Switch 11-3-06
3 Nov
Switch went AMAZINGLY well tonight. It was our first of two nights in the small room used by our children’s ministry. We had 39 in attendance last night, with several new visitors. It was really awesome. Also, Richard and Addie were on a retreat, so were MIA for the night. No worries though, the other leaders picked up the ball, and did an amazing job carrying it.
It was a little loud since the room has NO acoustical suppressors in it. It’s just 4 walls, metal ceiling and concrete floor. So sound bounces off of it terribly. Andrew did a great job leading worhip for it though, as usual.
Also, Rebecca Hansen showed up tonight, much to our surprise. her dad recently accepted a position as a Children’s Pastor in Dublin. It was good to see her. She was a little teary the entire service, I think she misses being at Cornerstone.
Small groups went well, but we were without our 6th grade boys AND girls. It’s semi-normal to not have any 6th grade girls or boys on a night, but to not have BOTH has never happened. King of strange since we had record breaking attendance last night.
Game time was fun. I don’t often get involved in the game, no particular reason. But last night’s game was fun. Jason made a ball of duct tape, and we played baseball with it, with a minor (major) change in gameplay. Instead of using a bat, you used your hands to hit this ball. The rest of the rules applied. Also, he gave the winning teams (2) each 1000 points for our competition, instead of the usual 250. That can be a major boost for some of the teams that are falling behind. Next week, we announce who is the winning team that gets to go to Boomers in Dublin for free.
I spoke on giving, but not in the monetary sense that we all naturally think of when we hear that term. Instead, I began with a story of a Chinese girl that at a very young age was thrown into prison for telling people about Jesus, and how she led many in that prison to Christ. I ended with the message’s title, “All gave some, but some gave all.” Everyone is giving something, but there are some that are giving everything. The amount of yourself that you give to God is the amount that He pours back on you. That was the basic of it.
Overall, it was a great night, depsite the missing leaders, missing students, and smaller venue. Praise Jesus for a great night!
