The Crossing Launch Service

Well, it is finally here! We launch our church on Sunday. We are super excited! Please pray for us throughout the week, and specifically that God would bless the service and help us to assimilate all of the new comers. I will be sure to let everybody know how it all goes!

Deer Camp

We had a great time at Deer Camp last week. Me and Daddy had some great quality time before everybody else showed up, and I was really excited that I got to watch my little brother Sam kill a deer (off of my stand!) Here are some pics of the trip. Good times!

Ben and Clayton hangin by the fire...munchin on a sandwich!

Daddy and Uncle Johnny

Me and Daddy

Me and Sambo

I Am Back!

After being out of pocket for a week and a half, I am finally back in routine and blogs will now continue. We had our second preview service last Sunday, and I would have to say that it went....well, it went! In all reality, you have those good moments and then you have those ugh moments. In our defense, if it weren't for those ugh moments then we wouldn't know where we need to beef up to set ourselves up for the good moments. The cool thing is that we have been blessed with a great team that is able to assess the "ugh" and make changes to ensure success. If it weren't for reality checks we would never improve, but rather settle into the realm of complacency and status quo. That was really one of the reasons for a "preview service" anyways, was to give us an opportunity to work through some of the hick-ups. Now, with that behind us, The Crossing Church will launch on November 2 and we are really excited about it! Please be in prayer for us as we prepare for this huge event.

Blogs will continue...promise

I have been out of town and VERY busy, and so my blogs have been slackin' I know. There will be more to come after this weekend. I promise...I have lots to talk about!

Doing the Right Thing with the Wrong Heart

In the Bible, in 2 Kings 10:30, we find that God commended Jehu for carrying out "all that God had in mind." This is referring to wiping King Ahab's family out for their deep rooted wickedness. Although, in the very next verse, almost in the same breath, God's Word records that Jehu was not careful to keep the law of the Lord. Later in Hosea 1:4, God carried out judgment on Jehu's house for doing something that God said in 2 Kings 10:30 He approved of. WHY?! Why would God commend Jehu and then judge him later?
It is pretty simple...Jehu did the right thing with the wrong heart. His motives were likely off kilter.The Word of God declares that he didn't focus solely on God's law and ultimate will for his life. We can do the right thing, but if it is not accompanied by a heart for God then we have committed a grave error.

Great Preview

We had our first preview service yesterday! It was pretty awesome! Here are some updates:
85 people in attendance (that was with minor marketing for this individual service...Praise God!)
6 salvation's!!!!
Huge Financial Blessings to help The Crossing get up and going!
Set-up and Tear-down went relatively well, matter of fact, better than expected!
Kid's Crossing, Baby Boulevard, and Toddler Town went really well!
Everyone who came signed up for our come back event this week!
Our first preview was a huge success! Everyone on the team did a great job and the service really accomplished what we wanted it to. We definitely created some momentum heading towards our launch on Nov.2 and we are creating our leadership base as we go as well. Thanks to everyone who has invested into this movement...it wasn't in vain! God is SO awesome!

Are You Smarter Than A Fourth Grader?

Today I was a substitute at Hackberry Elementary for a fourth grade class. I had flashbacks to the popular T.V. show Are you smarter than a fifth grader?, especially when it came time to do fractions. Just for the record...those questions were very tricky! It was quite the reminder that I am just a country boy from back woods Arkansas. On another note, we had a great time and I really had fun playing football with all the boys while I was on recess duty. Go Hackberry!!

First Day on the Job

Today was my first day as a substitute teacher for Little Elm. I figured it would be a good way to bring in some extra cash and I get to do it at my own pace. Of course, I had to be the bad guy and discipline kids on numerous occasions, even sending one to the office. It is pretty crazy, as soon as kids hear "sub" they go into demonic mode and you instantly become their daily project to test and push you as far as they can. It had it's fun moments too though. I subbed for the high school and junior high choir classes, and I let most of them show me how good they could sing. We had a lot of fun with that! All in all, it was a pretty easy day.