Why Not Here?

Now that Super Sunday is behind us (and WOW, it was AWESOME), it's time now to focus on the question that I've been asking a lot lately: "What's next?" Here's the way I feel about it: why can't every Sunday be Super Sunday? Let's not wait till Easter 2011 to see again what we saw on Easter 2010. Let's resolve that we're going to keep investing, inviting, and praying that God will keep on keeping on and that every Sunday will be SUPER!

Remember last August when I asked the question, "What would it look like if Acts 2:47 happened at 1835 Gate 8 Rd?" Acts 2:47 tells us that, "the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." Could you imagine if that happened at EFBC? That would be at least 365 baptisms in a year!

Well, call me crazy, but I can't get that vision out of my head. Some people may say that it's impossible for that to happen at a place like Eulaton. Others might say that I'm out of my mind to dream such an improbable dream. Still others might laugh at the notion. To those who doubt, my question is simply this: "Why not here?"

Sunday morning I'm beginning a new series of messages entitled Why Not Here?, and I know this will come as a shock to everyone but: I'M REALLY PUMPED ABOUT IT! God's not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance...why not here? Jesus said He would build His church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it...why not here? The first church saw people being saved every single day of the week...why not here?

This series will be a bit unusual, because we're going to be looking at Old Testament passages that aren't normally associated with church growth. What you'll find, however, is that the principles taught in so many of the great stories from the Old Testament are timeless and apply to all facets of your life and the life of the church. This Sunday, April 11, we'll be looking at one of the most well known stories in the Bible (it's found in 1 Samuel 17 if you want to get a head start).

Are you ready for Sunday? Please hear me church when I say that Super Sunday wasn't the end, IT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING! God's got so much more in store for this church and this community that it blows my mind when I think of the possibilities. Let's just keep our eyes on Him and not ourselves, because He's the reason we're seeing what we're seeing. God is working, lives are being changed, eternities are being altered, and THE BEST IS YET TO COME!