(Significant Insignificance)

A friend of mine from a big church in my home state came in and consulted with our staff this weekend. He did a great job.
Ah, I can hear the “purists” now: “We don’t need to be bringing consultants in to tell us how to do church. The Holy Spirit is our consultant. The Bible is our cue sheet. Jesus is our producer.”
Well, Mr. Imaginary Person with whom I’m having an imaginary argument on my blog, after you’ve taken a look at this verse, think about this:
Is there anything on earth more important than what we do on Sunday mornings as the church of Jesus Christ?
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I’m still a rookie pastor. And we’re still in the honeymoon stage at Elevation. Maybe that’s why every time we’re getting ready to start a new series I feel like we’re relaunching the church. I get really giddy and hyper and nervous and expectant. I can’t wait to see what God does through this new series.

A few other items that make this a great Saturday:
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Tyler, Sean, Holly, Elijah and I were in my hometown for the last 2 days. We went to shoot some very cool video that we’ll be showing the next 2 Sundays. But Holly, Elijah and I got to spend a little time (not enough) with my parents. And I wanted to take a minute and let you all know: I have great parents.

There are at least 3 reasons.