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OK I promise not to make this a regular series but again Monday Night Football provides entertainment beyond what happens on the field.  I was not aware that Jesus was a MNF fan as well and it comes as a big surprise that he's a Steelers fan considering the fact that he's not very high on stealers.... sorry.  Now you know how my twisted mind works.

 

Sunday Recap

*What thrills the heart more than two hands going up to accept Christ as Lord?  NOTHING!

*Something special happened in the 11:00 Experience for me.  Moved by the presence of God.  I love those moments.

*So many new faces.  So many lives being impacted.  I left filled and over-flowing.

*It was awesome having the college crew from The Hill.  So much life and possibility. 

*Dude... the parking lot video was off the charts.  Thanks to Krohnus and Lawrence for pulling that thing together.  Funny.....

*Little Miss Victoria had a BD party at the Farris Wheel.  Very cool.  Cool cake.  Cool little lady.  Happy Birthday Victoria. 

*LifeGroup Leadership meeting:  I am more convinced than ever in my life that lives are changed through small groups.  God is blessing us with LG leaders passionate about loving on and doing life with their groups.  God is up to something really, really big. 

Love you guys.... DON'T BLINK!

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Get it?   I love MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  I'm not really a pro fan, or even a college fan, I just love watching MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.  It's the big show.  Fans try everything to get on TV.  It's the time to shine for the players.  I'm watching the game and this shot flashes across the screen.   It just cracked me up for some reason.  I have several "captions" for the photo rolling around in my head but I'll let you give it a title.  I just think this is so funny.  Oh... it was the Jets vs. SanDiego...

   

Life Change...

I never get tired of hearing the stories of life-change.  Whether it's at TheBOD, across the country or around the world.  This is a video of a baptism at Buckhead church in Atlanta.  The audio wasn't working on the video so he shares his story live.  It's a beautiful thing when someone is so in love with God.  Cool.

A Disciple

“A disciple isn’t someone who knows a lot of information. It’s someone who says, ‘Jesus, I will follow you.’”  Perry Noble

That's my baby....

No.. the one in the middle... ain't she cool.  She never ceases to amaze me.  She has simply fallen in love with the "little Bods" at TheBOD.tv.  Here she is with KayeLeigh on her right hip and Laikyn on her left before the ball game.  Man she's cool.

Bling

Amy K. pointed out this fine new accessory to my truck yesterday on the way into staff meeting with a "ooh, nice bling" and a snicker. hmmmm everyone in staff knew about it but for some reason no-one knew who did it..... now I'm like the teacher trying to figure out who threw the spit-wad and nobody is owning up.... THEY ALL WILL PAY!

That's my boy

Proverbs 23:24 "The father of a righteous man has great joy; he who has a wise son delight in him."

I delight in my son Luke.  It's a pleasure watching him grow into a man.  Beard and all.... Also proud of Miss Blazi at his side who is now ranked 13th "in the world" of barrell racing.  Homecoming is just plain fun.

Serve God by serving others

Let your reward be from God.  Love, Serve, Give...

Matt 6:1-4  Be careful not to do your acts of righteousness before men, to be seen by them.  If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.  So when you give to the needy, to not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men.  I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.  But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret.  Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Big or Small

I found this post excerpt from a Tony Morgan blog post. 

Baylor University released a survey last week that summarized research on spiritual issues in the U.S. The results may surprise you. Among other things, they researched big churches and found some interesting results.

“Their members are also younger, they share their faith more with strangers, and they perform more volunteer work than do members of small churches”  (note from Johnny: this is why our thinking needs to be BIG!)

“There are many critics who think the megachurches thrive on people who enjoy dramatic Sunday services with fine music but don’t wish to become very ‘religious’ on a day-to-day basis - that the megachurch appeal is a mile wide and an inch deep,” said “What Americans Really Believe,” a companion book to the survey.

“But it is not true. Those who belong to megachurches display as high a level of personal commitment as do those who attend small congregations.”

Rodney Stark, the co-director of Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion, added, “Apparently they are preaching Jesus and that’s why they get so big.”

One of the cool things about being TheBOD is that we enjoy being both big and small.  Our systems, our teaching, our partnership with LifeChurch.tv, our thinking (hopefully) is big... yet our relationships and community within LifeGroups feels small.  Even intimate.  I'm a both/and guy.  I like it when you can have your cake and eat it too.  I'm like the commercial jingle that says "I want it all... I want it all"... I love the idea that our micro-church can display a high lever of personal commitment as we serve our Lord.  We are not normal and I love it!  DON'T BLINK!