Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Party time

I am so stinking excited about tomorrow evening (Thursday June 30th). If you love a party you don't want to miss out at what's happening at our Seneca campus of Foothills Community Church.

The evening will start with a worship time led by our incredible team. It is rumored that the one and only Kevin Robison, our worship leader from our Toccoa campus will be there too. Then after that we will join together for a time of remembrance of the Lord's sacrifice with communion. And then we will head outside to do baptisms in our holy horse troughs!

We will close out the evening with free ice cream for everyone.

Here's the info.

It's not too late to be baptized. Just wear a bathing suit and bring a towel, and you're set!! See you there!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Sunday review

Wow, what a great day at Foothills Community Church yesterday. We had a lot of fun with all the Fathers, especially the ones that competed in our little game of putting a cloth diaper on the baby (doll), then strapping them in a car seat, setting up a pack-n-play!
It got pretty intense during the second service. The competitors knocked over the table, and then one of them that was having trouble with the velcro on the pack-n-play pulled out his pocket knife and cut the strap. That was some serious redneck action for sure!

* Hamilton crushed the guitar solo in the beginning of the service!

* Our band once again brought us into the presence of God.

* The Dad Life video was hilarious.

* Wrapped up the No Guts, No Glory series with a message on the ultimate man, Jesus Christ. He had the guts and deserves the glory!

* Jesus lived with a singular focus--- staying aligned with the Father's will.

* In the face of adversity, He never quit.

* The center of the will of God is NOT the safest place to be--- but it is the BEST place to be! (there was nothing safe about the cross)

* I am super excited about our new series that starts this Sunday called, Control Freak. In your life there are very few things that you have control over, but we will be talking about the few things that we need to control. Invite your friends!

* Shane Smith put together a video from our last baptism service from a couple of weeks ago on Lake Keowee. In spite of the terrible weather, it stopped raining long enough for us to baptize 18 more people!

* If you would like to be baptized, your next opportunity will be Thursday, June 30th at 6:30 pm. We will have a special Praise night that will include worship, The Lord's Supper, and baptism.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Wednesday randomness

Last Sunday was a great day to be a part of Foothills Community Church. The A.M. services were awesome, but Sunday afternoon was a blast.

* We had a baptism/party at Biggerstaff Retreat Center. Unfortunately there was a severe thunderstorm warning right when we were scheduled to begin, so most people didn't brave the elements. But in spite of that, the weather began to clear a bit, and we were still able to do some baptisms in Lake Keowee. When it was all said and done, 18 people were baptized!

* We decided to have a Plan "B", so on Thursday June 30th at 6:30pm at the Seneca campus we will be having a Praise night, with a time of worship, communion and baptisms, so if you didn't make it to last Sunday's baptism time, be sure to put this on your schedule.

* We wrapped up Son Sports last week and it was a huge success. Tons of kids and volunteers, but the best part was that 16 children indicated that they wanted to begin a relationship with Jesus!

* You do not want to miss this Sunday at Foothills. It is Father's Day, so we've got a couple of fun elements that we've included in the services for the guys. Bring your dad, it's going to be awesome.

* Tonight at 6:15pm we will be having our Get In The Game class. If you want to know more about Foothills, or are interested in becoming a member, then this class is for you. It will last until 8:15pm and yes, there will be child care.

* I am so excited for Brian and Michelle Rhodes (Brian is our Director of Student Ministries, and Michelle was my assistant). Michelle gave birth to their first child, Hannah!

* Got a chance to fish with my friend Dean Herman yesterday evening. Dean put us on the fish. Had a blast!

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Random thoughts

It was a fun Sunday at Foothills Community Church. Brian Rhodes, our Pastor of Student ministries preached (and did an awesome job), so I kind of just hung out.

* Our worship team just keeps raising the bar. It's amazing.

* Every week people are giving their lives to Jesus. I love that!

* We kicked off Son Sports yesterday evening, and it was a blast. Hundreds of kids and over 100 volunteers made this possible.

* I am so proud of my wife, Liz who works tirelessly every year to put Son Sports together. (She also is our Director of Family Ministries which she also leads with excellence!

* I am also thankful for the Clemson Tiger football players, Tajh Boyd, Malliciah Goodman, Tra Thomas, Corico Hawkins, and Cole Stoudt who came and spent the afternoon meeting the kids at Son Sports. They are some great young men.

* This Sunday we will continue the No Guts, No Glory message series. You don't want to miss it.

* Don't forget that this Sunday afternoon, we will be having our huge baptism celebration party. It will be held at Biggerstaff Retreat Center in Seneca from 4:30pm until 7:30pm. Bring enough food for your family plus one extra person. Foothills will provide plates, eating utensils, and drinks. If you would like to be baptized, it's not too late!!

* During the summer months many of us are out of town and church attendance becomes somewhat irregular, however the church still has financial obligations, and what may help you continue your financial support even when you are gone is to use our automated giving system. Many people have found that it is the easiest way to do their giving not only during the summer but throughout the year. You can sign-up online here.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Sunday review

I know this is late, but anyway here is a snapshot from last week at Foothills Community Church.

* You never know what to expect on holiday weekends, but overall the attendance wasn't off too much. In fact we had a ton of first-time guests!

* We started a new series called No Guts, No Glory. It's a message series of Biblical characters who had extreme faith and courage.

* We kicked it off with Joshua. I love the book of Joshua. In Joshua 1, God calls Joshua to be the next leader of Israel, and to take them through the Jordan River and into the promised land. I can't imagine how intimidating it would be to follow in the footsteps of a great leader like Moses.

* Everyone has their own Jordan River to cross. The Jordan River is anything that stands between you and God's best for your life. Once you identify what that is, we need to make a decision to get moving.

* Once again, David Odom and his stellar team rocked the house. Our worship team is amazing!

* My friend Dean Herman who is the Pastor of 5 Points Fellowship got to hang out with us during the 9:30am service. He was blown away with the level of excellence! Dean and his crew have got it going on in Easley, SC

* We're still receiving Project Reach commitment cards. If you haven't turned yours in yet, you can do it this Sunday.

* We are starting to hear a bunch of cool stories of how Project Reach is already touching lives. We hope to capture some video to show during a service.

* Don't forget that June 6th is the first day of Son Sports. If you have kids, they need to be here for this, trust me!