So, I didn't get this out there last week- probably due to the crazy week that was that week. And, isn't every week turning into that, now? It seems so...
Anyway, here's a few things on the radar for now:
* I'm posting a shot of this car I took while in Southtown to remind you to keep praying about Southtown- it is still our intent to move the worship services out of our building and place one of them towards that area (if not right, smack-dab in the middle of it, again!). Keep praying.
* Be praying about the possible thrift store. This is the week in which we should hear something back on that. If/when this is a go, we will have a venue to raise money for ministry, as well as hire more people and funnel donations through The Village. We don't have to sell everything- we can give away as much as we want. That will be a major part of what we do there. Especially right now while so many people are in need.
* I hope to be able to post pics of the above soon. For now, they're sitting eagerly on the iPhone, waiting to be tweeted, facebooked, and blogged out.
* This weekend was nuts. Everything was sailing very smoothly until about 5:00 pm on Friday- at which point we to deal with a rogue Villager, had to actually send another guy to prison... Saturday was nuts, too... completely un-work-related... but, just nuts. I knew it was a frustrating case of spiritual warfare due to what I would be teaching this Sunday. And, of course, Sunday morning was nuts... all leading up to the sermon time, at which point... gee... talk about distractions! New batteries going dead, kids lighting it up...
* God was still good. And, despite all of that... His word went out and I believe that many people were healed. I lost it and began crying on the front row, as I was sitting quietly. Rodney was playing his music, many of the church members were praying for healing for others in the room that stood wanting prayer... and two of the guys from The Village came up to me and said they had just led another guy to saving faith. It was an incredible moment- as I listened to them, while sitting and listening to another guy singing his own praise songs in prayer to Jesus with everything else that was going on. God is good! And He is gracious!
* I have posted the notes from the sermon online. It's not really a script, it's just a free-thought version of my mental process as I pray through the Scripture. I hope it helps. The audio will be up later on.
* Pray for Rob this week. He's been knocking it out at The Village, working long hours. So, we're kicking him out this week. He's taking a much-needed mandatory vacation to a little monastery somewhere in Cullman to hang with the monks for a few days and recharge. He'll be even more of a powerhouse when he comes back later this week.
* Rob and I were able to lead another guy to faith tonight at 10:00 pm. Awesome!
* Get the A Day to Make a Difference updates. We have a few meetings this week, as well as a new website up for that event(s). Looking forward to it.
* Another local church, Mosaic, has joined the foray into this, too. Kris Broadhead, the pastor there, has gotten to be a friend- and I look forward to working with him, and them, for the long haul.
* Check this: another church will start meeting in our facility this week. I'll give you some more details about that in the blog post on Wednesday of this week. It's a liturgical, traditional thing that's led by some great people that I've known for a while. Looking forward to working with them for the long haul, as well.
* OK... the week between 4/4 (A Day...) and Easter (which falls on 4/12) will be a week of prayer and ministry at Park Place. I will shoot a video this week (hopefully today?) that we can play soon, post sooner, and help explain what's going on during that time. We're going to flat-out need your help!!!
* Final thought: really excited that this year for Easter we're throwing a party and inviting the neighborhood to come. Shouldn't Easter be the biggest celebration of the year? Really excited that we'll be baptizing at that event, too!
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