Oh man what a weekend. I started serving on a new team at Elevation this weekend, I am now on the parking team so if you happen to come to the Matthews Campus on a Saturday night chances are you might see me I'll be one of the guys giving you a big smile and wave while directing you in to a parking spot. I love serving on this team, I am surrounded by a bunch of great guys and I get to be one of the first people that our guest see when they come to Elevation.
However that is not the best part of the weekend. not by a long shot. Our church started a new three week series this weekend its called FOLLOW. Our pastor was on fire this whole weekend speaking on Mark 8:31-38 which just happens to have one my favorite verses in the bible in it. Mark 8:36 "What good is it for someone to gain the world, yet forfeit their sou". This series is all about Christ wanting you to follow him. What a great series to preach on. There was also another part to this series as well Elevation was offering people a chance that had decided to follow the lord a chance to be baptized. Man did we the church get a response! 1,426 to be exact and that is just the first weekend!! 1,426 people choose to publicly professed their faith in Christ by being baptized. All the Glory be to GOD. Whole families, first time believers, old men, and young women, everybody. It was very moving and inspiring.
We have two more weeks left of this series, if you happen to be in the Charlotte area you might want to stop in to one of our four campus ( Uptown, Providence, Blakeney, and of course Matthews) and hear the message. You never know it just might change your life, remember we are not in control of our lives. Our Lord Jesus Christ is. He has had everything planned since before you were even born. Put your trust in him and see what happens.
Till next time