Sunday Night Mind Dump

What an amazing day! I'm not sure I've ever experienced a service like we had at The Carpenter's this morning. Here are some of my thoughts on the day.

• What a powerful worship set this morning. The congregation was singing louder than my ear monitors.
  
• The two highlight songs were "Awesome is the Lord Most High" and Chris Tomlin's version of "Amazing Grace: (My Chains Are Gone)"
• We had 9 people prepared to take the next step in their spiritual journey and follow God's command to be baptized.
• We then took a cue from Acts 2 and asked anyone who wanted to get baptized to come forward. We were totally blown away as 8 or 9 people came forward and proclaimed their faith in Christ by following Him in baptism. It was one of the most powerful times in the church's history.
• Our service was 1 hour and 40 minutes long and no one cared. In fact most people stayed around for a picnic afterward.
• Thank you for the entire staff and volunteer team at The Carpenter's. You all rock! You stepped up today. It was awesome.
• I'm so looking forward to the Parents of the Caribbean series that starts on September 9th. It's going to be amazing and the 30 foot long Pirate Ship is really cool.

Church, we're going to do what it takes to reach the Lehigh Valley for Christ. It is our focus and God is moving in that direction. Hang on tight because it's going to be a fast and wild ride.

G3