Thank You!
I just wanted to take some time this morning to thank the hundreds of volunteers who made this Easter weekend so amazing at our two Cross Point campuses.
It was a weekend that thousands of people will never forget. I was moved over and over again as I watched God work in you and through you. So for investing in kids, acting in KidStuff, handing out programs, making coffee, leading in worship, programming lights, working with multi-media, parking cars, and all the other things that you did to create incredible environments this weekend…THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
Here is just one of the many e-mails that I’m going through this morning that point to the eternal impact you made this weekend.
Hi Pete,
I have to tell you that this morning was one of the most amazing of my life. I decided to come to the 9:00 am service today because I am greeting tonight. I wanted to experience my first Easter service in it’s entirety. I left today speechless and once again forever changed.
The power, the passion, the mere force of what I felt today has me asking myself and questioning as I never have before.
Could I let Christ into my life? Am I capable? I think the answer is yes.
I find myself wanting more and more of this new found love.I had never heard the term “vision casting” before reading your blog. Since that time, I have been reading about it and I am fascinated by it. Today I saw it and felt it. It shook my spirit and soul.
I confess to you that I have never had the inclination or the drive to want the knowledge of religion on any level because of the way it has been presented to me in my life. Today I want to breathe it in and know more.
Before today, Easter was just a word or a reason to search with children for decorated eggs. Today Easter has depth and meaning that will cause a celebration in my mind
Thank you so much for today and for casting your vision towards me.
And that is why we do what we do! Tell me how this Easter impacted you?
Pete
10 Comments:
That’s awesome! What a great letter. God is doing some awesome things in His church!
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
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bradruggles
2:01 pm
Awesome, Pete!!! I’m so proud UpRising Church has a special kinship with Crosspoint!!
Blessings,
Joe Case
http://www.joecase.com
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Joe Case
2:55 pm
Easter and the church service I attended (in my hometown) impacted me by reminding me that the Holy Spirit is at work in us and that we should invoke it more often. As I worshiped I was struck by the presence of the Spirit and comforted by the fact that we can ask the Holy Spirit to help us extend the amazing grace and mercy of Jesus Christ to others in our daily lives–rather than succumb to our sinful nature.
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ally
3:03 pm
The Easter service was great. It was so exciting to hear the message of a hopeful, third day God! I think the most impacting moment was the black and white spoken word video. WOW! How nicely done and what a great message. Straight to the point! If you have the ability to post that, I know a lot of people I would like to share it with.
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callmelinds
3:20 pm
Pete,
This is exactly what my Master’s project is about! It is awesome when people begin to make the connections between head and heart!
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Jason Gordon
4:42 pm
Thanks for the message Pete,
It’s good to hear about Easter services around the country. God is doing a great work in the “C”hurch!
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MattO
5:18 pm
Hi Pete -
We enjoyed the service. I blogged about it.
Thanks for being such a good friend to Matthew. Have a good week.
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Jessica Turner
6:40 pm
The set looks great! I loved the email, that means you guys are doing something great there. Casting the Vision of the church is the first step to a solid foundation.
And any thoughts on creating a podcast of your messages at Crosspoint. Would love to listen to them on my phone bro.
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Mike Paschal
4:22 am
Hi Pete,
Im glad you had a great easter weekend!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment.
Do you mind if i asked who designed your platform?
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mservello
1:33 pm
Well, the hair stood up on the back of my neck again this Sunday but not for the reason you might think. On Thursday night before Easter, I had a discussion with my family and a few friends about the “scary childhood prayer” and what an impact it had had on my life. Then .. BOOM … you mentioned that very thing in your message on Easter. I have only been attending Cross Point for about 6 weeks but this seems to happen with much frequency. Hmmm
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Jamie
12:09 pm
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