Sunday Reflections

Here are some thoughts from our first day at Torrey Pines HS:

• We kicked off a two week series called The Viral Effect.  It is simply a two part series about sharing your faith with others.
• The degree to which you embrace the mission (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8) is the degree to which you will enjoy the party!
• Yes, Heaven is a party (Revelation 7:9-12; 21:3-4).  A lot of people think it is nothing more than a glorified library with an angels on clouds playing the harp.  Heaven is loud.  Heaven is all about Jesus.  Heaven will be the greatest family reunion you could ever imagine.  
• Our mission is nothing more than a continuation of Jesus' mission when He was on earth.
• Attaching your life to the mission gives your life eternal significance.  Stop focusing on things that won't last.  What will last?  People!
• Evangelism is simply inviting people to a party that is out of this world!  By the way, church should be a glimpse of that party too!
• It was our first Sunday at Torrey Pines HS.  I am so grateful for all of the amazing volunteers who came early to help make it happen.  
• I am also glad we gave ourselves two weeks before our big Fall Outreach campaign!  We will need it to work out a good Set up system and to make sure we are ready to go when the 19th comes.
• I spoke to a man yesterday who said (with tears in his eyes) how grateful he was for us and what a difference we were making.  I love to see God working like that.
• We were able to get everything we use for the worship service (I mean everything!) in the storage room they are providing for us.  That is a huge blessing!  The only thing we put on the truck now is our kids ministry equipment and it is all in portable storage cases.  These have saved us a lot of time and effort.
• Got a lot happening in the next few weeks: launching a new website, starting our Fall semester of Life Groups, kicking off our Living The Dream series, and more!