March 1st, Tim's Thoughts on Sunday

Hey Guys, Tim here, and I wanted to talk a little bit about Sunday's service.  First of all let me say that Satan was/is ticked off about what happened here yesterday.  All week we knew something amazing was going to happen at 5 Point, and let me tell you, Satan knew the potential for life change yesterday, and he was working hard to stop it.  From the second I walked in the door at 6:15am on Sunday, I knew satan was working hard against us.  If it could go wrong before the service yesterday, it went wrong!  First all getting the computer to work with the projector, and the cameras to work with the projector was an extreme pain(keep in mind that this is something that has been setup numerous times with no problems).  Then the band run through was a complete nightmare because no one could hear themselves, not to mention that an amp that previously worked with no problem decided it would not work at all yesterday, so it delayed practice about 20 minutes.  I think we made it through one song without any sound adjustments needed.  We are normally finished with band run through no later than 830, but yesterday was 9:05, that is how bad it was!  Then around 925 the computer crashes, and all of the adjustments that had been made between 8 and 925 was completely lost, so all of Dean's church pictures, and numerous song slides had got out of order(sorry to the first service attenders who became dizzy due to quick changes of slides) the guys in the booth did a great job not completely freaking out, and they stayed for another service).  Then there was the whole picture taking issue(thanks to the band for stepping up and getting a ton of pictures after a very stressful run through).  When all of the pictures were taken, it was then time to get them printed, well that was taking entirely too long because our copier/printer has not been working properly.  Under normal circumstances the pictures could have been printed in 15 minutes total, but instead it took 30, so to get them downstairs in time was very stressful.  Having said all of that, it was absolutely amazing to see the reaction of people seeing their picture nailed to the cross.  I think for many people it was the first time they thought of it that way, that Jesus didn't just die on the cross, he died on the cross for me!  Thanks to all the band, tech crew, and other volunteers who fought off Satan yesterday and helped to see Jesus WIN again!  Several people gave their life to Christ to yesterday, so take that satan!!

I thought I'd let you all know that $1900 was raised for the Leper colony in Africa yesterday!  Dean challenged the church to raise 2 months worth of food money, and you guys came through with 3 months worth. GREAT JOB!  

Thanks for listening to me and a special thanks to Dean, the staff,the band, along with all the Volunteers for making 5 Point Church what it is.
Tim

 
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