church family. They are the most incredibly grace-filled bunch of believers that I have ever met! Today has been one of the most intense, emotionally draining days ever (the whole week has been that way), and yet one of the most rewarding days ever.

* Our services could be summed up in one word, "Powerful". We spoke about our second core value, Loving people. It was great.

* The worship team did an amazing job, as well as all of our volunteers that served in dozens of other ministries.

* I am constantly amazed by the grace of our God!

* Did I mention, I love my church family?!

* I mentioned briefly today about some new initiatives for 2011 that I am so excited about. It will give us the greatest Kingdom impact that we've ever had. You will be hearing more about them this Spring.

* Next Sunday we will wrap up the CREED series. It's going to be a phenomenal day. Our praise choir will be singing, and I hear that Casme will be back with us!

* I am also really pumped about the next series beginning on January 30th!

* I hope you got signed up for a LIFE group today!

* Next Sunday is also membership renewal Sunday. You can renew your membership online here.

* If you are not a member of Foothills yet, but you're interested, than make sure to sign-up for the next get in The Game class that is set for Wednesday January 26th. I will be personally leading the class and would love to meet you.

sunday review

We kicked of the CREED series Sunday, here are some highlights:

* Sunday was awesome. It was one of the best services we have ever had at Foothills!

* The music was outstanding. Loved having Casme singing with us. I think she will be singing at FOOthills again soon!

* The message seemed to resonate with everyone. What's cool about this series, is that it's all about our values as a church. I love that our people really love our mission, and values.

* The attendance during the 11:15am service looked really strong. There is always room for more, so keep inviting your friends.

* There is something great about a New Year. Everyone is so filled with hope.

* I heard that our Toccoa campus also had a great service. I pray that 2011 will be a breakthrough year for them!

* I'm thankful that God held off the snow until Sunday night. Speaking of snow, I hate it!!

* I am sitting at home for the second day this week, because I can't get out of my driveway. I am hoping that it warms up enough for me to get our later today.

* This has already been one of the toughest weeks for me ever in ministry. Sometimes as a Pastor you deal with a lot of stuff that breaks your heart.

* I am thankful for the staff and all of the wonderful volunteers we have at Foothills. We couldn't do it without them!

CREED

This Sunday we are starting a new series called, Creed. I am so jacked-up about this series---Wow!

If you've ever wondered, "what is Foothills all about?" This series will answer that question very clearly. In fact, even for all of you FCC veterans that have been around for a long time--- you will learn some new things.

I have just finished writing all the messages in the series, and I promise you, it's going to be unbelievable. Let me tell you, you want to be in your seats at least 5 minutes before the service begins, so heads-up.

It's the kind of series that will re-ignite the passion for Foothills Community Church's mission to Help people find and follow Jesus.

Also, we will be having sign-ups for Community groups and Campus groups during this series, so take advantage of this connection opportunity.

January 23rd will also be our membership renewal Sunday. If you're not already a member, then you're next step is to come to our Get In The Game class. It will be held on Wednesday Jan 26th from 6:00 until 8:15pm in the Planet Kidz auditorium, and I will be leading it! Childcare will be available.

Happy New Year

It's been a couple of weeks since my last post. I decided to take a couple of weeks away from my blog to reflect on 2010, and to think ahead to 2011.

Overall 2010 was a very good year, both personally and professionally. From a church standpoint we saw God do some amazing things, but the thing that stands out to me was that for the 1st time in our history we had over 500 people make decisions to follow Christ, in one year!

We wrapped up 2010 at Foothills Community Church with our Christmas Eve services. We had wonderful services at both of our campuses with many first-time guests. Our worship teams and praise choir knocked it out of the park!

We had planned to have services on December 26th, but because of the weather, we had to cancel. That is only the third time in our history that we have been unable to have services.

As we move into 2011 I challenged our people to set spiritual goals. (Remember, for it to be a goal it needs to be specific, measurable, and have a plan to accomplish it, otherwise it's just a dream) I believe that we are going to have our best year ever.

This Sunday I will begin a series called, "Creed". This will be one of the most important series of the year because we will be discussing our values as a church. Even if you have been at Foothills since the beginning, this series will be extremely helpful, and best of all you will leave with a renewed passion for our mission.