Some incredible things are going on at Foothills Community Church this Christmas season.
** First off, let me thank all of the generous people of FCC. Thanks to your generosity we have received over $11,000 towards our special Christmas offering and it's still coming in. This means that so far we have been able to provide Christmas gifts to over 250 kids!
** Don't forget that THIS Saturday we will have our spectacular Christmas eve services. I am pumped out of my mind about this! Here are a few things to remember about these services:
*Service Times: Seneca Campus- 2pm and 4pm, Toccoa Campus- 6pm (I will be doing the message live in Toccoa, and I can't wait!)
*Bring someone with you. Statistics show that most people would be open to coming to church on Christmas IF someone invites them. Let's hand out those ticket/invite cards to everyone we see.
*If you need more ticket/invites, you can print them online here.
*If you have a friend that doesn't know Jesus, I can't think of a better day to get them there.
*Arrive early. The services will be crowded, so get there early, have some refreshments and find a seat. Don't forget to scoot to the middle of the rows.
*Kidzone has some special things planned for the kids, so get them checked in a bit early too.
*Trust me, you DO NOT want to miss the first song. I heard that it might be THE best Christmas song we have ever done. Which is one more reason to get there a little early.
*Don't forget to pick up a special Christmas DVD we created for each family to take home with them. Instead of having services on Sunday (Christmas day) on our campuses, this DVD is meant to play on Christmas morning to have a worship time in your own home with your family. There is music from our band and a very short message from me.
*Our regular service schedule will resume on January 1. You will not want to miss this service either, we are going to have a lot of fun.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Why I'm Taking a Break From Facebook
As we move toward a new year I am making a few changes. Here is my first one: I am officially taking a break from Facebook. I thought I would share a couple of reasons why I have decided to do this. Since I am a Pastor I thought I would alliterate :-).
DISTRACTION. In many ways I have found that Facebook can be a bit of a distraction. Having to check your status or make updates throughout the day is not a wise use of my time.
DRAMA. I have found that 80% of the people on Facebook are pretty normal people, but the other 20% wear me out. It seems like they go from one crisis to another. (I shared a post about this a while back)
DISSENSION. A very troubling trend I am seeing on Facebook is the number of people airing their personal disputes on a public forum. Many people say damaging things about their spouses, their friends, their churches, etc. Matthew 18 tells us that if you have a problem with someone, you are to go directly to them and settle it privately. By expressing your disagreements publicly it causes dissension.
I am not suggesting that anyone else needs to take a break from Facebook, but this is what I am doing. I may take a break for a month, or a year, I really don't know.
In the meantime I will continue to use my Twitter account (gregoraham), and I will probably blog once a week or so (gregoraham.blogspot.com).
I love you all!
DISTRACTION. In many ways I have found that Facebook can be a bit of a distraction. Having to check your status or make updates throughout the day is not a wise use of my time.
DRAMA. I have found that 80% of the people on Facebook are pretty normal people, but the other 20% wear me out. It seems like they go from one crisis to another. (I shared a post about this a while back)
DISSENSION. A very troubling trend I am seeing on Facebook is the number of people airing their personal disputes on a public forum. Many people say damaging things about their spouses, their friends, their churches, etc. Matthew 18 tells us that if you have a problem with someone, you are to go directly to them and settle it privately. By expressing your disagreements publicly it causes dissension.
I am not suggesting that anyone else needs to take a break from Facebook, but this is what I am doing. I may take a break for a month, or a year, I really don't know.
In the meantime I will continue to use my Twitter account (gregoraham), and I will probably blog once a week or so (gregoraham.blogspot.com).
I love you all!
Thursday, December 08, 2011
random thoughts
It's already Thursday, where has the week gone? There has been a lot of activity around the FCC offices preparing for Christmas and our new series, Misfits, which begins THIS Sunday at our Seneca campus (The following Sunday in Toccoa)
* The concourse looks absolutely amazing. As soon as you walk in the doors, you get in the Christmas spirit.
* The Stage set looks unbelievable. Thanks to all of the folks that have been working so hard this week to get it ready for Sunday.
*Last Sunday we had baptisms. We baptized 24 more people! Our Toccoa campus will be doing baptisms this Sunday!
* Our Student Ministry (Thrive) Had 4 more students give their lives to Christ on Wednesday. That's 60 this year!
* The students also collected peanut butter for the Golden Corner Food pantry and diapers for the Foothills Crisis pregnancy Care. I am so proud of our students giving back to the community
* Speaking of giving back to the community. We are collecting money for our special Christmas offering. Last year we were able to get Christmas toys to over 300 children. This year we hope to surpass that!
* As I mentioned earlier, we will begin our new Christmas series this Sunday called, Misfits. I think this will be the best Christmas series we have ever done.
* Don't forget to pick up tickets for our Christmas Eve services. And don't forget to take some extras to use as invitations for your friends. I am telling you, make sure you bring some people with you, it is going to be awesome!
* Our Christmas Eve services times are: Seneca Campus: 2 and 4pm. Toccoa campus 6pm. I am extremely excited that this Christmas Eve I will be doing the message LIVE in Toccoa! Can't wait!
* Also, don't forget that on Christmas Day (Sunday) we will not be having services at the church building. Instead, we are making it possible for you to have a worship service right in your living room! We have created a DVD to play on Christmas with your family (It will also be available online). It has music from our worship team and I will be sharing a small devotion.
* On January 1st we will be back to our normal service times. You don't want to miss the New Year's day services. The worship team will be doing your favorite songs from 2011. Kind of a Best of 2011 thing. You will be able to cast your votes This Sunday!
* The concourse looks absolutely amazing. As soon as you walk in the doors, you get in the Christmas spirit.
* The Stage set looks unbelievable. Thanks to all of the folks that have been working so hard this week to get it ready for Sunday.
*Last Sunday we had baptisms. We baptized 24 more people! Our Toccoa campus will be doing baptisms this Sunday!
* Our Student Ministry (Thrive) Had 4 more students give their lives to Christ on Wednesday. That's 60 this year!
* The students also collected peanut butter for the Golden Corner Food pantry and diapers for the Foothills Crisis pregnancy Care. I am so proud of our students giving back to the community
* Speaking of giving back to the community. We are collecting money for our special Christmas offering. Last year we were able to get Christmas toys to over 300 children. This year we hope to surpass that!
* As I mentioned earlier, we will begin our new Christmas series this Sunday called, Misfits. I think this will be the best Christmas series we have ever done.
* Don't forget to pick up tickets for our Christmas Eve services. And don't forget to take some extras to use as invitations for your friends. I am telling you, make sure you bring some people with you, it is going to be awesome!
* Our Christmas Eve services times are: Seneca Campus: 2 and 4pm. Toccoa campus 6pm. I am extremely excited that this Christmas Eve I will be doing the message LIVE in Toccoa! Can't wait!
* Also, don't forget that on Christmas Day (Sunday) we will not be having services at the church building. Instead, we are making it possible for you to have a worship service right in your living room! We have created a DVD to play on Christmas with your family (It will also be available online). It has music from our worship team and I will be sharing a small devotion.
* On January 1st we will be back to our normal service times. You don't want to miss the New Year's day services. The worship team will be doing your favorite songs from 2011. Kind of a Best of 2011 thing. You will be able to cast your votes This Sunday!
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