Apr

I was totally blown away to see over 650 people at our two Easter events at the Convocation Center!  Jesus said that He would build His church and we are seeing that.  It’s not about us or our efforts, only about Him and what He has done!  (Side note: Cedar Creek saw over 4,000 total between our three campuses and seven services).  A-MA-ZING!

Those who attended heard the Gospel and had a chance to respond.  Praying that seeds were planted and watered.  (Still waiting to hear how many folks met Jesus for the first time this weekend).  Phillip brought it and clearly communicated that we ALL have been jacked up by sin in our lives and need a Savior.  Christ’s death on the cross and victory over death is the only place that we can find true security.

Good people make all the difference!  I know I say that all the time, but it’s SO TRUE.  We had a an opportunity to setup on Saturday and close to 50 folks showed up on a SATURDAY morning and helped turn the Convocation Center into a church.  We could not do what we do each week if our volunteers didn’t do all that they do to create an environment where people can come and hear about Jesus and experience His love.  We can never have too much help and Saturday reminded me how smooth things go when everybody pitches in to do something.  If you would like to be a part of the setup team, give Tammy a shout and she will hook you up!

Our creative guys are THA BOMB!  Alan and Walter had a ton thrown at them, some at the last minute, the past few weeks and they hit it out of the park again.  The “life change” stories that were shown during Phillip’s message were well done and clearly communicated the difference that Christ made in their lives.  I was moved by James’ raw honesty, Michelle’s authenticity and the Smart’s story that could have been mine and Keli’s story 13 years ago when we found Cedar Creek Church.  Thanks to those folks for being willing to let God use their story to help the rest of us.

Our Kidz Creek folks are the heart of everything that we do!  Week in and week out they show the love of Jesus to large numbers of kidz in creative and informative ways.  Especially dear to my heart (having started there myself) are the nursery folks who love on babies…they saw 18 BABIES yesterday at the West Campus!

Guest services were spot on and new folks had no trouble feeling welcome, finding their way and getting something to eat and drink!

The media ninjas handled some last minute tweeks and numerous video transitions with a smooth, Barry White-like goodness.  Props to the guys who were working it yesterday!

The worship team did an incredible job of leading us to the throne of God to worship Him!  One week after announcing that our worship leader was taking some time off to focus on school, the rest of the team stepped up and showed how annointed they are.  They are a talented group of folks who lead us by example, worshipping God in front of us each week.  Yesterday’s journey from the city limits of Jerusalem (Hosanna) to the empty tomb and resurrected Jesus (Everlasting God) was clear and powerful.  Thanks to Jeff M for his faithfulness to step up and lead this amazing group of leaders!

Last, but by no means least, thanks to our Centerpoint crew who saw close to 100 middle and high school students between both services! Rick Lee filled in for Todd, our Student Ministry Director, who is away in South Asia with a team on a short term mission trip. Rick’s heart and calling to student ministry is obvious and his love for Jesus just oozes out of him. Rick has a genuine gift of speaking to students in an authentic and transparent way that God is going to use for years to come.

Thanks to all our folks who call Cedar Creek home for inviting your lost friends, neighbors, co-workers and family.  If statistics are correct, there are approxiimately 77,000 people in Aiken county alone that do not know Jesus or have a church home.  That number astounds me.  What I realize is that we, THE CHURCH, have to work together to reach these folks with the good news.  It won’t be done by Cedar Creek alone.  It will take every church that is a part of THE CHURCH to do what Jesus said to do.  Let’s get busy loving these folks, not just by telling them about Jesus, but also by helping them, serving them, showing them that a life following Jesus is better than a life following the world.

I know that number seems overwhelming.  How will we ever reach all those folks?  It’s like the question of “how do you eat an elephant?” The answer: one bite at a time.  We will reach Aiken county, South Carolina, our country, those who have never heard all over the world… ONE LIFE AT A TIME.

Who are you bringing with you next Sunday?

Are you in a HOME group yet?

Where are you serving?

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   Well, as an add in to all your numbers…I’m still here on Thursday working on contacting the folks who responsed on our response cards we had at West…3 having met Jesus and 2 wanting a HOME Group! Woo Hoo And as a side note working with 9 who wanted HOME Group at Banks Mill! Double Woo Hoo

   Comment by Cindy B. — April 8, 2010 @ 9:48 am

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