Jim Carpenter

COMPASS-ERs - God JUST KICKED ME IN THE BUTT – can I share it with you?

We just finished finalizing COMPASS’ 10th ANNIVERSARY SERVICE. WOW – I don’t even know where to begin!!!. All I can say is, it will be the most FLIPPIN AWESOME AMAZING LIFE CHANGING SERVICE ANY of us have EVER been part of in our lifetime.  SERIOUSLY – I’m in tears and BLOWN Away by ALL GOD HAS DONE through you!!

Please FORGIVE me…I really think up to this point, I have thought and led us as if this was a celebration for our church (that is, those of us who call Compass home). God has really gripped my heart in the past 24 hours – this isn’t about US, this isn’t about COMPASS, it’s ALL ABOUT HIM and what HE’s DONE these past 10 years. DUH!!!!

AND, He’s given us a stinkin’ 1,000 SEAT AUDITORIUM to host our 10th Anniversary Service in!!!! I don’t know of anything more HONORING to God than for us to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to FILL THAT PLACE UP (with people in our lives that NEED JESUS), LIFT HIM HIGH in Worship, and TELL HIS STORY like never before!!!

I’m PRAYING for 1000 people to show up – not because it’s all about the numbers, BUT BECAUSE people need to hear some GOOD NEWS!!  There’s nothing more POWERFUL than the Story of God CHANGING LIVES, people stepping from darkness to light, marriages being restored, addicts being freed, and people finding the PURPOSE they were CREATED FOR. And, that’s all we’re going to do on JANUARY 31st is CELEBRATE ALL THAT GOD HAS DONE.

PRAY FOR ME – I’m also asking God for the words that Sunday to give the BOLDEST most POWERFUL Invitation to the Gospel He has ever put inside of me!!

THAT’S WHEN IT HIT ME – there’s NOT a BETTER SUNDAY to bring a guest than to hear the story of how God has changed SO MANY lives these past ten years.  It’s SO POWERFUL & such a testimony to HIS POWER, LOVE, FORGIVENESS, MERCY, GRACE, PROVISION in the valleys, & SURPRISES on the mountain tops of life.

We’re not standing 10 years later because of ANYTHING we’ve done, it’s ALL BECAUSE OF JESUS!!  We’re learning and our story loudly screams there’s BEAUTY in BROKENNESS, HIS STRENGTH is made perfect in WEAKNESS, MUCH can come from LITTLE with His SUPERNATURAL TOUCH, and YOUR BEST DAYS CAN BE AHEAD NO MATTER YOUR PAST!!

If we’ll each do our part, God will do something BIG. If everyone who is coming January 31st will INVITE & BRING ONE PERSON with them, we’ll fill that place up for the Glory of God! ARE YOU IN? LET’s DO IT!!!!!

BAPTISM – I can’t divulge the Creative Team’s Plan, BUT I can tell you I had a mother come to me last Sunday from the OC and ask if her son could be BAPTIZED before our final service in that building. Let me think…..ABSOLUTELY!!!! So, if there is anyone from the OC (or AC) that is ready to be baptized and wants to GO PUBLIC for JESUS during our 10th Anniversary Service, EMAIL US HERE RIGHT AWAY and let us know so we can arrange everything.

I love this church, love this city, love being your pastor, love what’s NEXT for us, and CAN’T WAIT to see the NOHS Fine Arts Facility filled up with people CELEBRATING God’s Greatness and Power to Change Lives!!!!

Much to talk about Haiti (this church is INCREDIBLE!!), Celebrate from this past Sunday, and update you about the MERGE – I’ll post on that tomorrow!!

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