JOY!

I want to be like these guys when I grow up!

Crazy Week

Wow. It's been a while since the last post. Sorry about that. I don't know what your week was like but mine was jammed full. It usually happens at least once this time of year but I had something every night for eight days in a row!

However, there was some great stuff going on. On Wednesday I got to sit in on Chris spilling the vision for Student Ministries for the next year. It was awesome! I can definitely see Chris leading our students to do some amazing things for Jesus in our community and around the world. Better hold onto your hat!

Friday night was the Angel Tree party. What a time! We had seven families show up and we got to bless them with a bunch of free stuff, good food, and great conversations. One family was here for almost two hours and another showed up in church on Sunday.

God is doing some amazing things here! So my question is, "Do you want in on it?"

It's not too late to join what God is doing here at FBC... volunteer, get in a connection group, give to the budget, pray for all of us, start something new, invite friends to Christmas Eve... there are tons of things you can do to join in on Gods party!

So what's it gonna be?

Do you want to play?

Are you willing to step out?

Just so you know the financial series coming in January is going to be off the hook!

Do you feel the excitement yet?

Will you trust God to do what He is capable of?

I recommend finding a way to get in on the action while the gettin's good!

Things I know (and don't know)

Wow, December already! Time has flown by so quickly, I don't really know how it goes so fast. So the real question is "Are you sick of Christmas music yet?" I can take a few days of nonstop carols and classics but that's about it. Sometimes I'm really thankful that I only have a AM radio in my truck.

It looks like it is going to be an interesting season this year. The economy is in a weird place and I know that most of the news for the next few weeks is going to be about how retailers haven't met their Christmas season numbers. I also know that we will continue to hear all about President-elect Obama's transition into the White House (even though it doesn't actually happen for two more months).

Another thing I know is that this season has a different feel about it. It feels like people are much more in the "looking for answers" kind of place than usual.

I was really encouraged by the number of you who caught me on Sunday and told me about what God said to you through the message. Even though is was designed to really speak to people who don't know Jesus yet it seems as if He used it to get to those of us who were trying to hide just as hard. I know that I had to go through some *stuff* in order to be able to say some of those things.

Keep pressing into God this Christmas season. I know that He is waiting for you (and me) to let Him work in our lives and produce the most fruit possible!