We had an amazing day at Foothills Community Church. The best part of the day was that 36 people on our Seneca campus and 1 person at our Toccoa campus gave their lives to Jesus. That is why we do what we do!
* The message was "If Heaven and Hell are real, then what?" We talked about how "not" to get into heaven, and how to get into heaven. Unfortunately there is so much confusion about this.
* This Sunday we will be wrapping up the GLOW series and also be celebrating baptism (Toccoa campus will be having baptisms on Dec. 11th) I absolutely love watching baptisms. I really struggle with Christians that don't get excited about baptism Sundays. Let me make this very clear...If you are a Christ-follower and baptisms don't excite you, there' something wrong with you!
* The following week we will begin our Christmas series called, "Misfits" I am super-pumped about that series!
* Start making plans for our Christmas Eve services. The times will be: Seneca campus-- December 24th at 2 and 4 pm. At our Toccoa campus the service will be at 6pm (I am going to be doing the message LIVE in Toccoa!)
* Tickets for the services will be available beginning THIS Sunday. Be sure to get some for yourself and the people you will be inviting.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday review
We continued the GLOW series at Foothills Community Church yesterday. This is one of my favorite series we have done in a long time.
* The weather was nasty yesterday. Not terrible, just nasty. Chilly, gray, and drizzly. It definitely affected the attendance at our Seneca campus, but not our Toccoa campus. They had a big crowd.
* I have never understood people when it comes to church attendance. If the weather is too bad, they don't come, and if the weather is too good, they don't come! Pretty funny!
* For all of the people that did come, wow, we had a great service, didn't we?!
* We talked about our purpose yesterday. It is awesome to think that God created each of us with a purpose. Unless we discover and fulfill that purpose we will always feel frustrated.
* Had more people give their lives to Jesus yesterday! I love what the Lord is doing in the hearts of people. Gotta love life-change.
* Joy Hunneycutt was back with us yesterday. She does such a great job leading worship. Wish she lived a little closer.
* I am totally fired-up about this Sunday at Foothills. If you have a friend that doesn't know Jesus. Get them to Foothills this Sunday! trust me.
* Don't forget that on Dec. 4th (Dec. 11th in Toccoa) we will be having baptisms. Oh yeah, I love those days!
* Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Hard to believe how fast this year has gone by.
* We have some exciting details that we will be sharing with you about our Christmas Eve services. I can't wait for that.
* The weather was nasty yesterday. Not terrible, just nasty. Chilly, gray, and drizzly. It definitely affected the attendance at our Seneca campus, but not our Toccoa campus. They had a big crowd.
* I have never understood people when it comes to church attendance. If the weather is too bad, they don't come, and if the weather is too good, they don't come! Pretty funny!
* For all of the people that did come, wow, we had a great service, didn't we?!
* We talked about our purpose yesterday. It is awesome to think that God created each of us with a purpose. Unless we discover and fulfill that purpose we will always feel frustrated.
* Had more people give their lives to Jesus yesterday! I love what the Lord is doing in the hearts of people. Gotta love life-change.
* Joy Hunneycutt was back with us yesterday. She does such a great job leading worship. Wish she lived a little closer.
* I am totally fired-up about this Sunday at Foothills. If you have a friend that doesn't know Jesus. Get them to Foothills this Sunday! trust me.
* Don't forget that on Dec. 4th (Dec. 11th in Toccoa) we will be having baptisms. Oh yeah, I love those days!
* Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Hard to believe how fast this year has gone by.
* We have some exciting details that we will be sharing with you about our Christmas Eve services. I can't wait for that.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday review
Sunday was an amazing day at Foothills Community Church. The GLOW series is connecting with a lot of people. I love hearing the stories!
* Talked about God's holiness. An intense topic for sure, but much needed.
* Also talked about our need for personal holiness. Also much needed.
* David Odom blew it out of the water singing Holy, Holy, Holy.
* Holiness is not a list of do's and don'ts, but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God. In short personal holiness is becoming more like Jesus.
* More people gave their lives to Jesus on Sunday! Over 300 people have given their lives to Jesus this year at Foothills!!!!
* Our next baptism will be on December 4th at both services at our Seneca campus and on December 11th at our Toccoa campus. If you have not been baptized, and are ready to take the plunge, go here and register.
* Our Dream Team celebration on Thursday night was a blast. I love serving with all of you!
* Looking forward to having Joy Hunneycutt back at Foothills this Sunday. That girl can flat out sing! She also has an amazing story of God's grace. Joy was featured on the TV show, Intervention a couple of years back. She has overcome her drug addiction and is now using her talent to serve the Lord.
* The next 3 Sundays at Foothills will be perfect days to invite a friend that does not know Jesus. PLEASE invite, invite invite!
* I am super excited about our Christmas series. Our creative team went all-out, and you do not want to miss any of it. Our Christmas Eve services are going to be the best we have ever had!
* Talked about God's holiness. An intense topic for sure, but much needed.
* Also talked about our need for personal holiness. Also much needed.
* David Odom blew it out of the water singing Holy, Holy, Holy.
* Holiness is not a list of do's and don'ts, but conformity to the character of God and obedience to the will of God. In short personal holiness is becoming more like Jesus.
* More people gave their lives to Jesus on Sunday! Over 300 people have given their lives to Jesus this year at Foothills!!!!
* Our next baptism will be on December 4th at both services at our Seneca campus and on December 11th at our Toccoa campus. If you have not been baptized, and are ready to take the plunge, go here and register.
* Our Dream Team celebration on Thursday night was a blast. I love serving with all of you!
* Looking forward to having Joy Hunneycutt back at Foothills this Sunday. That girl can flat out sing! She also has an amazing story of God's grace. Joy was featured on the TV show, Intervention a couple of years back. She has overcome her drug addiction and is now using her talent to serve the Lord.
* The next 3 Sundays at Foothills will be perfect days to invite a friend that does not know Jesus. PLEASE invite, invite invite!
* I am super excited about our Christmas series. Our creative team went all-out, and you do not want to miss any of it. Our Christmas Eve services are going to be the best we have ever had!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Our Dream Team
Tonight we will be throwing a party for a bunch of true heroes. I am speaking of our army of volunteers, that we affectionately call our Dream Team.
Once a year we throw this party, and I think it is one of the most important nights of the year. It's a time where the staff of Foothills Community Church gets to serve our volunteers!
We are blessed at Foothills to have so many people that are willing to use their gifts, talents and abilities to serve the Lord. In fact I believe that we have over 600 hundred people that serve at Foothills!!
Many people look at our church and think, "they have it covered, they don't need me". Let me assure you. If you have been thinking that, it is certainly not true. You are needed. You have abilities that no one else has. You are uniquely created by God, and you have something to offer.
Not only that but we could double the number of volunteers and still have a need for more. It takes a lot of people to make a church function at its full potential.
If you are not serving, why not check off the box on you Foothills Flier this Sunday about serving. We'll have someone follow up and help find just the right place for you. If you are already serving, THANK YOU! You are incredible!
Once a year we throw this party, and I think it is one of the most important nights of the year. It's a time where the staff of Foothills Community Church gets to serve our volunteers!
We are blessed at Foothills to have so many people that are willing to use their gifts, talents and abilities to serve the Lord. In fact I believe that we have over 600 hundred people that serve at Foothills!!
Many people look at our church and think, "they have it covered, they don't need me". Let me assure you. If you have been thinking that, it is certainly not true. You are needed. You have abilities that no one else has. You are uniquely created by God, and you have something to offer.
Not only that but we could double the number of volunteers and still have a need for more. It takes a lot of people to make a church function at its full potential.
If you are not serving, why not check off the box on you Foothills Flier this Sunday about serving. We'll have someone follow up and help find just the right place for you. If you are already serving, THANK YOU! You are incredible!
Monday, November 07, 2011
Sunday review
We had a great day at Foothills yesterday. Here are a few highlights:
* I'm not sure what the numbers were, but it looked like we had a very good attendance
* Having an extra hour of sleep definitely had people come in with a ton of energy.
* The worship set was awesome. loved having the choir up there.
* We started a new series called, Glow. We are asking the question, If so, then what? Yesterday we asked, If the Bible is true, then what?
* The 3 main points were, we must Accept God's Word, Absorb God's Word and Apply God's Word.
* Yes, I really did accidentally put on my wife's jeans. (You will have to watch the video to understand!)
* We had a great response to the message, in fact we almost sold out of Bibles in our bookstore!!
* We had a Get In The Game class yesterday afternoon. I absolutely LOVE leading that class!
* I heard that our Toccoa campus also had another incredible day. The momentum at that campus is amazing. I have been encouraging some of our staff from Seneca to get over there on a Sunday and just experience it.
* On another note, I was asked to lead a couple of sessions for my friend Dean Herman's staff retreat last Friday. It was a great joy to do it. Dean's church is preparing to move into a new facility, so I talked about some cautions to be aware of.
* This Thursday evening we are having our annual Dream Team appreciation celebration. This is the night where our staff gets to honor all of the volunteers that make our jobs possible. If you have never volunteered at Foothills, you are missing out!
* I'm not sure what the numbers were, but it looked like we had a very good attendance
* Having an extra hour of sleep definitely had people come in with a ton of energy.
* The worship set was awesome. loved having the choir up there.
* We started a new series called, Glow. We are asking the question, If so, then what? Yesterday we asked, If the Bible is true, then what?
* The 3 main points were, we must Accept God's Word, Absorb God's Word and Apply God's Word.
* Yes, I really did accidentally put on my wife's jeans. (You will have to watch the video to understand!)
* We had a great response to the message, in fact we almost sold out of Bibles in our bookstore!!
* We had a Get In The Game class yesterday afternoon. I absolutely LOVE leading that class!
* I heard that our Toccoa campus also had another incredible day. The momentum at that campus is amazing. I have been encouraging some of our staff from Seneca to get over there on a Sunday and just experience it.
* On another note, I was asked to lead a couple of sessions for my friend Dean Herman's staff retreat last Friday. It was a great joy to do it. Dean's church is preparing to move into a new facility, so I talked about some cautions to be aware of.
* This Thursday evening we are having our annual Dream Team appreciation celebration. This is the night where our staff gets to honor all of the volunteers that make our jobs possible. If you have never volunteered at Foothills, you are missing out!
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