Elevate Weekend

Big Weekend coming up for us Feb. 11-13. I'm really excited to have Jordan Easley (just noticed that his name is spelled wrong on the card, that's not good) as our speaker and Jeff Johnson as the band. Please keep us in your prayers. God always does great things during these weekends.

James Lankford on Abortion

Finish Strong

It seems like nearly once a month I hear about someone I greatly respect or someone who has led a solid ministry falls into sin or gets burned out and are now out of the ministry. It happens way too often and always breaks my heart. Paul writes in 2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." This is not a sprint it's a marathon and we have to pace ourselves and finish strong. A couple of points to help in this journey to not fall away.

Always have your personal time with God. Whenever we stop spending time with God on a daily basis it's a quick and slippery slope.

Keep your family together. If you lose your ministry you will still have your family, but if you lose your family you will lose your ministry too.

Deal with sin before it's too late. Get accountability, get counseling, pray hard and don't let it escalate.

Never say it couldn't happen to you. It can happen to anyone so we all have to always be on guard and always desperate for Jesus to help us.

Passion 2011

There are over 22,000 college students and adult leaders in Atlanta today worshipping God with all their hearts. It's the Passion Conference that has been going strong since 1997. God transformed my life at the 3 that I went to in 1998, 1999, and 2007. I'm wishing I could be there. I have been so burdened to pray for this conference and I wanted to ask you as readers to pray too. Throughout history it's been through teenagers and young adults that our revivals and awakenings have begun. I'm begging God that he will send revival at this event and through this group. Our nation so desperately needs it. Will you pray the same? Pray that when these students get back home tomorrow and Wednesday that they will flood our churches with passion like never before. Our nation so desperately needs it. Will you pray that our churches will capitalize and embrace their passion and not discourage it. What could happen if God moved today like never before. Our nation so desperately needs it. Please pray.