Random Thoughts On Easter
- Where do I start? There are no words to express how thankful I am for how God used Cross Point Church this weekend.
- So proud of the hundreds of people who partnered together this weekend to pull off 8 different services. From our staff to our wonderful volunteers you guys used your gifts and abilities to create amazing life changing environments. I never heard one single volunteer or staff member complain about all the hours they invested this weekend. I think we all felt God was allowing us to be a part of something unique and special.
- KidStuff at the Nashville campus was phenomenal. I love to watch kids worshiping with their parents. Loved the butterfly release. That was a first!!
- Wish I could have attended at least one service at the Dickson campus, but I heard things went amazing.
- I was literally blown away to watch so many people put their faith in the risen Christ for the first time in each service. That never gets old. Never!!
- To top things off…. My son, Jett, accepted Christ this weekend! We stayed up Saturday night talking with him and Brandi and I had the opportunity to pray with him to accept Christ. I’m so proud of him and can’t wait to see what God does in his young life.
- Had a great time with my family at my mom’s house for Easter lunch. I was tired but worked very hard to make sure my kids didn’t get my leftover energy. Mom, the sweet potatos were awesome as always!
- Only disappointment of the whole weekend: Kenny Perry not winning the playoff at the Masters. I’ve played his course just up the road in Franklin, KY several times. Met him one day in the club house and thought he was a super guy.
- Super excited about our next series “Hope Now” which starts next Sunday. CLICK HERE to send an evite to a friend. More on the new series later this week.
How was your weekend?
Here are a few pics from the weekend…
Way to go JETT! I’m so proud.
Your church is touching lives everywhere-more than you will ever know Pete.
Enjoyed the seet Easter pics.
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sherrification word: seet = SWEET
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There’s nothing better than being able to pray with your child as they trust Jesus! So happy for you and Brandi and Jett!
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Best Easter ever, hands down. It was such a blessing to be able to serve this weekend for the Church that has given me a new life. Thanks to the production team at Crosspoint for pouring their hearts and souls into each and every service to make it super extraordinary. Thank you to God for allowing us all to gather and have a wonderful weekend. He really knew what he was doing when He put it in your hearts to create Crosspoint. AMAZING!!
Yea Jett!! How awesome!
Great service, I am truly amazed at how much of yourself you have to give to be able to do 6 services!! and 6 amazing services!! Love the Easter pictures!
also Tiana’s part in the service yesterday – incredible!!! Love the picture you took of her doing it! She’s a really good friend of mine and actually is the person that invited my boyfriend and I to CrossPoint (over a year ago)
We’re glad to be a part of this Church family!!
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@Brittany, I was so moved yesterday by Tiana and her reading. Powerful!!
Glad you’re a part of this family as well.
That is so great about Jett!! Wow.
You had posted that we shouldn’t miss the first 5 minutes of the Easter Service. One of my favorite Easter memories was at dinner last night, when I successfully convinced my husband, Marcia and Mike that I’d heard you were gonna come out from behind a rock and fly through the sky on a zip line. I added some reality to my story by saying that’s how soundman Wayne’s nose was cut at Saturday’s service.
I finally had to tell them I made it up.
We all really enjoyed the actual first 5 minutes… although you can use my zip line idea for a future service, (I’d suggest leaving out the rock part)
What amazing news about Jett. I bet that was an incredible moment! I am so happy for Jett, and for Jesus.
It was a beautiful service, this weekend. I’m always amazed at how much I think I’m as grateful everyday for the death on the cross…but then the Easter service always tears me to pieces. I am so excited, that so many people this weekend, across the world, may have come to know our Savior.
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Pete, your message was AWESOME! As many times as I’ve read and heard
Ephesians 1:19-20 it has never impacted me quite like Saturday night. Thank you. Also, I loved your input on how we all know what happened on “Good Friday” and we all know what happened on “Resurrection Sunday” but we never really think of what happened on Saturday. I’m certain there WAS a lot of hopelessness that day. Just as I have hopelessness; yet the same power that lives in me is the power that raised Christ from the dead!! Whoa!
You guys are too kind! I really appreciate your encouragement.
@Britt, We’re so going to do that next year. the zip line not the stone!
I was excited to have 4 beautiful friends attend with me – 3 who don’t regularly attend Crosspoint and 2 who don’t regularly attend church at all. 1 who is looking forward to attending regularly, starting with the new Hope series!
I told these fabulous women that if my husband was always around for holidays, I would be missing out on some amazing holiday times with girlfriends. And though I LOVE my husband and miss him on holidays especially, I can now see where God will use that to bless others and myself through them – with an opportunity to gather in all my girlfriends whose families are far away as well.
GREAT WEEKEND.
Your church must have been contagious Pete. Over in our neck of the woods it was awesome and probably the most inspiring Easter I have ever been apart of.
Words cannot describe how much more positive my life is after yesterday.
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Every part of this weekend was AMAZING,I feel so blessed to be able to Serve with great people at a Great Church! Super Excited about “Hope Now”
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Loved your message and loved getting the chance to attend the Nashville campus. My husband really liked it too! The message was awesome for the second time on Sunday morning at Dickson! Thank you for the reminder of God’s power!
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Oh that’s awesome about Jett! Yaaaaay God!
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i sure had fun doing 6 services
it was a great weekend indeed!
This weekend was the most awe inspiring Easter weekend of my life. I went to our Saturday night service and then volunteered for 2 of the Sunday services. All I can say is, “thank you Jesus that you died on that cross and that You rose again”. I obviously do not have appropriate words to articulate what He worked in me this weekend. All I can do is humble myself and accept the opportunities to serve that He laid in my heart this weekend.
@Krista, I couldn’t have done it without you. You were a huge help to me!
Very happy for Jett! That’s awesome! What a great picture of your family!!
Congratulations Dad.
While the decision of a child to follow Christ is awesome, the thought of how many others Jett will impact in his long life is the really fun part for a dad. Great foundations are everything, eh?
Pass on these words to Jett:
“Welcome to the family!”
By the way… the butterfly thing sounded cool.
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Sounds like an awesome weekend was had at the Wilsons.
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Congratulations Jett!! The first milestone of many in the pursuit of Christ.
Ok…I teared up reading about Jett!!! That is awesome.
Congrats on a fabulous weekend. Hang on to that Easter spirit.
Blessings~
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So happy to hear all about your Resurrection Day and the beauty you witnessed……..
Peace~
*~Michelle~*
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Sounds like an awesome weekend! Way to go Jett:) My grandpa accepted Christ on Easter 20yrs ago when I invited him to church at age 8. I make sure to tell him “Happy Birthday” every Easter:)
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Pete, that is awesome to hear about your son! Praise God! We are expecting our first son, and we are already petitioning to God for his salvation. Thanks for sharing this great news with us.
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Awesome stories. Praise God for Jett! Great family pic. Miss you guys a ton!
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Awesome about Jett!! One more that will be praising God in Heaven for eternity!!
Praise the Lord for Jett coming to know Christ as his own personal Savior! What a way to start off the Easter weekend! That is what is it all about!
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i had a pew full of visitors & they all Loved it! Thanks to all involved for a great service.
Wow, Pete. Great news about Jett! It is so wonderful to see someone take their first steps as a Christian but I can tell you when it is one of your kids, it is indescribable!!! We had a great weekend in Dickson. Sorry you didn’t have the little camera set up to see us from Nashville. Maybe next year…
Excellent news about Jett, Praise God! Definitely a weekend to remember.
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That’s so awesome about Jett accepting Christ! What a huge milestone. Rejoicing with you guys.
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Y’all, I’m Catholic, so help me out here: what exactly does it mean when you say that someone “accepted Christ this weekend”?
Now don’t be shocked. We just don’t do that, whatever it is, in the Catholic religion. I guess we assume everyone who shows up for mass accepts Christ, but it sounds like this is something monumental for other Christian religions, yes?
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Way to go Jett!!!
Great pics and great news for you!!!!
Awesome weekend for me too!!!
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Fantastic!! Dancing time indeed about Jett and any others who accepted Christ as a result of the touches in their lives.
Pete & Brandi.. Parenting has been changed forever. Praying for you both now as you seek to encourage Jett to follow God no matter where that takes him. For while he is yours in the earthly sense.. he truly belongs to His Real Father.
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Sounds like an amazing day and weekend. It is so exciting to read about what other churches went through this weekend. I’m excited for your family news too.
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Beautiful pics & awesome news about Jett! There’s nothing better!
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@cameyg, I hadn’t really processed that yet. Wow!
Now THAT is exciting news. I am so happy for you and Brandi and of course, Jett. Glad you all had a great service and can’t wait to hear the new series.
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WOW… that is FANTASTIC NEWS!!!! I remember when Kyla did the same thing at a young age- and like @cameyg said, they do belong to God…and by the time they are 18 (and you’ve MADE it through those “toughteen” years…You’ll be READY to pass them off to HIM!!
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WTG Jett!!! That is awesome!!!!! Glad to hear your Easter was amazing. God is so good!
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Congratulations Jett!
@Deb, I bet!
i thought the butterflies at kidstuff were incredible! as was the service. i keep thinking about how God does great work on saturdays!
and yay for jett!
Yeah Jett!!!
Also, unrelated, but I noticed that you have a snazzy new photo up here. I like it.
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How cool. So glad to hear of your son coming to know Jesus.
Intrigued about the butterfly thing??
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Well as you can see I am behind on reading. I am excited for your family with the GREAT NEWS of Jett accepting Jesus as his Savior! I bet you all are still walking in the clouds. You are right it will be very interesting to watch as God works his plan and purposes in Jett’s life.
Pete,
Thanks so much for your prayers. I really felt connected to the Church (big “C”) on Sunday. God shows up big when we allow ourselves to disappear: Today was a very good day.
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