weekend reflections....a little late

Sorry it's taken me until Tuesday evening to reflect on last weekend, but that's kinda where I am now (some 70-hr workweeks are catching up w/me). At any rate, my wife preached herself hoarse last weekend, and I've received reports of several folks healed and new folks who received Jesus after her message about the passion of Christ - so praise God for what HE's doing!

While she was preaching the lights out in Tinley, I was at our newest campus in South Bend, IN for a 'passing the mantle' service with outgoing pastor, John Nordstrom. It was a very touching moment that we captured on video and hope to have up on our webpage soon. I am truly humbled thinking that a 52-year old church would decide en masse to dissolve their corporation and transfer their assets in order to join our CLC family!

In addition, there's a genuine sense of hunger and excitement in the congregation there, and I fully expect that God is going to honor this move by bringing growth and revival to that community. We've got our work cut out for us in the next several months as we attempt to download as much CLC 'DNA' into them as possible in preparation for a grand 're-opening' on Sunday, February 3, 2008, when we hope to welcome at least 300 new folks!

Finally, I heard great reports from our campus pastors in Shorewood, Dan & Pat Johnson, that services there were blessed with strong attendance and the presence of the Lord. What more can you want in one weekend?