What an amazing morning at ACC! I'm blown away. And I don't say that lightly. I'm seriously blown away by what God did this morning.
Some reflections…
Our band was on fire today! This morning, our band played songs by Third Day, Hillsong United, Casting Crowns, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, plus an original arrangement. And they smoked every one of them.
The videos that we used this morning blew my mind. The Vintage Christmas videos have been amazing. Did you know that the story in these videos is a Brian Morrissey original? Brian also did all the video editing. People have asked if we downloaded those videos. Nope. They were done in-house, start to finish.
Did I mention that we played a Trans-Siberian Orchestra song? Life doesn't get any better than when our band plays this song. (I think we gave TSO a run for their money.)
The cookies and hot chocolate were a big surprise to everyone…and they were a huge hit. Thanks to everyone who made the cookies and passed them out. A very special thanks to Jackie Jump for organizing the whole thing.
The message was my favorite of the Vintage Christmas series. I really felt God do a work in me this week as I prepared the message. His love came alive in me like it was the first time. And that allowed me to get up and preach his word with boldness and passion.
Mike as I stated this morning. The church was so full of God today. You were so alive with all the passion in your heart. The message was so sincere and powerful. The ACC family was a true family today. All the folks at ACC feel like a part of my family. The Hot Chocolate and cookies and the folks who provided them are such givers of themselves and they always make us feel a part of this wonderful family of God. I feel so blessed to be a part of this church and the movement forward to spread Gods word. The band always outdoes themseves. But today for me the song Josh sang was the most beautiful song I have heard in a while. That song really stirred me and made me really listen to the words, beautiful is all I can say. The entire morning done by the entire team was truly a gift from God for this most wonderful and powerful day. Excellent job all who took part in the preperation. And Brian, my man, you are a genuis with a God given talent for getting some great points across. I applaude you for doing Gods work in such a powerful way.
God Bless and have a relaxing vacation, See you when you get back.
Have I told you lately how much I love having ACC as part of my family, God as my Father and Mike as my beacon in a dark world. Merry Christmas and for the first time Christ will be on my mind instead of how much I have spent on this person. What a release of tension. Thank you for a month of Vintage Love.
I couldn't stop crying…from the first service, into Sunday school, then again in the second service. This message was especially powerful, and so amazing! I ached for the hurt that probably so many people feel or have felt in their lives with relation to this message. I was sad and lifted up at the same time. Brian created a beautiful video and did a wonderful job.
On another note…OUR WORSHIP BAND IS THE GREATEST EVER!!! You guys ROCK! (not to mention the best drummer…ever!- perhaps I'm biased?) I agree with Mike, everyone played so awesome!
I'm grateful for coming into this church family and I appreciate the warm welcome everytime I come in the door.
10:01 pm on December 21st, 2008
Mike as I stated this morning. The church was so full of God today. You were so alive with all the passion in your heart. The message was so sincere and powerful. The ACC family was a true family today. All the folks at ACC feel like a part of my family. The Hot Chocolate and cookies and the folks who provided them are such givers of themselves and they always make us feel a part of this wonderful family of God. I feel so blessed to be a part of this church and the movement forward to spread Gods word. The band always outdoes themseves. But today for me the song Josh sang was the most beautiful song I have heard in a while. That song really stirred me and made me really listen to the words, beautiful is all I can say. The entire morning done by the entire team was truly a gift from God for this most wonderful and powerful day. Excellent job all who took part in the preperation. And Brian, my man, you are a genuis with a God given talent for getting some great points across. I applaude you for doing Gods work in such a powerful way.
God Bless and have a relaxing vacation, See you when you get back.
Have I told you lately how much I love having ACC as part of my family, God as my Father and Mike as my beacon in a dark world. Merry Christmas and for the first time Christ will be on my mind instead of how much I have spent on this person. What a release of tension. Thank you for a month of Vintage Love.
10:21 pm on December 21st, 2008
I couldn't stop crying…from the first service, into Sunday school, then again in the second service. This message was especially powerful, and so amazing! I ached for the hurt that probably so many people feel or have felt in their lives with relation to this message. I was sad and lifted up at the same time. Brian created a beautiful video and did a wonderful job.
On another note…OUR WORSHIP BAND IS THE GREATEST EVER!!! You guys ROCK! (not to mention the best drummer…ever!- perhaps I'm biased?) I agree with Mike, everyone played so awesome!
I'm grateful for coming into this church family and I appreciate the warm welcome everytime I come in the door.