- I pulled Zac out of school early and took him to see the Prince of Persia on Friday. Fun time with my little man.
- Hung out at home on Friday night with the family. Watched Extreme Measures – good movie about being driven by a passion that is close to your heart.
- I did my occasional manly house duties on Saturday including yard work, repairs, and other chores that I would rather not do.
- I played in a cornhole tourney on Saturday afternoon at the home of Doug and Sandy Brackbill. Fun times. Doug and I won the tournament and I talked plenty of trash in the process.
- Watched UFC 114 on Saturday night. Along with a lot of other people, I was really looking forward to the Rashad-Rampage fight. It was a bit of a disappointment but typical Rashad Evans style fight.
- We finished our Q & A series on Sunday at GP.
- Memorial Day hurt our attendance some but overall a solid day.
- The band has been clicking recently.
- I answered questions on the following subjects:
Should a Christian go to war?
Why do we need to ask for forgiveness if our sins have been eternally forgiven?
What will life in Heaven be like?
Can people in Heaven see what’s happening on earth?
Do angels have free choice?
How often should we observe Communion?
What does it mean to be missional?
- Missional Living is one of our core values at Grace Point so I really enjoyed answering this last question. I took a different approach to explaining what it means. I borrowed an analogy I heard recently on the gospel utilizing the symbols of a crown, cross, and heart. Missional living seeks to strike a balance between these three symbols – kingdom, cross, and heart. We are to teach the gospel, take the gospel, and be the gospel. I love this analogy and hope to develop these concepts further for GP.
- Our Q & A series always proves to be successful. I think it is wise to know and discuss the questions that the people are asking. It is always one of the most relevant series we do and allows us to address theological, biblical, philosophical, and practical issues from a biblical perspective.
- One of our foundational philosophical principles is the concentric circle idea: core circle = essentials to the Christian faith; second circle = defining beliefs – what makes us who we are; and third circle = preferences and differences. We are adamant at GP about making sure third circle issues remain thrid circle and do not become anything else. This series helps us define some of these differences.
- We begin a new series next Sunday called The Big I where we will be talking about modern day idolatry – what it looks like and how it affects our everyday lives.
- It is always great to see former GPers again. This weekend Ryan and Megan Johnson were in town. Ryan was our first successful intern and Megan moved to Las Vegas from Birmingham, AL in our beginning stages to help launch GP. This couple was valuable to our ministry and have now gone on to serve in Indy where Ryan is a student pastor. They now have a beautiful daughter named Tatum. It is awesome to spend time with people who have been influenced by our ministry and now taken that influence to other parts of the country.
- Two of our Elders also came over last night with their wives: Daniel & Ashley Newell (the last remaining core group family) and Kenny & Jodi Gonz. We love these families and are blessed to have them in our ministry.
- I am taking off Memorial Day to spend with family and friends.
- Our church is comprised of a lot of military families so I am very thankful this weekend for the sacrifice of men and women who make our freedom possible.
Have an awesome week.