Super Sunday reflections...
1. My wife was on fire this weekend! Every time I hear her speak, I thank God for letting me share life with her. And I absolutely can't compete with her sermon props - all those body parts today had us in stitches!
2. It was great seeing everyone at our Shorewood campus today - the last Sunday of our first year of ministry there. I'm so 'proud' of what God is doing there with our CLC team led by Pastors Dan & Pat Johnson, and I know their 1st Anniversary Celebration next Sunday will be a real blowout!
3. Speaking of Dan & Pat, they were the speakers today at our South Bend campus...in part because we're almost to the "Grand Re-opening" there (March 2) and we thought it would bless the SB folks to hear first-hand about their experience in launching Shorewood last year. But I underestimated what the Lord had in mind:
our Campus Pastors, Chris & Amber Payne had a strong impression during the service today that they should receive a special offering for Dan & Pat at the close of service. They obeyed that 'nudge' from the Lord, even though an honorarium wasn't expected or called for. The SB congregation then responded by giving what the treasurer there reported afterwards was the largest offering for a guest speaker in the entire history of their church!
Pastor Dan asked to address the congregation after the offering, and thanked them for their generosity, but then added that he believes in sowing into what God is doing, and that he wanted the offering they had just given to be invested instead into their launch! Can you believe that? I'm so proud of the team of pastors and leaders that God has given us at CLC!
Chris Payne also told me of a significant 'breakthrough' that he and I both attribute to today's meeting - their obedience to receive the offering, and Dan's generosity & obedience in returning it. Who knows what's going to happen in a few weeks when we begin to welcome hundreds of newcomers to our newest campus!
4. The SuperBowl tonight really was 'super' in every sense of the word - one of the best I ever recall. Since Rodney Harrison attended CLC when he lived here and he returned to CLC to have both of his children dedicated here, I was a loyal pastor and rooted for his Patriots to remain unbeaten....but you sure have to admire an underdog like the Giants who pulled out such a hard-fought win!
Very satisfying weekend....I'll sleep good tonight.
2. It was great seeing everyone at our Shorewood campus today - the last Sunday of our first year of ministry there. I'm so 'proud' of what God is doing there with our CLC team led by Pastors Dan & Pat Johnson, and I know their 1st Anniversary Celebration next Sunday will be a real blowout!
3. Speaking of Dan & Pat, they were the speakers today at our South Bend campus...in part because we're almost to the "Grand Re-opening" there (March 2) and we thought it would bless the SB folks to hear first-hand about their experience in launching Shorewood last year. But I underestimated what the Lord had in mind:
our Campus Pastors, Chris & Amber Payne had a strong impression during the service today that they should receive a special offering for Dan & Pat at the close of service. They obeyed that 'nudge' from the Lord, even though an honorarium wasn't expected or called for. The SB congregation then responded by giving what the treasurer there reported afterwards was the largest offering for a guest speaker in the entire history of their church!
Pastor Dan asked to address the congregation after the offering, and thanked them for their generosity, but then added that he believes in sowing into what God is doing, and that he wanted the offering they had just given to be invested instead into their launch! Can you believe that? I'm so proud of the team of pastors and leaders that God has given us at CLC!
Chris Payne also told me of a significant 'breakthrough' that he and I both attribute to today's meeting - their obedience to receive the offering, and Dan's generosity & obedience in returning it. Who knows what's going to happen in a few weeks when we begin to welcome hundreds of newcomers to our newest campus!
4. The SuperBowl tonight really was 'super' in every sense of the word - one of the best I ever recall. Since Rodney Harrison attended CLC when he lived here and he returned to CLC to have both of his children dedicated here, I was a loyal pastor and rooted for his Patriots to remain unbeaten....but you sure have to admire an underdog like the Giants who pulled out such a hard-fought win!
Very satisfying weekend....I'll sleep good tonight.
posted by Pastor Jerry McQuay at 9:26 PM
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