Palm Sunday Thoughts

What an experience on Palm Sunday!! AWESOME!! God opened up the heavens and poured out His Glory for all to see. 12 Baptisms, a moving final message in our series WHY AM I HERE? on "GO"ing, followed by an evening of fun, fellowship, food and fund raising that blew the top off of the Launching Pad. Over $7000 was raised to fund the Mexico mission trip and providing seed money for future ones. The monies collected surpassed the God-sized goal that was set. Once again He showed up and "SUPER-SIZED" our offerings...to Him be all GLORY!!

As you know, we are in the middle of Holy Week. I encourage you to read or re-read the passion event in one of the gospels and meditate on the events leading up to the death and resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. This morning, my reading time was in Matthew 26 where Jesus was in Gethsemane "overwhelmed with sorrow" and praying. It becomes all too easy to imagine Jesus as a demigod, striding heroically through the world without a care, when in fact, He felt emotions, toils and burdens just like we do. Please take some time this week to ponder the suffering He did for you. It will make Resurrection morning all the sweeter!

Finally, I want to encourage you to "GO" this week by inviting someone to one of the Easter services we will be hosting. Plant a seed in the life of a person you know needs a fresh touch from God. Easter is a GREAT time to plant that seed. All the metaphors of spring apply...new life, a change in season, fresh growth, etc. It's not a coincidence!!!!....it is God's Plan. So be bold this week....stepping out of your comfort zone and sharing your story and an invitation to join you in celebrating the Resurrection.

We will be hosting two locations this week. 10 AM at the Main campus of the Potter's House and 10:30 AM at Captain Ron's in Sunrise Beach. We'll see you there!! Don't miss this week, Guy. As good as last week was, this one is looking like it is going to be the BEST ONE YET!! Let's Grow....