Sunday Thoughts!

I would like to praise the Lord for the LifeSong Church family. These people absolutely amaze me. Some of you know that we had to change the cafe around from being a church to Cafe. The owner of the cafe is trying to auction it off this week. Pray God's will be done there. The majority of people stayed after church and the ones that couldn't had good excuses but our folks are literally the hardest working people on the planet. I have been part of many churches but I have never seen any church with the servants available at my right hand. All I need to do it speak and they are there!! To God be the glory for great workers He has sent to LifeSong.

Now for the service on Sunday ...... Logan and Lori knocked it out of the park. I spent 40 minutes talking about two thoughts God put in my heart this week.

1. Love your Family.
2. Love your Bible.

I wrestled with this because we are going through the book of Ephesians which is awesome! God used the service yesterday to speak to many hearts. I told a friend that I spoke on the family and a family got saved. How awesome is that?

VISION SUNDAY is coming October 12th. Hear the direction LifeSong is going the next three months.

PRAYER SERVICE

YES, like many of you leaders and pastors dread a Wednesday night prayer service? Why? We spend little time praying and much on bible study. I'm not opposed to bible study time but don't call it a prayer service when we spend minutes on prayer. Can I get an AMEN here??

Last night, LifeSong had its first prayer service. It was so different, here were the elements:

• Lighting was down
• People came into an environment where it was intense
• Music was playing
• Opened the service with a call to repentence
• Pray over specific needs (not grandma's cousins uncle's father-in-law ......you get the point)
• We prayer walked
• We experienced group prayer with guidance from prayer leaders
• Everyone got a prayer journal with a challenge to double their time in prayer

We involved many different environments with a common purpose ......... the awareness of PRAYER.

Next month, we are doing something entirely different. I will tell you about it later. So, pastors and leaders, if we really believe that prayer is the power then let's call God's people together for an intense time of prayer.

SALVATION IS HERE

Many of you have been praying for Gary Goett's salvation over the last year. Gary is the master developer of Southern Highlands. He is for sure a very influential man in Las Vegas. Yesterday, his wife came to know the Lord. R U SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Here is the email I received last night.

Well this morning I sat across my Mom who I have had an extremely difficult relationship with my whole life and she shared with me that she surrendered her life to Christ this morning. My Mom has struggled for a number of years with a number of addictions, is not healthy mentally and has been in the hospital twice in the last 4 months for a total of 8 weeks in ICU due to 3 different major surgeries. We have thought we were going to loose her a number of times due to illness and her own doing and this has been a huge burden...and prayer request to all of you for awhile. I just wanted you all to be able to rejoice with me on this day when all the angels are rejoicing in heaven for yet another will be joining us all for eternity in heaven!

God is doing some amazing things .......... more to share later. Stay tuned.

SUNDAY!!

I'm amazed everytime I stand up before our people on Sunday and think to myself where did all of these people come from and how did they hear about us? Couple of praises!!

• We finally have our worship leaders in place. THEY ROCK!!!!! Lori and Logan are absolutely a God send to the LifeSong family.
• Great stuff with the association (more on this in the future when everything develops).
• Gentlemen I have never meet before dropped off a check for $5,000 because he heard about the things we are doing in the community and excited for us to continue. This gentlemen doesn't even go to our church.
• We have average over 100 people for the past couple of Sundays and we are only 2 1/2 months old.
• Starting our Upward Soccer Sports League in Vegas.
• Starting our Men's and Women's Ministries this month.
• Families are getting control over their finances in Financial Peace University.
• We are starting a Grief Share Ministry.
• Much more to come!! I share with our church the best is yet to come!!

This verse sums of my quiet time today and God's activity lately. Proverbs 8:35 "For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD."