GOOD NEWS

Well I got a 2nd opinion on the AC units and it seems they dont all have to be replaced! Hopefully by Sunday all will be operational. We still need to replace two of the four but they will prayerfully work until we cross that bridge. Got my message finished for Sunday. Title: "Are you suffering from split personality" Talking about the battle between spirit and flesh (Good vs. Evil) (The Jekle and Hyde mentality) that we all deal with. Going to Cracker Barrel Friday to catch up on my Southern Eatin. CANT WAIT! We are baptizing 2 this SUNDAY!!! Im really looking forward to that. Hope all is well.

Man No Time To Blog

Well it has been an extremely busy week. Last weekend my family and I went to Wildwood NJ AKA THE SHORE for the day. It was nice, Ella Blair loved the ocean and the rides. This week everything mechanical that could go wrong with a church building has gone wrong. Phones are out, 3 of the 4 AC units are out. Ive been meeting with contractors and technicians to see what its going to cost us. Needless to say alot. Last Sundays service was good. Numbers were down a bit because of people traveling but still had a good offering. Worship has been AWESOME. We just had a Woolwich COP commit to be on our praise team and man can he sing!!! A few problems have arose with the changes that are being made but I was expecting that. Anyway we are still plugging on! Hope everyone is doing well! 

AWESOME SERVICE ON SUNDAY

We had 32 people present. 5 children and an offering near 900.00 again! 5 First time visitors (products of seeds that were planted the week before). God was truly present in our services. AWESOME Worship lead by my wife and I. I preached on building up the church through corporate worship. I am having dinner with a couple who has an 8 month old daughter this Tuesday. We are starting our small group home Bible this Wendesday at our house. We have about 18 planning to attend. God is Good! I'm loving it!!!

At Muggs Coffee Shop

Well I hear from other church planters that the coffee houses are the place to go to get some studying done. I like the coffee and the chance to talk to people. Last Sunday went very well! We had 18 people come and commit themselves to the New Work. We took up an offering of just under 1,000. There were a total of 28 people there. We also decided on the new name of the work, "Grace Baptist Fellowship." Now we are in the process of looking at getting some much needed repairs and updates done to the building. I spent time at the lawyers office this week working on getting the name changed. Its not just a matter of voting the legal aspect is a real pain. Thats Jersey for you. I am excited because this Thursday I have an appointment to talk with a couple about their involvement in the Church. God continues to keep me busy and I thank Him for that! Anyone who knows someone who is good in designing a logo for our church please let me know. We are trying to get things going to send a message to the community that we are here. Hope all is well with everyone. Dont forget UFC FIGHT NIGHT is on this Sat. Night. Its free on SPIKE. 

Getting Ready For Commitment Sunday

This Sunday we will be having our Commitment Sunday. People have heard what is on my heart about this New Church Plant and have taken this past week to pray about their involvement. At the conclusion of the morning service we will have all those who are on board with the new church plant come down to the alter to commit their hearts to this new work and to the people in the community. We will also have a new church name after this Sunday. I'll share that with you later. I had a good talk with many good prospects this past week and I hope to see some of them in our services this week.

UFC TONIGHT BABY!

I will be watching Rampage Jackson tear apart Forrest Griffen tonight with a couple of my best friends from Jersey! I am also looking forward to preaching tom morning! "Is there Anything God Can't Do" is the title of my message. House is just about unpacked!!! I LUV JERSEY!

WOOOOOAAAAA NELLY!

I am TIRED PHYSICALLY! Man I am thanking God that I am not a full time mover! We just about got everything unpacked in the house. I got my office set up in the church today. I don't know if you all heard but my first Sunday I had a 62 year old man with a Catholic Background receive Jesus Christ after our Morning Service. He wants to be baptized! WOW God truly is worthy of Praise. This week we will be discuss the name change and the things I have in mind about the churches "make over." (IT REALLY NEEDS IT!) But next week I am going to be starting to make a bunch of contacts to some pretty good prospects. Chrissy and I just had dinner with a family who use to attend years ago and have committed to be a part of the new Church Plant! Thanks for all your prayers. OH I HAD 3 Cheesesteaks, 1 hoagie and 2 pizzas since I have been back MMMMMM. But no catfish MAN!