Sunday Rewind 4.25.10

- Reading through the communication cards and prayer requests this morning, it is clear that Jesus is moving in the hearts and lives of the people who make up Meadowland Church!!

- I absolutely loved the fact that it was raining this Sunday as we studied Matthew 7:24-27!!

- We have been studying the Sermon on the Mount here at Meadowland Church since the first Sunday in January.  This Sunday (May 2nd) we will begin a new series called “What Now?” as we study the last verse of the Sermon on the Mount!  You do not want to miss this!!

- Every single one of us is building around something in our life. What are you building?  How are you building it?

- We build things in our lives based on 1. Where we invest our time  2. Where we spend our Money and  3. The Habits we Form in our lives.

- Jesus promises us in Matthew 7:24-27 that there will be STORMS in our lives.  The rains WILL COME, the wind WILL BLOW and the floods, WILL RUSH IN.  Are you ready for the storms of life?

- Jesus says the difference between  STANDING and FALLING has everything to do with your FOUNDATION!!

- The Wise Man BUILDS by hearing GOD’S WORD and DOING IT.

- The Foolish Man BUILDS by hearing GOD’S WORD and NOT DOING IT.

- This Sunday we had a guest worship team “Cyrus Jones” lead worship this week. It was great being able to give our entire worship team a week off!

- Seriously, you DO NOT WANT TO MISS this upcoming series!  I BELIEVE God wants to do BIG things in the hearts and lives of people.  Do whatever it takes to be here this Sunday!!

- Meadowland Church- I love you and am honored to be your Pastor.  I am so excited to take our next steps on the Journey Together!!

Sunday Rewind- 4.18.10

- Seeing people make decisions to follow Jesus is always Amazing!

- I cannot tell you how many people have recently told me that “they used to go to church” but now they follow Jesus.  That is a HUGE CHANGE!!

- This Sunday we spent some time studying Matthew 7:21-23 – which is what I consider to be one of the most “terrifying” scripture verses.

- Jesus says in Matthew 7:21-23 that on the “Day of Judgement”, there will be people who think they are saved – they know the right things to say, have witnessed some powerful thing, but LACK A RELATIONSHIP with Jesus.

- Be Saved is not about knowing all the right things to say, dressing a certain way, not doing certain things, and being a part of a great Church – being saved is about a RELATIONSHIP with Jesus Christ and receiving HIS grace and HIS mercy!

- We also studied Luke 15:11-32 – “the parable of the lost sons”.  Jesus continues to give us all the same invitation – “COME HOME”.

- If you are distant from God, he still loves you and desires a relationship with you and wants NOTHING MORE than for you to come back to him!

- We cannot be satisfied with being close to God geographically but far from him relationally (like the older brother).

- Yes, the getting my ear pierced and tattoo stories were true.

- Someone asked me after the service why I would share those stories and if I was worried about being judged.  I told them that more than anything I want everyone to know that I am a normal guy trying my best to follow Jesus!!   Seriously, at Meadowland Church we are regular, everyday people trying are best to follow hard after Jesus (Acts 4:13)

- Had to share this – at one of our services I had the opportunity to talk to a couple who said they have been to “Church” there whole lives but have never experienced anything like the worship and the teaching they experienced here at Meadowland.  One of them asked me, “Just to be sure, this is not a cult is it?”  I assured them both that we are a Bible Believing Church that wants nothing more than to follow Jesus!  They were good with that!!

-  Sunday night we had a baptism service that was seriously amazing.  Hearing people’s testimonies to follow Jesus and go public with their faith was extremely moving! We have some video and pictures to come – if you missed the Sunday Night Baptism Service, you missed something special!!  The worship about blew the roof off this place!!

- FINAL THOUGHT- “Thank you Jesus for allowing me to be a part of all that YOU are doing in and through the people that make up Meadowland Church!  Meadowland, I am honored to be your Pastor and look forward to all that is ahead on our journey as we follow Christ together!”

Sunday Rewind – Easter Weekend

- I want to start by thanking our amazing staff and volunteers for our their hard work and efforts over the last week.  You are all amazing, THANK YOU! The kingdom of God was expanded this weekend!!

- There were 240 people at Meadowland Church on Easter Sunday between the 9 am and 11 am services.  That is 100 more people than last Sunday!

- We saw around 30 people make decisions for Christ this weekend!  THAT NEVER GETS OLD!!

- At the 11:00 Service alone we handed out an entire case of Bibles.  Had a guys ask me, “How much do I owe for this?”  When I told him it was a free gift he began to cry and gave me a big ole’ bear hug- it was AWESOME!

- If you brought someone with you this week that does not know Christ and they did not receive Christ this Sunday, memorize Galatians 6:9.- (Great advice from Perry Noble)

- If you brought someone with you this Sunday, make sure you invite them back again next week.  Seriously, you don’t have to wait until Christmas to invite people to Church with you!

- I am so blessed to work with a great team of people who love Jesus and are excited about what God is doing in and through Meadowland Church.

- There were a TON of kids here on Sunday, and it was awesome!  I almost got taken out by a mob of kids RUNNING to Children’s Church.  Still smiling at that!

- When you look at what JESUS SAID and put it together with WHAT JESUS DID, the message is undeniable!!

- Jesus still invites you and I today “Enter in the narrow Gate” (Matthew 7:13) – and not only did he give you the invitation, but you HE PAID THE PRICE OF YOUR SALVATION WITH HIS LIFE!!

- The tomb is EMPTY,  Jesus IS ALIVE, and CAN be made RIGHT with God–and THAT message taught by unschooled, ordinary men (Acts 4:13" href="http://biblegateway.com/bible?version=31&passage=Acts+4%3A13" target="_new">Acts 4:13) continues to turn the world upside down!!!

- Meadowland Church- Let’s continue to worship and live our lives like the tomb is empty.  I am sick and tired of “Christians”  worshiping and living like Jesus is still in the tomb!!

- This was favorite Easter EVER.  Seriously, I am still amazed at what happened here on Sunday!  On Saturday Night I was so sick, I could hardly get off the couch.  I was seriously concerned that I would not be able to talk on Sunday Morning.  I want you all to know that what took place here on Sunday, had very little to do with me –  I was desperate for Jesus and HIS POWER!

- Next week we will continue in the series we began on Easter Sunday called “The Gospel”.  Next week we will be studying Matthew 7:15-23.

Meadowland Church I absolutely love serving as your pastor.  In September of 2008 there were 35 people attending Meadowland Church wondering what was next for us after going through a major transition.  I do not think any of us then would have though we would be meeting in the Red Barn, launching two services, and would see what we saw happen this weekend!

I am so thankful for all that Jesus has done in and through Meadowland Church, but there is still MORE to be done and SO MANY MORE people in our community who need to be REACHED. God is not done with us yet, and I cannot wait to see what is ahead on our  Journey together!!