Sunday Reflections

Here are some thoughts from a great day:

• It was week two in our Unstoppable Series and the message was called Unstoppable Courage.  It was a great message by Pastor Craig Groeschel of Lifechurch.TV.
• He shared from a great story in 2 Samuel 23:20-23 about Benaiah chasing a lion in a pit on a snowy day.
• I highly recommend a book by Mark Batterson about this story.  Several of us read it before moving to San Diego and it really set the stage for us in making the move across the country.
• Below are some thoughts from today or you can listen to the message right here.
• The path to your greatest potential is often straight through your greatest fear.  Remember fear doesn't come from God! (2 Timothy 1:7)
• People with real faith chase lions!
• People that chase lions don't let fear stop them from what God has called them to do.
• People with unstoppable courage know that the bigger their God is the smaller the lions become.
• People with unstoppable courage understand that playing it safe is risky.
• The goal of faith is not the elimination of risk.  It actually increases risks.  (Hebrews 11:6)
• A statement that hit me hard was when he said "Imagine if Jesus walked away from the cross."  
• It's a great reminder that the same One who lives in me chased the biggest "lion" of all and conquered it!
• We hosted a gathering for our volunteers after the Service.  I love the people God has blessed Elevate with on this journey.  
• I am excited about what the next six months are going to look like at Elevate.  We are making some changes to our ministry teams and further developing some of our systems.  
• I love the life change that is happening in our people right now!
• I absolutely love our Life groups.  It is awesome to see some new people getting connected in them as well.
• I am excited to be preaching this Sunday for Father's Day!  The message this week is called Unstoppable People.  
• Don't miss it!  We have some great giveaways for all the Fathers AND I can't wait to share the message God has put on my heart to share!