I was absolutely blown away by today!
This morning was the very first AM service for Vertical Church. What I experienced through today's service was nothing short of awe inspiring. The crowd was great, the vibe was sweet and God's presence was evidently in our midst. Thank you Jesus.
- This is the first time that Vertical felt the way that I have imagined it would. The environment was in all ways Vertical.
- We were very excited that we had to bring out chairs today!!! YES! Seeing people literally sitting on the floor is a beautiful thing.
- We are very thankful for Holiday Inn and their hospitality towards us. It's been a great place to meet but…
- WE CANNOT WAIT TO HAVE THE SPACE THAT CINEMA FOUR OFFERS US – especially in fully activating our children's ministry!
- The V-Team (our volunteers) totally set the tone for today. Their excitement was contagious. They totally decorated our space for Christmas and excellence just flowed from them.
- It's becoming very obvious that the vision of our church is taking hold and our people are owning the vision to create a church that people who don't go to church will love to come to.
- My message today was titled "Rediscovering Christmas" in which I discussed the fact that although I intend yearly to make Christmas about Jesus I often find myself lacking at the end of the season. We looked deeply into the lineage of Jesus found in Matthew chapter one. I believe that we saw something most haven't recognized through the part of the Christmas story that most people skip over (or skim at best)
- I challenged our people to make a definitive change together starting today. Whether you were there or not you can be part of that here.
- "The key to rediscovering Christmas isn't changing my mind – it's changing my heart."
- I am very, VERY pleased with our music. I am definitely looking forward to having a larger space that will allow us to have a full band and music ministry. Having a band will definitely give us an edge in worship that we can't have acoustically. However…
- …that being said, VERTICAL WORSHIP ROCKS! So impressed and inspired. As the band was sound checking and doing a quick run through I was walking through the room, praying and worshiping. I brought my worship with me this morning.
- People have asked me what Vertical Worship will be like. It will be like… excellence in worship dedicated to Jesus Christ done in a way that reflects the next generations.
- When the worship leaders were praying this morning before the service, Rhonda brought the glory down. I'm telling you, the presence of the Lord was definitely in that place.
- Most of our Music today was off of Chris Tomlin's excellent Christmas CD, Glory in the Highest. Today we used: Winter Snow, My Soul Magnifies the Lord and Glory in the Highest. We also used the classic Here I am to Worship/Call from Hillsong. Powerful set.
- I cannot say enough about everything we experienced today.
I hope that you take me up on the Rediscovering Christmas challenge – let me know if you do. I will leave you with Chris Tomlin's song, "Glory in the Highest".
