So Without Limit 2.0 comes to a close this Sunday.We'll look at healing.An expression of the Holy Spirit that has been abused, mis-used, hi-jacked for profit.An expression of the Holy Spirit that is a source of confidence and hope for scores of people.Two things at...
Without Limit Celebration
We've had 2,000 car deodorizers.We've had 600 hot dogs and two sumo wrestlers.We've had video after video after video.And now we'll have celebration.It's our commitment time for Without Limit 2.0 and what it means for our Corner Campus.To get ready, read I Chronicles...
Holy Spirit Distribution System
We showed this in the middle of my message yesterday as a way of illustrating how God gives us the Holy Spirit:As you might imagine, it was well received.Yet another reason why this is a fun place to work.
Without Limit People
OK, we've had some good videos as part of Without Limit 2.0.For example, there's this one:But there's one coming up this Sunday that you absolutely, positively will not want to miss.I can't tell you what it's about.I can't tell you who stars in it.You'll just have to...
How To Give Away 600 Hot Dogs
So on Sunday night we had our Party On The Corner.It was a way of introducing the people of the church and community to our new Corner Campus -- the space that used to be the Hollywood Video store across the street from the church.We've signed a five year lease on the...
Inconvenient
Think it was convenient for Abraham to leave Ur of the Chaldees to follow a God he'd never seen and establish a people who didn't yet exist?Think it was convenient for Moses to lead the children of Israel -- with all their murmuring & complaining -- out of slavery...
James-Michael Smith
The man in this picture is James-Michael Smith, who has been the Disicpleship Pastor at Good Shepherd since 2004.Today is his last day on the job.Thankfully, it's not his last day as part of the Good Shepherd community.James-Michael is moving on from the staff so that...
Why It’s Fun To Work Here
We showed this as church opened yesterday:As you can imagine, people who come up with ideas like that -- and the wherewithal to make those ideas come to pass -- are fun to work with.I am blessed on this day after Sunday.
2,000 Car Deodorizers
On Easter Sunday, we gave away about 2,000 Without Limit 2.0 Car Deodorizers.Why in the world would we do such a bizarre thing?Well, so people would come back.And so they would use the novelty to invite their friends to come.But primarily so that each time people...
Without Limit 2.0
Back in February we did a series called Without Limit. Based on John 3:34 -- "for God gives the Spirit without limit" -- it was four weeks of focus on the person and power of the Holy Spirit.In that series, I spoke and taught openly about praying in tongues, about...