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Judgement House 2009

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People waiting to go through JH.Here is the email that I sent out to our prayer team and I wanted to share it.  It is amazing what God did this year through Judgement House.

Well this is the last email for the 30 days of prayer for Judgement House 2009.  First of all, let me say thank you for praying for JH this year.  Prayer is so important to this ministry and I appreciate so much your time spent praying for us.

Sunday was a fantastic day all around. The weather was perfect. We saw God work in amazing ways in the hearts of the people going through.  We saw over 700 walk-ins and over 800 reservations. After counting the cards turned in by our encouragers we finished the night with 407 salvations!  What a night!  In the eight days of Judgement House we saw 6998 people which is only 200 less than last year even though we didn’t do it on Saturday!  That is just flat out amazing. For the eight days we saw over 2700 walkins and that is also a record.  But here is the greatest news–we have had a total of 1659 salvations over the production.  That is unbelievable!  God is so good and all the glory goes to Him.  The most salvations we ever recorded was 1197 two years ago when we did “59 Minutes”.  If you do the numbers that means almost 1 out of 4 people who came through made a decision for Christ.  We also recorded over 400 rededications and many more for prayer.

To those of you who helped in any way with JH this year, Debbie and I want to say a heartfelt “thank you.”  It takes so many people to pull it off and you guys rose to the occasion.  I was amazed by your willingness to do anything to help with the production.

To all the directors and group leaders, once again great job and thank you for taking on the responsibility of making things happen in your area.  Many people helped with JH for the first time this year and I got great comments about how much they loved being a part of the group and how they felt connected to NewSpring Church. 
I would like to say a special “thank you” to the people who showed up to tear down the set today.  You guys will never know what a special blessing that was to us.  Tear down is not fun or easy but it needs to be done.  Even though your numbers were few, you worked super hard and we appreciate it so much.

Don’t forget “First Wednesday” is this week at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium.  We will have a wonderful time as we celebrate all the good things God has done here at NewSpring Church!

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Kids Are The Church of Today

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I get tired of hearing the phrase “kids are the church of tomorrow.”  That couldn’t be further from the truth.  Kids are the church of today. If we don’t reach them today, they won’t be in church tomorrow.  Two things were said to me this weekend to illustrate what I mean. The first one came from a first time guest without kids who was visiting from another church. He said, “You sure waste a lot of money on kids, don’t you?  They can’t pay for anything but they take a lot of the resources you have available.”  OK, two things went through my mind: 1. try to argue with him about why that was such a stupid observation or 2. call security and tell them to show him the exit. I ended up walking away shaking my head and not even responding to his statement.  The second instance was a young boy who came to me with something to show me.  He opened his hand and showed me a $5 bill in his hand.  He said, “I am going to give this to the KidzWorld offering to help buy the mini-invites for Judgement House. (That was our mission project for this month in KidzWorld.) I said, “That is awesome!”  The boy walked into the theater and deposited the money in our offering box.  His dad was standing in the tunnel watching proudly.  The dad came over to me and said, “He just had a birthday and he got that $5 from his granddad. It was the only money he received on his birthday.  The moment he opened his card and saw the money he shouted out that he was going to give the money to KidzWorld to help with Judgement House!  His granddad, who comes from a very traditional background, told him that he didn’t  need to give ALL $5 to the church. He suggested that he keep some to buy something for himself.”  He then shared his son’s reponse to Granddad. “There is nothing I’d rather have than to give other people a chance to find Jesus like I did!”  Kids are the church of today. When that boy grows up and gets a job, his comittment to giving can continue to be used to help futher the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The dad shook my hand and said, “Tell your people thanks for teaching my son about the love of Jesus and that he can make a difference in someone else’s life right now at his age.

Wonderful WaterMark Weekend!

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What an incredible service at Hartman Arena today! We came together as a whole church in one service to celebrate with the people who decided to make their faith public.  Almost 300 people made that statement today in one big party on the plains.  The NewSpring band was is full force and Mark had an awesome message. It was just a great day.  Special thanks to all the dedicated staff and volunteers who helped make this day possible.  It was so cool to see the family of God come together to pull off such a special event.  Hopefully you were able to watch channel 24 at 9 p.m. and channel 12 at 10 p.m. as they did a story on Watermark Weekend.

Judgement House Kick-Off Meeting

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Judgement House 2009This weekend at NewSpring is the Judgement House Volunteer Kick-Off.  Meetings will be held in the auditorium after the Saturday service and after the Sunday 11 a.m. service.  This will be your chance to find out what Judgement House is and how you can have a part in the outreach. If you can’t make it to one of the meetings, you can sign up online at www.newspring.org/judgementhouse.  The script for this year is brand new: “Words, A Prescription For Tragedy.” Our first performance will be October 21, so get ready for an awesome adventure as you partner with us to reach out to the community around us.