Weekly Rundown (6.20.2010)

• Wrapped up our Fanatic series today.  What a profound impact this series has had on my own life.  A few highlights for me personally:
  
  
  
  • We can enjoy God.  It's not a "duty" to be a Christ-follower, it is a delight.
  
  
  • God wants worshipers.  The goal of worship is to produce more worshipers of God.
  
  
  • Everything, I mean everything, in history is about the glory of God.  How can I/we/us be part of that?
  
  
  
  


• We finished up "One Great Nation" [part 2] next week ... can't wait!!


• My first Father's Day weekend!! What a blessing to be these two boys' father!!


• We have 2 staff members wearing casts and one who got bit by a copperhead ... should we be concerned?


• I just finished reading Dr. David Platt's book, Radical.  WOW!  This book along with The Hole in Our Gospel and our adoption journey has had a profound impact on my understanding of Christianity and forcing me to ask some tough questions for myself, my family, and our church.
  
  
  
  • What kind of service does the Gospel of Jesus Christ demand and deserve?
  
  
  • What kind of church does the Gospel produce?
  
  
  • What is my role as a  "global" Christian? What is our church's role in the call to "make disciples of all nations"?
  
  
  • What is our responsibility as Christians for addressing evils in the world such as poverty, hunger, disease, disaster response, etc. etc. ?
  
  
  
  


• Beth is away next week on a mission trip ... I'm flying solo at home ... thank God for family!!


• Have a great week!