Archive for July, 2007

Sunday Night Thoughts

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Man, it was great to be back at Palm Valley today. I loved hanging out on the patio and just talking with some poeple. Here’s some thoughts for a Sunday night…

The GO students did an awesome job today; hard to preach after them!
services rocked, it seems like our body is just excited to be together […]

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So Excited

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Waking up with the cool mountain air this morning really refreshed me. I’ve had time this morning to do some thinking, and just dreaming about what God’s doing in my life, and what I believe He wants to do at Palm Valley. All I can tell you is, I’m excited. I’ve been stretched and grown […]

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Long, great day

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

I left the house at about 5:30 a.m. Monday morning, and I just got home at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. That’s a 20 hour day. I’m whooped. I was all over town, a ton of meetings, spent some time with potential staff in the morning, and current staff in the evening. It was a great day, […]

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Weekend Reflections

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

Wow, what an incredible weekend we had! It’s the middle of July, but I sense we have a ton of momentum as a church right now. God really used Seize The Moment to solidify us and focus us laser-sharp on our vision. We’re seeing the fruit of that.

Moving to the auditorium has given us a […]

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Worship This Weekend

Friday, July 13th, 2007

I feel it in my heart; this weekend is going to be awesome at Palm Valley Church! I believe God’s going to do something big in our hearts!
I’m telling you, the worship is going to be awesome! This guy is going to bring it. Trust me, you want to make sure you get there early […]

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At The Dentist

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Yesterday I went to the dentist for a check-up and cleaning. Now, let me preface my story with a few items…

I love my dentist. He goes to Palm Valley and is incredible.
I went about 30 years of my young life w/o going to the dentist, so I’ve been making up for it over the last […]

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Creativity

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Our creative team hit the ball out of the park last weekend with the blog opener!
Watch it here. I love being a part of a team that’s so creative in helping people engage with the gospel.
side note for leaders: it takes a lot more work to be creative than to do the same thing every […]

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External vs. Internal

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Caution: this contains a preview of this weekend’s message, and may be considered a spoiler…
As I’m preparing for this week’s message, it struck me that each week at church we get to see a cosmic colission of the external work of God meeting the internal work of God. 
What the heck does that mean? Well, for […]

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Coming This Weekend

Monday, July 9th, 2007

You don’t want to miss this weekend at Palm Valley Church!! I guarantee it, don’t miss it!
Why, you ask? I’m glad you asked.
I’ve got a message on my heart that’s been brewing for 3 months. I want every person at Palm Valley to make sure they hear this.
We’ve got a guest worship leader in this […]

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Weekend Reflections

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Sitting here on Monday, just thinking about what an incredible weekend it was at Palm Valley. Here’s some of my thoughts from this weekend…

Started a new series called BLOG this weekend. 
Michael and Karina came up with some great creative elements to enhance the message!
It was fun to preach again, although I felt a little out […]

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