A LITTLE ABOUT A LOT
November 22, 2006
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Did you know that there are only 33 days until Christmas? I want to encourage you in the midst of the holiday rush that you plan on making Christmas a HOLY day to celebrate the birth of King Jesus.
Last Weekend we had over 7,000 people in church. We are still in desperate need for people to start attending the Saturday 6:30 pm service….especially those of you who attend the Sunday morning 1o:00 and 11:30 service on the Porter Ranch Campus. We need you to make the switch. 🙂
Did you know that we are on target to give over $800,000.00 to missions for 2007 and I’m praying that 2008 we will reach our goal of giving over $1,000,000.00 to missions. Can anyone say Amen????
Did you know your Pastor takes vitamins EVERY DAY? Yes, I’m trying to take care of my temple. But the Lord knows I need a tad bit more exercise.
Did you know that there are 750,000 children in the LAUSD? Don’t you think it would make a BIG difference if everyday they saw a copy of the Lord’s Ten Commandments posted in the hallways of their schools?
Did you know that we recently just completed the filming for the Life Group DVD lessons for the spring of ’08?? You didn’t think those DVD lessons grew on a tree did you?
Did you know that so far this year we have had more than 600 baptisms? That is quite remarkable. I want to thank Pastor Shawn and all of our decision counselors who help facilitate these decisions. Which leads me to this question: Have YOU ever been baptized? (Matthew 28:18-20 and Acts 2:38) If not, WHY WOULDN’T YOU?? Your answer to that question tells me a lot about your faith. More importantly, it tells God a lot about your faith.
Did you know that we now have more than 100 people on our church staff??? They are without question the hardest working staff in America. They serve every day as though they were serving the Lord Jesus Christ, which they are. I am so grateful for each and every one of them. You should see the prayer requests from just the staff. It is a lengthy list. Please keep them at the top of your prayer lists.
Did you know that some people who say “Our Father” on Sunday go around the rest of the week acting like orphans?
Last but not least.. I want to wish EACH of you a blessed Thanksgiving. I hope and pray that you get to spend it with your loved ones. Please take a moment over the next couple of days to truly thank God for His blessing upon your life.
I know that I am extremely grateful for each and every one of you. I believe that God has great plans for our church and it’s been a joy to ride the wave of what God is doing. We have had some great days…but the best is yet to come.
I love you,
Pastor Dudley
