Sunday’s Message

Wednesday night at our worship planning meeting, everyone started asking me questions about some of the details of my message for this Sunday.  You won’t want to miss it.  I’m not sure my answers satisfied, but they were definitely relevant to where we live and what people are struggling with.

The third week’s message title is, “How a Good Thing Goes Bad.”  We’ll continue our journey in the biblical story and deal with everyone’s questions about:

• Lust
• Adultery
• Homosexuality
• Pornography
• Masturbation
• Etc.

If your parents are visiting for the weekend, you might be thinking, “Oh great, the one time my family is in town and our pastor is talking about masturbation.”  Can you say… A-W-K-W-A-R-D!?  But I really think it is going to be OK.  And I really think we will talk about these “sensitive” topics in a way that preserves the good news of Jesus and allows us to be real and honest.

So…you’ll be tempted not to…but I would suggest you invite your friends!!

Plus…there will be a drama/video I don’t think you will want to miss.

Growth Group Sign-Ups

This Sunday begins a new semester of Growth Group sign-ups.  It looks to be a good semester with some great group facilitators!

Innovate 2008

Six of us from Living Stones Church attended the Innovate 2008 Conference put on by Granger Community Church today.  Always good to get away as a team.  Highlights:

• Drama in Mark Beeson’s talk that illustrated a church caught up in “church business” instead of the urgency of our mission.
• Loved the times of worship.
• Shawn Wood of Seacoast Church had the second session.  Loved his introduction he made about himself.  Very unique.  The key to getting a strange audience to like you is to make them laugh by revealing things about your life.
• Lunch at Chipotle.  They should move to the South Side of South Bend.
• Went to the Children’s Ministry breakout.  They are for spanking in the classroom.  I agree.  I can’t wait until Sunday (this is a joke).
• Favorite talk today was by Tim Stevens.  He talked about his book Pop Goes the Church.  He used some excellent video illustrations.  They were brilliant.
• Got to see a great friend and encourager to me and LSC…Steve Miller.
• Most of us stayed for the film festival where churches from all over send in their videos for a contest.  Some very good videos.  I still believe Doug should send in some of his videos.  My 12 year old son came to watch the film festival with us.  Making videos is his passion.
• Kelly endured the day with me even though she has an ear infection.  Had to leave a little early for a doctor’s appointment.
• Tired.  We wake up and do it all over again tomorrow.  But I’m looking forward to it.