March 10, 2010

Updates

Posted by Isaac Hunter

The problem with having a blog is that you feel a need to keep it updated. Constant updates require either excess wisdom or a willingness to write about what you had for breakfast.

I am not sure I have any extra wisdom to dole out. And, while the chicken biscuit I ate for breakfast was fantastic, it’s not exciting enough to blog about. If I had eaten fortune cookies for breakfast… I could kill two birds with one stone, but alas, I did not.

I will some give some brief updates to prove this blog still has verve and life:

1. James Raffenaud, my current friend and former colleague, is now the president and CEO of a national marriage ministry. However, he still talks to us and even does the Marriage Show at Summit. It’s nice when people don’t get big heads and forget the little people.

2. I spoke at the Jobs Partnership class at Summit last night. I loved it— the people in the room not my talk. All of them were great.

3. Jada performed masterfully in her school play. Lincoln fished with me on Monday, and we had a great time. Ella lost another tooth and draws me lots of pictures.

4. Starting next week I am going to preach my sermon every week on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Anyone who wants to can come… I can’t imagine it will be very full since I am only announcing it here. I am preaching on Thursdays now to make sure we are all systems go for Waterford.

5. I am really excited about the Waterford team moving to Waterford. I am excited for their sakes, not because I want them to go… I will miss them, but it’s a good thing.

That’s all I got for now. Tomorrow: Egg McMuffin.

February 13, 2010

niceSERVE 13

Posted by Isaac Hunter

I am very grateful…

I am supposed to be putting the finishing touches on the sermon right now. I will get back to that in a minute, but I wanted take a moment to say how grateful I am that I get to serve Jesus alongside people like you.

I have no idea what the final numbers were on niceSERVE today. I don’t know how many of you took the rice and beans challenge, or how many of you have taken significant steps in your life through the “Thrift” series, but I do know that all of it honors God and blesses others…I know there were a bunch of you who did some or all of those things over the last few weeks, and I appreciate it. Your sacrifices—great and small— matter more than you know.

It’s one thing to show up for church on a Sunday morning. It’s a very good thing. It’s another thing altogether to take steps to grow up in Christ, and that is precisely what thousands of you are doing. Keep up the good work.

You inspire me. That is all.

January 22, 2010

In the Words of Poverty Branch: I Need Some Space

Posted by Isaac Hunter

Here is some great news… lots of people are coming to Summit, which means God is good and you are faithful in inviting your friends.

Here is a wonderful challenge we are facing again: space issues. We had almost 1,100 adults at our 10:45 a.m. service this past Sunday—our sanctuary seats around 820 people. We are looking for things we can do to add capacity, but in the meantime here are things you can do to help:

1. Attend the 9:15 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. service. There are still around 250 to 350 seats left at each of those services… There are about 150 seats left at the 6:00 p.m.

2. Scoot in. It may seem like a small thing, but it’s easier for people to find seats on the aisle.

3. Buy the Dillards at the Fashion Square Mall, and let us use it for a while. (I know it is a long shot, but I figured I would throw it out there.)

Keep inviting people who don’t have a church home. God is doing great things in people’s lives, and we will do everything we can to make more space to reach more people.

Thanks in advance for your help! See you Sunday.

January 14, 2010

Haiti Relief

Posted by Isaac

Last night I was watching the news about Haiti and my son came in, he wanted a glass of water. I don’t know if I have ever thought to be grateful to be able to give him a glass of water. Last night I was.

I thought about the hundreds of thousands of people in Haiti (and elsewhere) who cannot give their kid something as simple as a glass of water. We can’t fix that for everyone but we can fix it for someone.

We should be grateful for all that we have and generous with what we have been given— toward that end, we will be offering some opportunities through Samaritan’s Purse for us to respond together this Sunday.

Here is what Summit is doing now:

Haiti Relief

January 1, 2010

Happy New Year

Posted by Isaac Hunter

May your 2010 (also known as the year of fitness) be wonderful. We are starting a new three-week series on Samuel and David this Sunday. I am looking forward to it and will see you then.