1. Memo To Self – In the future if I arrive at the movie theatre bright and early on a Sunday morning, and all of the front doors are locked shut then look for Pastor Travis‘s car in the parking lot. If I see it then call him on his cell phone, and kindly ask him to open a door to let his eager staff in from the elements of outside !
2. Lessons Learned – As per Anne J. we do not skimp and use curtains, bedsheets, mattress covers, or extra-extra-extra-large black tee-shirts in lieu of actual table cloths on any of the Information Booth tables. If that happens then the convenient excuse – ‘I’m a guy’ – will work just fine; however, she will still yank everything off of the tables and redo everything properly. She’s conscientious like that.
3. That’s What I’m Talkin’ About – The promotional videos following ‘Praise & Worship’ and Communion were absolutely gutbusting hilarious (and yet strangely informative at the same time). They received numerous pops from the crowds. Alex and (the other) Jesse were the wacky hosts of ‘R’ Show – Life Pointe‘s version of ‘Wayne’s World’ – and their special guest this week was this really cool, hip, and up-and-coming megastar by the name of Chris Day in the role of a lifetime – as himself. Those cool kids over at Fuser Films Of Homestead have a real promising acting future !
4. Got Funk ? – Pastor Travis’s message this morning was all about ‘The Funk Of Loneliness’. Everyone has been lonely at some point in their life, but when you have a personal relationship with God you should know that although you may be alone – you are never lonely. God will never allow you to be lonely. God is our Father, our Son, and our Holy Spirit. We must have a ‘Gospel Partnership’ with Him where He is the center of all of our relationships. He must always be our # 1 priority above everything else. Our human relationships should be patterned after our # 1 relationship with God. The Good News says ‘Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” (Genesis 1:26 – NLT, 2ND Ed.)
5. Fully Engaged – We had our bimonthly membership luncheon at The Capri in Florida City (where all of the food is) this afternoon, as we welcomed nearly 40 of our loyal and faithful regular attenders to become official members of their church by signing the membership covenant. That’s what assimilation is all about. It’s my job at Life Pointe Church to ensure that our first-time guests become second-time guests, and that our second-time guests become regular attenders and get plugged in to the entire church experience to include serving on Sunday mornings and participating in a Life Group during the week. The church is not the movie theatre. The church is you and me. We are disciples of God. We are His hands and His feet – created by Him – here on Earth. My goal is to ensure that you are fully engaged on His fantastic journey here in Homestead. We want you to become members, and we want our members to become leaders in order to expand His kingdom here on Earth. We do it all for the Lord Almighty !
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