Sandi Hembree writes: I wanted to share my idea about the 10 dollars. I am going to get packages of life savers and attach the Life Church cards as well as a gift tag that has the dollar bill attached with the saying, "Let Jesus be your Lifesaver". I am going to leave these anywhere I go.
Good idea Sandi. THANKS!
Monday, August 25, 2008
TEN BUCKS TO SHOW GOD'S LOVE!
Remember a while back when I told you about our giving out some books (101 Ways to Reach Your Community) and some money to our people at Life Church? Well, listen to a couple of their experiences - more to come later:
Jenni Reid writes: You gave me a great idea today when you mentioned the woman at the well. I wrote John 4:13-14 of the front of 10 Life Church cards. I wrapped a dollar bill around each card, and Chris and I are going to tape the cards on drink machines around Athens. Just wanted to let you know since you asked for feedback.
Jenn Tomasevic writes: Hey, This was really fun! I have had the 10$ since you gave them to us 2 weeks ago and felt like they were burning a whole in my conscience-JUST DO IT! Was playing over in my mind. I had a few ideas, but I think the Just Do It was the fun part...I got dinner at Sonic tonight and decided to unload my "conscience" there! I asked my server about it and said I wanted to give him a bigger tip too and he said he'd have to ask his manager. I waited and the manager came out to talk to me. I told him that our church was challenged with this 10$ to go and show the love of God to people in a real way. He asked me about our church and if it was non-denominational and such questions, then said sure that the car hop could do it. The carhop came back out and I said " Okay, are you sure you feel comfortable doing this?" and he said yeah, so I said " You can just say sth. like this crazy lady came by and wanted me to give you this dollar off your meal and a card to her church." That was about it, we introduced ourselves and all too. I guess it just was a very fun rush to do it-I am excited to hear about what others have done. I don't feel all that original about it, but I "just" did it!
Like I said, more to come! Send us your story.
Pastor Tim
Jenni Reid writes: You gave me a great idea today when you mentioned the woman at the well. I wrote John 4:13-14 of the front of 10 Life Church cards. I wrapped a dollar bill around each card, and Chris and I are going to tape the cards on drink machines around Athens. Just wanted to let you know since you asked for feedback.
Jenn Tomasevic writes: Hey, This was really fun! I have had the 10$ since you gave them to us 2 weeks ago and felt like they were burning a whole in my conscience-JUST DO IT! Was playing over in my mind. I had a few ideas, but I think the Just Do It was the fun part...I got dinner at Sonic tonight and decided to unload my "conscience" there! I asked my server about it and said I wanted to give him a bigger tip too and he said he'd have to ask his manager. I waited and the manager came out to talk to me. I told him that our church was challenged with this 10$ to go and show the love of God to people in a real way. He asked me about our church and if it was non-denominational and such questions, then said sure that the car hop could do it. The carhop came back out and I said " Okay, are you sure you feel comfortable doing this?" and he said yeah, so I said " You can just say sth. like this crazy lady came by and wanted me to give you this dollar off your meal and a card to her church." That was about it, we introduced ourselves and all too. I guess it just was a very fun rush to do it-I am excited to hear about what others have done. I don't feel all that original about it, but I "just" did it!
Like I said, more to come! Send us your story.
Pastor Tim
Thursday, August 21, 2008
PERSONAL NOTE FROM PASTOR TIM
Well, it was 2 years ago THIS WEEK that Life Church was born and had its first worship service! What an exciting and awesome time this has been! It is constantly a challenge to grow a solid, Biblical church in a transient college town and in such a liberal, humanistic atmosphere. BUT, God has blessed us and we plug on! PRAY for us! And, join our team if you have not already - we could use the extra players!
On a more personal note, it was 28 years ago this weekend that Kim and I were married in First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, NC. We had dated for 4 years, so it has now been 32 years that we have been together! I am a blessed man and Life Church is a blessed church to have such a godly woman as Kim in our lives! Thank you God!!!!
Pastor Tim
On a more personal note, it was 28 years ago this weekend that Kim and I were married in First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, NC. We had dated for 4 years, so it has now been 32 years that we have been together! I am a blessed man and Life Church is a blessed church to have such a godly woman as Kim in our lives! Thank you God!!!!
Pastor Tim
YOUTH and AWANA
Last night was our back-to-school kickoff for Youth and AWANA. The AWANA went smoothly with a healthy number of adult workers and listeners present. We still have a large percentage of the kids coming from outside of the church - good! The Youth met at the Yarbroughs' house and after pizza, we watched ANSWERS IN GENESIS by Ken Ham. It was a little too deep for some of the younger youth, but most caught on well. The discussion afterwards was pretty lively - evolution vs. creation. I was amazed at just how DOGMATIC the schools are at "pushing" evolution and trying to make kids feel stupid who do not accept this flawed theory. PRAY for our kids! They really have a challenge in defending the faith in the midst of hostile and liberal school systems.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Sunday was great! And random stuff . . .
Sunday, August 17, we began our series, LIFE 101. The first topic was "A LIFE OF HOPE AND HAPPINESS". There were a LOT of first-time guests at Life Church for this service - and a couple of folks who returned after coming the last Sunday. The praise band was really "ON" too - GREAT!
You know, I am really excited about how well our folks do at being warm and welcoming - and people would notice if it were fake or contrived. Guess what? I really LIKE Life Church! Hey - it's a good thing for a pastor to like the church where he serves. Many pastors I know do not, so that makes me even more thankful for a great bunch of folks!
RANDOM STUFF - Can I be random for a minute? Went to the American Idol concert tour in Atlanta tonight. That really is good, family entertainment. My daughter, Lauren, got to meet Jason (with the dreadlocks) and wouldn't you know it? Our camera JAMMED as I was taking a photo of them together! Result? No photo! Made me sick!
Really late - thanks for checking out my blog. God is good!
Pastor Tim
www.lifechurchofathens.com
You know, I am really excited about how well our folks do at being warm and welcoming - and people would notice if it were fake or contrived. Guess what? I really LIKE Life Church! Hey - it's a good thing for a pastor to like the church where he serves. Many pastors I know do not, so that makes me even more thankful for a great bunch of folks!
RANDOM STUFF - Can I be random for a minute? Went to the American Idol concert tour in Atlanta tonight. That really is good, family entertainment. My daughter, Lauren, got to meet Jason (with the dreadlocks) and wouldn't you know it? Our camera JAMMED as I was taking a photo of them together! Result? No photo! Made me sick!
Really late - thanks for checking out my blog. God is good!
Pastor Tim
www.lifechurchofathens.com
Friday, August 15, 2008
BY THE WAY . . . August 17th!
LIFE 101 begins this Sunday at Life Church - an 8-week sermon series about LIFE. A life of HOPE, a life of VICTORY, a life of PEACE, a life of AWE, etc. You get the idea? After all, Jesus said that He came to give us LIFE - abundant LIFE. So, what does that really mean? We hope this will be a helpful and exciting series for a lot of people.
We sent a really nice 5.5 inch X 8.5 inch mailer to 50,000 homes in and around Athens last week. GREAT feedback and response so far!
Pastor Tim
www.lifechurchofathens.com
We sent a really nice 5.5 inch X 8.5 inch mailer to 50,000 homes in and around Athens last week. GREAT feedback and response so far!
Pastor Tim
www.lifechurchofathens.com
August 8-10 Weekend at LIFE
WOW! If you missed last weekend at Life Church, you really missed it! Starting Friday at 6:00PM, we began a 36-hour prayer vigil in our new church offices. There were stations of prayer for the church, for friends, for the nation, for the world, for special requests, a station to take the Lord's Supper, a station to write down and then shred your sins, and a kneeling station for prayer. Our folks signed up for an hour or more at a time and prayed those 36 straight hours! The presence of God was powerful in that room!
Sunday AM, there was such an awesome sense of expectation. (Duh . . . do you think the prayer time had anything to do with that?) Our worship room was PACKED too. We watched video clips from Centri-Kid and Snowbird camps this summer, had some fantastic worship, and STIX (our movement-dance-drama group) closed out our worship time with a powerful performance. In the sermon, I used a big whiteboard and talked about the differences between "fishing" activities and "boating" activities, then challenged the church to leave the boat to go and become fishers of men. At the altar call, we gave everyone who made a commitment to get out of the boat (TONS of people!) a copy of the book, "101 WAYS TO REACH YOUR COMMUNITY" by Steve Sjogren. In each book, we put in an envelope with 10 one dollar bills with instructions to share this money in the community for the sake of the kingdom. We can hardly wait until testimonies of how people responded begin to trickle in.
After the service, we had a killer cookout! Hamburgers, hot dogs, slaw, beans, chips, and DESSERTS! This was a GREAT day! To GOD be the glory!
Pastor Tim
www.lifechurchofathens.com
Sunday AM, there was such an awesome sense of expectation. (Duh . . . do you think the prayer time had anything to do with that?) Our worship room was PACKED too. We watched video clips from Centri-Kid and Snowbird camps this summer, had some fantastic worship, and STIX (our movement-dance-drama group) closed out our worship time with a powerful performance. In the sermon, I used a big whiteboard and talked about the differences between "fishing" activities and "boating" activities, then challenged the church to leave the boat to go and become fishers of men. At the altar call, we gave everyone who made a commitment to get out of the boat (TONS of people!) a copy of the book, "101 WAYS TO REACH YOUR COMMUNITY" by Steve Sjogren. In each book, we put in an envelope with 10 one dollar bills with instructions to share this money in the community for the sake of the kingdom. We can hardly wait until testimonies of how people responded begin to trickle in.
After the service, we had a killer cookout! Hamburgers, hot dogs, slaw, beans, chips, and DESSERTS! This was a GREAT day! To GOD be the glory!
Pastor Tim
www.lifechurchofathens.com
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