Sunday Night Reflections 1.10.10

Today has been an AWESOME day, here are some thoughts:

- I celebrate the fact that we are a crowded church.  As of right now we are breaking about every man made “Church Growth” principle on the people to empty seats ratio and parking lots spaces.  We have space issues, and I am thankful for that. September of 2008 there were 35 people at Meadowland Church, today there were around 120 (rough estimate)!

- We are not perfect and that is good news!  Jesus came for the people who mess up, fumble the ball, have hurts, habits, baggage – you get the idea.  In Matthew 5 at the beginning of  the Sermon of the Mount, Jesus is surrounded by the sick, the weak,  and the outcasts and he taught them, so they could TAKE THE NEXT STEPS ON THIER JOURNEY!!

- Our worship team did an amazing job at leading us into worship and focusing us on Jesus!  I am so thankful for our worship team, which is made up of volunteers who are worshipers of Jesus!

- The Worship Team performed. “I Still Haven’t Found What I Am Looking For” by U2. We did our version of the song and it ROCKED!

- Meadowland will never be a “Perfect Church”, because you and I are involved in it.  We are messed up people worshiping a PERFECT GOD!

- Sometimes people ask me how “Big” I want Meadowland Church to be.  The answer is,  ”CROWDED”.  If we are following Jesus, preaching the Gospel and reaching out we should always be a crowded Church.

-  Matthew 4:23 MESSED ME UP – “And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.”

- HERE IS WHY- Scripture says THIER Synagogue.  There are Churches out there that are “Their Church”  and there are Churches out there that are “Jesus’ Church”.  If there is one thing we will do well, it will be to make sure we always remain a Church that Follows Jesus!!

- The message went long today.  I still had some stuff to say even though my time was up.  I really believed the Holy Spirit laid these things on my heart, so Church went long today.  I DID NOT GET ONE COMPLAINT!  AWESOME!!

- One of the things we did this morning was to walk through the history of Meadowland Church.  What a journey it has been for us as a Church.  I am thankful for Richard Wollard and his family for stepping out in faith back in 2002 to plant Meadowland Church.  Since our first public service until today, we have seen Jesus show up in huge ways and have seen many lives changes.  I shared with Meadowland Church this morning that I believe “we will see greater things” in 2010 as we continue to follow Jesus.  I AM PUMPED!!