Weekly Rundown (12.12.2010)

• Today's message was exciting and challenging for me to prepare and share as we learned about the judgment that awaits us at the 2nd Coming ... we are judged by how we respond to God's grace (I Corinthians 3:10-15).  It's amazing when you think about how much grace God gives us every day that we miss, ignore, or take for granted.
  
  
  
  • The greatest example of God's grace is His gift of His Son, Jesus Christ given to us!!
  
  
  
  


• Next week we will wrap up "Christmas: The Sequel" will a look at the new heaven & new earth.  And I'm getting excited about the series for the new year ...


• There is so much "God" stuff going on around Rock Bridge right now ... and it's not just the typical attendance, offering, and baptism numbers ... it is that stuff AND MORE --
  
  
  
  • We prayed and worshipped as a church for 24 straight hours ... the presence of God was so real!
  
  
  • Our Calhoun campus is getting ready to move into a permanent facility ... renovation is underway!
  
  
  • Momentum in our small groups is growing and building as we seek to "make disciples".
  
  
  • Our sacrificial and generous giving through Less is More was incredible.  So excited to our church trust & honor God with money.
    
    
    
    • This week alone we sent money to help train church planters in Iraq, to get Bibles to believers in Burma, to help fund church planting in America, and to resource several local missions agencies that will help needy persons this Christmas season.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• I'm thanking God for our staff who is doing an amazing job leading our church right now.  I'm learning all kinds of new tools to help me stay involved and connected while in NYC with Beth -- FaceTime, Evernote, AwesomeNote, email, etc.


• I got to spend a few hours with our boys this week and they are as amazing as ever.  They are so resilient.  Eyasu understands that "Mommy is sick and in New York getting better."
  
  
  
  • We got this text one of our nieces:  "Eyasu just told us that 'My mommy & daddy are my best friends.'" :)
  
  
  
  


• Update on Beth:  She is still going through several tests in preparation for transplant.  They found a cyst on her spleen Friday.  We hope to know Monday if it is anything serious or will need to be removed which could delay transplant.  We are praying BIG time that the transplant goes as scheduled.
  
  
  
  • Prayer requests:
    
    
    
    • For the cyst on Beth's spleen to not be a problem or obstacle for transplant.
    
    
    • For Beth's counts to go up ... no transfusions prior to transplant is our specific request.
    
    
    • For our friends Edwin & John.
    
    
    • For the hope we have in Jesus Christ to be real to us and to seen through us!
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! We'll be in NYC ... hoping for our first white Christmas :)