Monday Ten

1. Today is my baby's birthday. He is growing up so fast.

2. What a fantastic weekend, albeit tiring, in our household. Our two oldest boys were part of a children's choir that sang "Christmas Time Is Here" in all six services at North Point Church. It was a great experience.

3. During the Christmas season, North Point goes to great lengths to get people into the church, so they can experience the love and message of Jesus. More on this in a moment.

4. We began the weekend with North Point's 2nd Saturday event. We hosted over 1,500 people (parents and their kids) who came through the church to receive food for Christmas dinner, toys for the kids, medical checkups, haircuts and photos with Santa, all for free.

5. My wife, my oldest son and I served as "hosts" for the 2nd Saturday families that had registered for the event. This was my wife's first 2nd Saturday she has been able to attend. She loved it.

6. After finishing up, we took some of the leftover food and gave it away in our neighborhood. That was fun, too.

7. Rebekah's uncle came from three hours away to visit in between 2nd Saturday and the evening church services. It was good to see him. We sent him on his way with some homemade cookies.

8. Christmas is in full swing everywhere we turn. I am very excited about this time of year. At KWFC, we have made the switch to all-Christmas music until December 26 (outside of our preaching/teaching programming).

9. Referencing #3, I know some folks who have been in church a long time may not care for the high entertainment value our church places in the services at Christmas. Our goal is to draw people into a church service and tell them the exciting news of Jesus' birth.

10. Last thought on this for now, Perry Noble of NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina, is fond of saying that Jesus didn't come to this earth to hang from a cross and rise three days later so we could have boring church services. I'm glad North Point puts life, energy and fun into church. By the way, to date, our Christmas Unplugged series (three weeks worth) has seen over 200 people commit their lives to Jesus. That is AWESOME!