How do I even begin to capture in words ALL God did today??!! Here goes -
- Most importantly, 9 people surrendered their lives to Jesus - that’s why we do what we do!!!!
- YES, I would have to say the MERGE couldn’t have gone better!!!!
- Today had to be the MOST POWERFUL WORSHIP EXPERIENCE I’ve ever been part of – Not one of, not top 5 – but THE MOST POWERFUL WORSHIP EXPERIENCE I’ve ever been part of!!
- IF for some reason you were not able to attend today, YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THE PODCAST (posted Tues) BEFORE COMING NEXT SUNDAY!!!
- We are NOT the same church as the last time you came – God did something today that will FOREVER change the way we WORSHIP and CONNECT this community to Jesus.
- I knew this series was going to be POWERFUL, but I honestly underestimated what talking about the topic of WORSHIP UNLEASHED in our church today!!
- Today we worshipped with ALL of our Heart, Soul, Mind and Strength!!
- Today was just a TASTE TEST of what is happening in heaven 24/7/365 since the beginning of time (check out Revelation 4)…
- Today was a PRACTICE RUN of what is waiting for all of us who have surrendered our lives to JESUS!!
- Compass – DON’T TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED, Today was Not Normal – it was church at it’s best!!
- Today was what we were created for – TO BOLDY, AUDACIOUSLY, and PASSIONATELY WORSHIP HIM!!!!
- Today, we can with one voice proclaim like the Psalmist David, “I was GLAD when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the HOUSE of the Lord.’” (Psalm 122:1)
- We defined WORSHIP as what happens when we MOVE IN RESPONSE to God!! (Romans 12:1)
- THANK YOU COMPASS CHURCH for Moving In Response to our GREAT GOD today!! (Psalm 95:1-3)
- Compass Volunteers – YOU FLAT OUT BROUGHT IT TODAY – in every single area of service….
- From the ENERGY of the Parking Team, to the ELECTRICITY of our Greeters, to the EXCITEMENT of our Ushers, to the ENTHUSIASM of our Compass Kids Volunteers – God spoke BOLDLY and LOUDLY through every single one of you!!
- Compass Worship Team – THANK YOU for leading us where we needed to go – straight to God!!
- Compass Production Team – THANK YOU for creating an environment where we could worship our God like never before.
- Compass Staff – thank you for your leaving it all on the court this week so days like today can happen in this church and community!!
- To every single person who worked BEHIND THE SCENES this past week to make the MERGE HAPPEN (SO MANY, but you know who you are!!) – LIVES WERE CHANGED today, A CHURCH WAS SET ON FIRE today, – You are GOD’s WARRIORS and HEAVEN’s HEROES – the crowd of witnesses CHEERED LOUDLY TODAY on your behalf – you made them proud – YEA, YEA!!!! (Hebrews 12:1)
- Compass Church, Volunteers, & Staff – THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPPING TODAY – I can’t wait to do it again NEXT SUNDAY!!
- And….I heard that was only HALF of our Volunteers in action today – the rest of ya’ll better have your READY SHOES ON!!!!
- The past two weeks have ABSOLUTELY BEEN AMAZING – seriously – it’s hard to put into words ALL God is doing in this church right now!!
- What even BLOWS MY MIND MORE – God has SO MUCH MORE He wants to do!!
- I Can’t wait for Week 2 of WORSHIP HIM – if I were you, I’d make sure I didn’t come alone – the BEST is yet to come!!
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This Sunday is going to ROCK!!!!! There’s a BUZZ in the air among our staff and volunteers that’s got me FIRED UP more than normal. Couple of important things to remember:
#1 – NEW SERVICE TIMES – MERGE SUNDAY
Services begin at 9:30am and 11:15am at our ATHENS CAMPUS ONLY as we MERGE our Athens and Oconee Campuses together.
COMPASS-ERS:
- #1 – PLEASE arrive EARLY!!!!! (at least 15 minutes) to best serve our guests in the areas of parking and children’s check in!! Please honor our guest parking like never before (there will be a ton of parkers and new signage to greet and direct you).
- #2 - COMPASS KIDS is going to ROCK like NEVER BEFORE. The 706 Student Band will be playing LIVE in both services for COMPASS KIDS which means you better bring your friends!! PARENTS – get there EARLY this week for new check system.
- #3 – BRING A GUEST – this is a GREAT Sunday and an AWESOME SERIES to bring Guests to – step it up and step out and bring someone with you in your life you know needs Jesus – you’ll both be really glad you did!!
- #4 – PRAY LIKE CRAZY for God to Show UP & Show OFF & CHANGE LIVES – that’s why we do what we do!!
I just sent my message notes and can seriously say it’s one of my all time favorites – I CAN’T WAIT TO PREACH ABOUT WORSHIP ON SUNDAY!!!! The lights have been on pretty much 24/7 this week as our Amazing Staff and Volunteers have literally worked AROUND THE CLOCK to get our Athens Campus ready for the MERGE. So, now you know the Compass Team and preacher man are bringing our A GAME – How About You? CAN’T WAIT!!!!
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Over the next 3 Sundays, we have 3 DIFFERENT sets of Service Times. Are we CRAZY? No!! Just AUDACIOUS!! Here’s what it looks like. Take Note because the next 3 Sundays at Compass are going to be the BEST EVER!!!!!
- THIS SUNDAY, 1/24/10 – No Changes and YES, we will be ONE CHURCH in TWO LOCATIONS for one more week. ATHENS CAMPUS will meet at 9:30 and 11:00 am. OCONEE CAMPUS will meet at 11:00am.
- NEXT SUNDAY, 1/31/10 - COMPASS’ TENTH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE at North Oconee High School Fine Arts Center. At 10:30 am, all 3 services and both campuses will come together for ONE COMBINED service. YEA, it’s going to ROCK. I Can’t Wait!! Get there early – all I know is that God is going to be Lifted High and embarrassing pictures will be shown (I’ve changed a lot in 10 years).
- FEBRUARY 7 – MERGE SUNDAY!! Super Bowl Sunday kicks off in Athens, GA with 2 merged services at our Athens Campus. Service Times will be 9:30 & 11:15 am. PLEASE get there EARLY for both services to give plenty of time to park and check your kids in to Compass Kids!!
SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS –
- CAN’T WAIT to preach tomorrow – what we had planned a couple of months ago and what God had planned we’re two different things. We decided to go with GOD – Can’t Wait!!
- The 706 Student Band is leading us in worship tomorrow – that gets me FIRED UP!!
- Compass’ 2nd NIGHT OF WORSHIP will be this Sunday Night at the AC – 6:00pm. Don’t know of a better way to prepare to merge our two campuses together than through BOLD WORSHIP & BEGGING GOD to do something BIG in our generation & city!!
- Merging our two incredible campuses back together was the TOUGHEST but most ENCOURAGING leadership decision I’ve had to make up to this point (yea, I know there will be more!!)
- TOUGHEST for many reasons -
- Most of all, God is doing AMAZING things on our OC because of this church’s willingness to take risks
- …and, I knew it would be a Big Ask of our Oconee, Walton, and Barrow families to drive an extra 25 minutes to get to church
- …and, it’s always difficult when God asks you to do something you don’t want to do
- …and, sometimes God asks you to do things JUST SO YOU CAN SAY YES & BE OBEDIENT – don’t you hate that!? (just ask Abraham & Sarah – Genesis 22)
- ENCOURAGING for many reasons -
- Each of you – your support and belief in the Big Vision & Next Steps God has laid out for this church has been overwhelming
- …a friend who told me “A Church ALIVE is Worth the DRIVE” and God definitely is ALIVE @ Compass!!
- …a volunteer leader said “This is a DYNAMIC CHURCH where God is changing lives & it does not matter where it’s at!” – BAM!!!!
- We might be meeting in the same place again (the warehouse), BUT we are definitely NOT THE SAME CHURCH
- …we are STRONGER, have 3x as many VOLUNTEERS, and a PASSION that has grown exponentially to do whatever it takes to see lives changed and make Jesus Famous in NE Georgia and Beyond!!
- No doubt – what some might perceive as a SET-BACK is really a SET-UP for ALL that God has planned NEXT for this great church!!
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