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will & nerida henderson

Here is a quick update from Will and Nerida Henderson. Will and Nerida are starting a church in Brisbane, Australia and LifePoint has the opportunity help them. Here is what Will said in a recent email:

Newsletter 1, August 2009
 
Well we are finally getting settled in our new home in Norman Park, Brisbane.  There has been so much going on over the last few weeks it really is a blur as we think back.  Here is a thumbnail sketch:
 
July 15 – Last night with our amazing friends at Mountain Lake Church.
July 18 – Flew out of Nashville, Tennessee 4.5hr trip to L.A.  6.5hr layover in L.A. Airport (bad) then 10hrs on to Fiji.  3 hr layover in Fiji then another 4 hours on to Brisbane.  Nerida has vowed, “Next time we fly direct!”
July 20 – Met up in Brisbane with our good friends from Georgia, Gerry and Shannon Brown.
July 20–29 – Showed the Browns around South East Queensland and Brisbane.
August 22 – Austin Sisk, singer/musician from Georgia, arrived to help out for 3 months.
 
We have also managed to find a house to live in and have shifted everything from storage.  Boys have started School and are absolutely loving it, which is a huge relief to Nerida.
 
We’ve had meetings, meetings, meetings with people interested in partnership and are praying for more contacts.
 
Thanks so much for your love, encouragement and support as we set out to start this new church in Brisbane.  Your partnership is a blessing.
 
What can you pray for?

• First Team Meeting.  We are SO excited about our first team meeting.  We’re gathering together on Wednesday night the 2nd of September for a time of vision, fellowship and prayer.

• Our Team. That Jesus will gather and unite His team around His vision of seeing those far from Him engaged with Him and His life.  That Jesus will bring many more positive contacts of people to make up the core team.

• Financial Support.  Provision & wisdom in financial decisions before us.

• Our Family.  That we will daily be reminded that it is Jesus’ church and He will build it.  That anxieties will be placed at His feet and we will embrace the joys and blessings of this season.

• Our Boys.  That they will make a smooth transition into their new school and make some new friends.

• Meeting Place.  That God will guide us to the right place to meet publicly.
 
 
 
 
 
 

hopes and dreams

I have spent a lot of time on the campus of SIUE this week. I love hanging out with college students. One of the reasons I love it so much is because their life is so full of hopes and dreams. They still believe anything is possible and the collective energy on any given college campus is enough to literally change the world.

This week has made me ask myself some questions:
• Are there any hopes and dreams that I have given up on?
• What would I do if I believed anything was possible?
• Have I let the circumstances of life steal my hopes and dreams?
• Have I let the circumstances of life steal my joy?

I'm dreaming and dreaming big - how about you?
I would love to hear about some of your hopes and dreams.

what not to wear

Just a quick reminder that you can go to lifepoint365.com and vote for what you want me to wear.

This is a great series for us and this week we will be talking about fear and how if not kept in check can control our lives.

See you Sunday and bring someone with with you.

sunday

Sunday’s Coming…

from Perry Noble dot com by perry

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Question…

Who have you invited?  (acts 1:8)

Who are you bringing with you? (John 1:40-42)

Have you told God, “I am available!” (Isaiah 6:8)

We’re praying for HUGE things on Sunday… (Acts 4:29-31)

Eternal destinations will be altered… (John 5:24)

Life Change WILL HAPPEN…  (II Corinthians 5:17)

So…what are you waiting on? (II Corinthians 6:1-2)

Let’s have that uncomfortable conversation…  (Acts 1:8)

HE REIGNS…  (Revelation 4)

He CAN save anyone…  (Acts 9:1-18)

See you on Sunday!  (Matthew 16:18)

glow sticks

I love glow sticks. I know that's something that only kids are supposed to like but I guess I just never grew out of it.

‘Lucky’ is the collaboration between the musical genius of ‘All India Radio’ and Melbourne based animation company ‘Dee Pee Studios’

It involves a revolutionary animation technique, whereby the team paints in the air with glow sticks, frame after to frame to create entire sequences of animation, sometimes taking a whole night to shoot.

check out this video

I found this video on Alltop.

brett favre

I'm not sure exactly how I feel about the whole Brett Favre saga. I have always been a Favre fan but the whole retire then un-retire thing seems to be getting a little old. I think he will do a great job for the Vikings but I don't think he will lead them to the Super Bowl like fellow pastor Mark Batterson.

Here is what I do love about Favre - his passion for the game and his passion to compete. At this stage of his life there is no way he is playing just for the money. I love his passion and I wonder what the church world could learn from that. What would it look like if we lived our lives with a passion for God and a passion to help people?

How can you love God and love people today?

lifepoint people are crazy

Yes I said LifePoint people are crazy! We had a BBQ bash Sunday night and a pretty good storm came through right at the time we were about to start. But it didn't stop us! Our guys cooked in the rain and then people started showing up. We didn't get to do all the stuff we wanted but it was a blast to hang out. Here is a quick video that shows some of the fun.

what not to wear

Sunday we are kicking off a brand new series call What Not To Wear. It's going to a great series and I'm unbelievably pumped about it. One of the things that you can do is go to lifepoint365.com and vote for one of three shirts for me to wear on Sunday.

This is a great opportunity for you to invite some friends, family, or co-worker.

See you on Sunday and I hope your ready for a makeover.

what if

Here is a great post I read the other day.

What If?

from Perry Noble dot com by perry

I was thinking some “what if” thoughts the other day…

• WHAT IF the early church had decided to simply study what Jesus said but not apply it?
• WHAT IF the early church had decided their primary responsibility was to be political, thus organizing protests against the Roman government for occupying their land?
• WHAT IF the early church had decided to yell and scream at the Romans for acting like Romans?
• WHAT IF the early church had decided their primary call was to save the environment rather than the ones living in it?
• WHAT IF the early church had substituted their personal preferences in place of the words of Jesus?
• WHAT IF the early church had been more obsessed with Robert’s Rules of Order rather than the Scriptures?
• WHAT IF the early church had been focused on the cross on the wall rather than the cross Jesus called them to carry?
• WHAT IF the early church had instructed the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 that He was a little out of hand…and that his movement hadn’t been voted on and approved by the deacons.
• WHAT IF the early church had been full of people who drove their “luxury camels” to church…but became angry when someone mentioned the offering?
• WHAT IF the early church had the attitude of, “we love a small crowd…so don’t tell anyone about Jesus coming back to life.  I know He commanded us to tell…but let’s keep it a secret?”
• WHAT IF the early church had been more passionate about their comfort than conforming to who Christ called them to be?
• WHAT IF the early church had spent their time attacking the church planting movement than began in Acts 8 and continued throughout the NT?
• WHAT IF the early church had been full of people who had an attitude and an opinion…but weren’t actually willing to do anything to reach people far from God?
• WHAT IF the early church had required only “religious professionals” to be in ministry?

WHAT IF…WOW…so glad the early church listened to Jesus and did what HE said…or else we would have been in a lot of trouble!

lifepoint day at the lake

Here is a highlight video from a recent men's say at the lake. We had a blast and it was great to just hang out.