Breaking Through More Barriers

Hey!

What an amazing service we had last Sunday! The highlight for me was being able to baptize Doyle Owens in our 8:45 service. If you were at the 10:30 service, or you just weren’t able to see it, you can watch it right here.

In fact, please watch this. If you want to know the vision of Compass Church; if you want to know why we’re doing what we’re doing. If you want to know why I moved here and took this job, THIS is it. Right here. This is our vision. To see this, over and over and over and over.

This is why we need a full time Student Ministries Pastor.
This is why we need more Children’s Ministries Volunteers.
This is why we aren’t afraid, in hard economic times, to challenge ourselves to give faithfully to God.
This is what our tithes and offerings are producing. This is what you are giving to.
This is why we need ushers, greeters, Home Group leaders, musicians, student ministry volunteers, etc.
This is why we need more space in our facilities.
This is what I challenged all of us to do on the day I was voted in – that someday every one of us would be in that baptistery, standing with someone we led to Christ, who once was lost but now is found.

Doyle was lost, but now he’s found. So my friends, whatever you’ve given to Compass – the dollars, the hours, and the countless sacrifices that have built this church over the years - if that’s you, you had a share in this. And I hope you see, and will always believe, that it was worth it.

I do.

This is only the beginning, folks. Last Sunday we had 529 people on our campus, a new record. There were over 100 kids at the 10:30 service alone. I don’t know where all of they’re all coming from – all I know is you are building a church that is attracting people who desperately need to hear the gospel!

This Sunday we’re starting a new series called: “Don’t be scared.” – God.

It’s a huge opportunity to bring someone, anyone, who is wondering how to process all that is going on in the world right now. We’ve got more economic and political uncertainty on our hands than we’ve had in years. So what do we do? Cower in the corner? Live in paralyzing fear? Kiss the future goodbye?

I don’t think so.

Don’t believe me? Read 1 Peter. Then show up this Sunday (at 9:15 and 10:45!!) and let me prove it to you.

Live boldly this week!