- PUMPED that I got to have a blast all day long with my best bud in the world…Couper!
- PUMPED about the final message of Ultimate Fighter tomorrow. We are trying something new that will stretch everyone. BE THERE.
- PUMPED that I got to hold Nic’s baby boy, Hayden. DANG that kid is CUTE. He’s gonna be awesome to watch grow up!
- PUMPED about some BIGGGGG stuff coming up at TCC. Nope, still can’t tell you…
- BLOWN AWAY by the HUGE win today by Mine That Bird. 50:1 odds. Just insane. Watch it here if you missed it.
- NOT PUMPED about how so many people are freaking out about the swine flu. The emails are hilarious. The people freaking out…even more hilarious. Watch out, next year I hear the giraffes are going to pass their flu to us…it makes your neck grow. AHHHHH!
- NOT PUMPED that I’ve only got to see two Angels games. I love not having a cable bill and being able to give more, but not during baseball season.
- NOT PUMPED about how behind I am in some work.
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Saturday Night Shots
The Way is Difficult
Goofy video we showed to kick off our new Ultimate Fighter message series…if you know our Lead Pastor, Cole Phillips, then its even better. Thanks to the pride and joy of TCC, Steve Etheridge for writing the script!
Ultimate Fighter. The Way is Difficult. from The Connection Church on Vimeo.
Easter Sunday Mind Dump
Breaking today’s mind dump into sections:
Easter Sunday:
- Today was absolutely off the chain! Love me some Easter! A great kickoff to Ultimate Fighter, our new message series.
- We had over 800 people in church with tons of 1st timers. God is GOOOOODDDD.
- I’m going to go ahead and brag and say that I picked the opener song “Give Him Praise” by Lincoln Brewster. INCREDIBLE. Had a choir on stage and everything. Wil and Micah sang it just like Israel and Lincoln do on the cd. MAN those guys know how to BRING IT.
- Had a new set design up today. LOVE IT. No more packing, assembling, re-packing, etc. This one is all fabric. It flows, it changes colors, and it flies out into the fly space when church is over each week. NICE.
- I met so many new people today that I can’t remember a single name. Good and bad.
- We called in extra donuts anticipating the crowd this week and HEB just said “Ok, they’ll be here Sunday.” Then, when the cafe team went to pick them up HEB was closed for Easter. Whoops. We ended up going to the other 3 donut shops in town and buying them out. LOVE IT. MAYDAY MAYDAY The Connection Church is buying every donut in Kyle!!! HAHAHAHAH!
- This was the least stressful Easter Weekend ever for my family. Feels good to be at a point where volunteers are rocking it out. We have more man (and woman) power than ever before and more giftedness than ever before. That’s how is should be!
- Had some tech issues with kids check in and videos today, but we got it all covered quick.
- I saw one mom walk in with 4 kids when we had about 10 minutes left in the 2nd service. I almost said “hey! come on in! enjoy the last song!” LOL.
- If you liked the video today, say thanks to Steve Etheridge. That guy has written a lot of great videos for us here lately. Here is a link if you missed the infamous Karate Cole flick.
- Or, you can watch the entire service right here.
- Best of all today, I got to chill with my family, watch Back to the Future 3 with them, and hunt eggs with Couper.
- Cleaned old birds nests out of our vent pipes on the house today and got stuff all in my mouth and eyes. BIRD FLU! AHHHH!
The Big Hunt:
- If you took pics of the big hunt please email them to me. All of them. Now.
- My brother came to the Big Hunt with his new puppy and his girlfriend. Love those two.
- I got to watch Couper hunt eggs this year. THAT is how you know that our team did an incredible job of putting on the Big Hunt. Trey and Jennifer Williams are saints.
- During the Big Hunt, I was out front greeting people before they ever got out of their cards and sending them to the parking guys. We counted right at 2,000 people coming in the gates.
- Loved having the hunt at the racetrack. Best venue we’ve had yet!
- I had tons of people saying how awesome the event was as they left. Made lots of connections!
Other:
- Watch for two new websites to launch this week: Connectionfamily.com and a new version of theconnectionchurch.org!
- Going to be a busy week!
- Can’t wait to do it all again in 7 days!
- Naps are still for wimps!
- Seriously, I want someone to call me at 6:00am every day this week and yell at me to get out of bed and RUN. If you have my number do it.
- My FPU class graduates tomorrow night. I wish it were a requirement for all High School Seniors to take this 13 week course. We wouldn’t be having such bad economic issues right now if that were the case.
Saturday Night Shots
- PUMPED about the awesome day it has been! Ran with my dad, hung with family, had Couper’s two year birthday party, and bought a new gun.
- PUMPED about church tomorrow! Why? Because we are doing BAPTISMS!!! YEAH! C’MON!
- PUMPED that Easter is almost here. I can’t believe how fast 2009 seems to be flying by. Its scary.
- PUMPED that our Ultimate Fighter mailer has hit. Something about inviting 50,000 people to church pumps me up!
- PRAYING that all of you connectors out there also hand out cards and give people face to face invitations. Connection Church, YOU are what helps people come and check it out…not a bunch of paper in the mail. Those mailers are blanket coverage. YOU are the paratroopers that have to go in and make it happen.
- HONORED that someone I look up to, love, and admire would take an idea of mine and make it ten times better. Why didn’t I think of using “jacked?” Oh, and I’m am even more pumped that he is blogging again. Thank goodness…
- NOT PUMPED about how whiny Couper’s party made him. MAN he is being a pain. I still love him though.
- NOT PUMPED about stuff like this. Praying for these men and their families.
