Monday Morning Quarterback

we had a really good sunday… in spite of the rainy weather!

1. not sure why rain would ever make people decide to take the day off on a sunday, but that’s our history.

2. we are definitely starting to get a larger crowd in the first hour!  having 50 (or more) really makes a difference.

3. i’m pretty pumped when i think about having 75 or 100 consistently in the first hour.  growth inspires growth.

4. i think we’ve got a lot more dallas cowboy fans than we used to have.  what’s up with that?

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so what did you think about the “fist bump” as a the way to communicate a warm and friendly welcome?

1. which side of the debate do you fall on?  “yes” to turning and greeting the people around you?  or “no” to the whole forced interaction moment?  i really want to know.

2. chest bumps are definitely out…no matter what.

3. i was pretty excited to preach this sermon.

4. part pep talk…part discipline…part teaching…part challenge…part confrontation.

5. are you being used by god?

let me give you a list of bible characters that god used in spite of their weaknesses, sins, mistakes, shortcomings and ordinariness…

eve believed lies… adam listened to his wife rather than God… noah got drunk… abraham and sarah were too old… isaac was a daydreamer… jacob was a liar… leah was unloved…nothing special joseph was abused… moses was a murderer with a stuttering problem… gideon was ran scared rahab was a prostitute! jeremiah and timothy were too young… david committed adultery and murder… elijah was suicidal… jonah ran from God… naomi was a widow… job lost everything john the baptist was called a devil… peter denied Christ… the disciples fell asleep while praying… martha worried about everything… mary magdalene was demon possessed the samaritan woman was divorced more than once and living with a man! matthew was not respected… thomas was full of doubt… zaccheus was too small… john was exiled by the government… paul was too religious… lazarus was actually dead!!!! and you don’t think god can use you?

hope you guys have a great start to a great week of being used by god!