Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Numbers Matter To God

WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE NUMBERS.


Every number, every statistic, represents a life that was changed: A life filled with hope and purpose, a story of redemption and grace, people far from God filled with life in Christ.

"Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day." -Acts 2:41

"But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand." -Acts 4:4

"So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers." -Acts 16:5

"Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession." -Psalm 2:8

Over the last 18 years we have seen approximately:
  • 3,263 baptisms
  • $7,030,299 given to missions locally and worldwide
  • 1,000 - 1,500 in ministry
  • 564 missionaries in 73 nations
Our future goals include:
  • 1 soul a day saved and moved into discipleship
  • 2,750 in worship each week
  • 100 in Celebrate Recovery each week
  • 100% in ministry
  • 100% in Bible study
  • 600 people to go on 30+ mission trips

WE ARE ALL ABOUT THE NUMBERS.

Every number, every statistic, represents a life that was changed: a life filled with hope and purpose, a story of redemption and grace, people far from God filled with life in Christ.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Power In a Mercury

"After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly." Acts 4:31

I have the privilege of driving six high-schoolers to Seabreeze High School five days a week. Each morning one of these leaders quotes a Scripture verse and then we pray. The Mercury is full of power from God's Holy Spirit, not the power plant under the hood.

We pray for missionaries, countries, world leaders, disasters, friends, teachers, parents, each other, the lost, pastors, churches, and more. The honest, sincere prayers are powerful and pleasing to Jesus. We finish the ride with worship music. Perhaps your car needs some of this power.