Weekend Reflections-WOW!!!!

Well….let me start by saying that this has been one of the craziest and hardest weeks of my life. It was a FULL and I mean FULL ON weekend…..It was the end of the 21 Days of fasting and praying. I was hungry and tired. Friday was the Leaders final planning day. Friday Night was our Volunteers Night. Saturday was our Leaders One day Retreat, we kick off the day with a church Prayer Walk around SouthMall Shopping Centre……and then Sunday Morning was LifeChurch Vision Sunday.  Sunday Evening was Communion!!!! CRAZY!!!  CRAZY!!!!

I am trying to wrap mind little brain around what happened at church on Sunday. God is up to something that is way beyond me and I am just tagging along with Him.

I am just amazed how God is just bringing in new people every Sunday. Talking to a new couple yesterday who saw the sign on the road and decided to come check out LifeChurch. They thoroughly enjoyed their time especially the kids! Their kids wouldn’t stop jumping after LifeKids!!

A young girl, was invited to church,  never been to a ‘Christian Church’ (her own words) before,  gave her heart to the Lord after church. She was so convicted by the Holy Spirit she asked my wife to pray for her. Praise God !!!!

My wife also prayed for another young girl outside who has been coming to lIfeChurch for a few weeks now, she recommitted her life to God.

WoW!! More and more young people continue to flock to LifeChurch especially over the last few weeks!!

SWITCH – LifeChurch Youth are so on fire! When I hear about our youth visiting the sick at the hospital, praying for people, having their own prayer meetings and bible studies outside their normal youth Lifegroup….it just blows my mind away!!!

Vision Sunday – I preached my heart out.

Comments from Guests:

Wow! That’s a huge Vision!!

This is my third time visiting your church and it seems like every time I come more people have joined.

That’s why your church is growing because you have a vision

Its OK!! I go to a very traditional Church!

Is your church usually this loud!!

(6 year old – What do you like about Church)? Ans: The watermelon!

Communion – I was in tears. I knelt before God and worshipped Him like never before. I was just in awe of God and what he has done and what  is doing. I am overwhelmed with his Grace and Mercy. I love God!!

Passionate Volunteers

I am grateful to God for the army of volunteers I serve with. The people who are willing to give up something in order for someone else to be blessed. Rather than sitting in the service enjoying the worship and the sermon, they are out serving in the children’s ministry, looking after someone else’s child in the service, or in the car park directing traffic, or preparing morning tea. I am thinking of the people who sacrifice their beauty sleep on Sunday morning so that everything is set up and ready before the first service starts. I am thinking of the people who take time off work to serve at church or help someone.

Who are these people? They are men and women who love Jesus and are passionate about the House of God by serving without pay, vigilantly use their god given gifts, to make Sunday mornings the most inspiring and life changing experience for all who come to LifeChurch.

The church I lead would not exist without the hundreds of hours given each month by volunteers who are passionate about God and his church.

Volunteers Appreciation Night

 VOLUNTEERS: They are the greatest asset of any church. They are my heroes. These are the people who throw in their heart and soul to the mission and vision of the church. They sacrificially give their time, energy, money, and talents for the benefit of others. They serve with joy, faithfulness, and commitment. They have a team spirit with a ‘we can do it attitude’. Though having different gifts, our volunteers are of equal value, united around a common purpose. They have an “all for one, one for all” heart.

My wife and I have been so blessed to be part of a great team at LifeChurch. (I know I have said this before in many other posts. The truth is I am biased) We have achieved a lot this year because of their unwavering support and trust.

This coming weekend we are celebrating together. It is still a mystery to them what we are doing or where we are going (I think) but I am so looking forward to it.

If you’ve volunteered at LifeChurch in the past year, then you’re invited! (Seriously, you should receive an invitation in the mail / email by now. If you don’t, and you should, please give Jeanie a call at the Office (09 262 2754), because it probably means we have an old or incorrect address for you.)
We don’t want you miss out. I promise that you will enjoy the night. It is a 7 hour event so make sure the babysitter is organized.