Weekly Rundown (9.6.09)

• First to the subject of college football:
  
  
  
  • Navy took Ohio State to the brink but came up short.  Proud of the middies!!
  
  
  • The 'Dawgs have a lot to work on ... Spurrier's coming to town.
  
  
  • Already this season is showing great excitement and drama
  
  
  
  


• Just got back white water rafting down the Ocoee River with a bunch of 7th graders ... great time and AMAZING scenery with some AMAZING young people.
  
  
  
  • This trip was organized completely by the 7th grade VOLUNTEERS in our RB Student Ministry ... this is a BIG part of our vision on two fronts:
    
    
    
    • 1-that adults build relationships with students to serve as spiritual mentors, examples, and advisors
    
    
    • 2-that as church we practice Ephesians 4 ministry: the staff equips and empowers the "church members" to serve and further build up the church
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Can't tell you how many conversations I'm hearing lately about how much kids are loving (and learning) in Children's Ministry!


• Still praying and seeking wisdom about our 3rd service possibility ... the results of our poll are interesting, encouraging, and exciting.  This data will help us make a better decision.


• I'm so excited about the amount of prayer taking place throughout our church right now ... KEEP IT UP ROCK BRIDGE -- PRAYER IS OUR POWER SOURCE!!


• Here's some things I would appreciate prayers for this week:
  
  
  
  • Wisdom: God's NOT mine or man's
  
  
  • Fresh inspiration from the Holy Spirit as we launch a new series this week called, GAP ... VERY practical.
  
  
  • For NEW guests to come to RBCC this coming weekend (after Labor Day schedules settle down and people are prone to be open to new routines = CHURCH!!!)
  
  
  • For everyone at RBCC this weekend to encounter God's presence, truth, & love!!
  
  
  • For our adoption: a referral to come soon and for Beth & I to have patience
  
  
  
  


• I"m beat ... 2 sermons and 1 wild river!!