December 19

As I enjoyed the worship, the new songs, the skits, the dance and solo and of course the crescendo of balloons dropping, my soul was satisfied! The satisfaction came from knowing that we did well at pleasing God through the sacrifice of ourselves in worship. I must admit, the attendance was disappointing, and the fact that nobody responded (to me) for the salvation call bummed me out. I wanted our whole church there and so many were missing. People had invited many friends, but few came – HOWEVER – I was looking at the wrong thing! Really! If we only look at the results that we can SEE we are destined for failure and depression!

Someone came up to me after the service and said that they haven’t cried and surrendered like that for a long time. As they sang Surrender, they really had a moment with the Lord. I didn’t see that, but it happened. How about the camaraderie of all the players from sound and projection to set building (wow – were those sets great or what!) to actors to worship team to all the participants who pulled it off and did it well on Sunday? You can’t underestimate what putting a production like this together does to people. As well as people did this unto God! Nobody did this for fame, they did it for God! How awesome is that?! As a pastor, that is satisfying!

We had another incredible production full of high quality performances that (if I can be honest in comparison), you would see at a church 5-10 times our size. That fact is that Hope Chapel Orange Coast is so blessed with great people who have undeniable talent and they use it to perform for the King of Kings! I am proud to pastor such a great people! To everyone who had a hand in this wonderful Christmas production, thank you and I want you to know, heaven enjoyed it too!