SUNDAY MORNING THOUGHTS ON MONDAY MORNING
Today is already a great day. I have registered my oldest child for 1st grade, hung out with my wife, drank a chocolate banana vivano at Starbucks and am currently listening to Muddy Waters Blues album and praying and reflecting on our day yesterday at Compass Roanoke. I like sitting on what happened the day before for a night. It really gives me fresh perspective on what and how God moved. Here are a few highlights from our day yesterday.
- Our set up team never ceases to amaze me. They LOVE what they do and I must say that I LOVE them for it. They are unreal.
- Rob and our team did an incredible job with the Beatles song “All You Need Is Love”…British accent and all
… to open the service. - This series on Proverbs is reaping huge benefits in the lives of our people. To have the whole body going through the same scriptures and reading the same things brings a cohesion to the church unlike anything else we do.
- Yesterdays message on love brought more conviction to people than I could have ever imagined. Talked with numerous people who desire to show and be love to those around them.
- I LOVE when our people have fun and laugh together in church.
- We had an INCREDIBLE couple join our church in first service yesterday. The Baker’s are an unreal addition to our campus.
- After first service I talked with another family that is eager to join our church this next weekend.
- First service was PACKED!!! Just goes to show that I have no idea how and when God is going to move.
- 10:30 service had such a sweet spirit in it yesterday. Was so good to see and hear people worship with all they have.
- We were done at 12:05 yesterday!!! Our team rocked it…
- Had lunch with 15 people after church yesterday. I sat back and was overjoyed to see these families that did not really know each other a month ago laughing and sharing life together yesterday. One family commented on how nice it was to just have people they could be real with.
- Knowing that God is moving HUGE in our campus and church brings me to a level of joy and humility that I cannot even express in words. So privileged to get to speak to and lead the body in Roanoke. I still cannot believe that we GET TO DO THIS!!!
Those are a few of my thoughts. What was it that blew you away yesterday? Don’t forget that we continue in our series “LET IT BE” on Sunday. This next week we are going to talk about how to control our tongues. That one should be fun. Also, don’t forget to pick up your copy of “Everyday Wisdom” that our teaching team wrote. Today is day 9 in the book. Love to hear what God is speaking to you through those devotionals. Final thing…Who are you bringing with you next week to Journey with us? Have a great week. Look forward to hanging with all of you this next weekend.
-Trevor-
Yesterday was great. The message was really awesome. It felt really light and cheery yet still such a heavy message and definitely hit home. Garrett and I talked last night about how it applies different areas in our lives right now(with people in our lives) which I’m sure we’ll talk about tonight. It was a great day os reflection for me because I’ve been struggling with some friendships. To hang out with everyone after church-it was awesome. A feeling of complete comfort even though I didn’t know people very well(which is weird for me). After lunch we went and hung out with friends at a pool party who are all.. Well.. Who don’t have the same morals as us, and don’t really care about God. I love them all and they are great people. I’ve known them for a few years now and the comfort level is still not the same as when we were at lunch with everyone from church. I told Garrett I think I have an inner struggle on being “in the world and not of it” … Being good friends with these people and still.. Being Christlike. Not that we do anything ungodly or “wrong” when we hang out.. I just feel like I have a guard up around them. I know they like goin to strip clubs and sometimes doing drugs when they go out to clubs and stuff. They’ve wanted to do trips and stuff with us and every time we say no, but there’s one coming up in September that they want us to go and I’m nervous about. The guys get to go race fast cars(it’s a driving tour) and the girls are gonna do spa stuff, but I know there’s gonna be soooo much drinking and lord knows what else. Garrett of course wants to go race cars and I am dealing with the uncomfortability of the situation. Be in the world but not of it, LOVE these people, (Everyone needs love), but stay in the right. “blessed is the man who’s conscience does not bother him”-GRRR! what do u do when one persons conscience is bothered but the other persons isn’t? And where is the line drawn between loving these people and having a clear conscience? I grew up VERY sheltered and good girl-Garrett did not. Lol.
Thank you for yesterday. It opened my eyes to this issue in my life that I couldn’t put my finger on. I could use prayers on this!
See you guys tonight! We got a little present for the girls! : )