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Coastal Community Church is off and running!!!

September 22, 2009 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

It has been a couple of weeks since my last blog post and I apologize.  The last two weeks have been a dream come true for me.  On September 13, 2009 we had the very first service of Coastal Community Church.  It was probably the 3rd greatest moment of my life besides accepting Christ and marrying my wife.  We had 357 people show up for that first service. The room was filled with anticipation, people gave their all in worship and the word of God was preached.  At the end of the day I was exhausted but at the same time I was invigorated.  It was one of the most surreal moments of my life.  I am not an emotional guy but when the commitment song, Came to my Rescue, was being sung and I looked out and saw hundreds of people worshipping God I just broke down.  There is nothing greater than seeing the Spirit of God move in peoples live to draw them into His presence.

I am so thankful to all of you who have been praying for Shayla, myself and our team.  You have no idea what is about to take place in Ft. Lauderdale because of your faithfulness.  To all those who have contributed financially to the vision before it was a reality, thank you so much for your belief and faith in us to do a Greater Thing down here.  Finally, to those who sacrificed by moving your families and giving up jobs, family and friends, you are my heroes.  We could not have planted this church without you and you have been such a huge encouragement and source of inspiration to us.

Less than 2 Weeks!!!

September 1, 2009 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

This past weekend was amazing. The Dream Team went in and set up Monarch High School for the first time and turned it from a school into a church. It was hard and tiring but invigorating at the same point. I think the highlight for me was at the end when we let the worship team get up and play a couple of songs on our new sound system. It was great to hear all of their hard work paying off in the sound quality of their musicianship but what really got me was to not just see them playing but seeing them worshiping.

I know that God is up to something BIG here in Coconut Creek, Florida. God just seems to be orchestrating opportunity after opportunity for us to reach out to people in our community. I am reminded of the verse in 2 Chronicles 7:14
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and will heal their land.”

I believe that we have been called by God to humble ourselves, pray and seek after God that he will hear our prayers and forgive sins and heal peoples lives.  That is what this church is all about.  We are about bringing people back to the heart of God and I believe that his heart is for people who are far from him.

Over the next 2 weeks we have tons of outreaches planned, lots of things to get ordered in order to get ready for September 13th at 10am and a practice service this weekend for our Dream Team.  Please be praying for us for a couple of things:

  1. We need to purchase a projector that is not in our budget that will cost $6500.
  2. Our direct mail piece is being sent out to 72,219 homes this week advertising our church and new series Paralyzed?.
  3. We are starting to receive calls on some local magazine advertisement we did and that we would connect with people.
  4. Our team is working really hard, that they would have peace and strength throughout this process.
  5. That we would have wisdom in every decision that we are making here in final preparations for the launch.

Thank you for all your prayers, encouragement and financial support for Coastal Community Church.

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Less Than 3 Weeks from Launch

August 26, 2009 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

Costal Community Church Logo FINALI am so excited about this weekend.  We are going to be setting up Monarch High School this weekend for the very first time.  We will be trying to work out all the kinks in our setup and tear down so that when we launch the church on September 13, 2009 everything will be perfect and ready to go.  This past 2 weeks we have been receiving shipments of equipment for our sound system, boxes full of envelopes, bulletin shells, info cards and all kinds of other goodies that I can’t tell you about or it would ruin the surprise of being at the first service.  Did you know that we are a little over 2 weeks away from our launch?

I want to thank everyone for their prayers, encouragement and their financial support.  Without these things Coastal Community Church would not be happening.  If you haven’t gotten involved and you would like to there are numerous ways that you can partner with us to reach this community for Christ.

  1. You can Pray, Pray and then Pray some more.
  2. If you know someone in the Ft. Lauderdale area, please invite them to visit our church on Sept. 13 or our website.
  3. You can move here and be a part of our Dream Team. (I know this one is a bold move)
  4. You can give financially.

Thank you again for your support of Coastal Community Church, we are Loving God, Loving People and Showing It.

BEST WEEK EVER!!!

August 21, 2009 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

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I have had one of the best weeks so far since I moved to Ft. Lauderdale almost 3 months ago.  I don’t know about you but I get pumped up when I have the opportunity to make a difference in peoples lives.  This week we have had 2 different outreaches so far with a third coming up this Saturday morning.  We started the week off with a breakfast on Tuesday morning to the staff of Monarch High School, where Coastal Community Church will be meeting.  It was so awesome to cater in Panera Bread and serve the teachers and administration.  We made it to where they did not have to throw away a plate or come and get a refill of coffee, we were there to just serve.  The reaction was overwhelming, they were blown away by our friendliness, helpfullness and servants attitudes, in fact some of them said they wanted to check out the church just because of the breakfast and how we treated them.

On Thursday morning we also had the opportunity to help new students move into Florida Atlantic University right around the corner from us in Boca Raton.  I had no idea how many students attended this college until we showed up, but let me just say it was a ton.  For 5 hours we moved in students to their new residence for the next 9-12 months.  These were freshmen who were off to college for the first time, excited but yet scared at the same point about venturing off on their own.  It was great to take what would have been 10 trips up and down flights of stairs to 3rd, 5th and 7th floor rooms and turning them into one with our team.  We made it easy on them to get adjusted to their new surroundings and made a stressful task of moving in quite easy.  It was great showing God’s love to students through the act of moving them into their rooms.

The best part about both of these days of serving was that in each case I convinced someone to come out and serve with us who did not really want to serve.  At the end of both of these outreaches they would come up to me and be like, I felt like I had to come and do this but I am so glad I did, this was so much fun coming out and helping people and making a difference in their lives.  The thing about being a Christ follower is that it is not about us but others.  I love it in Matthew when Jesus says “I did not come to be served but to GIVE my life as a ransom for many.”  I think that so many times we want God to do for us when really He is calling us to GIVE to others.  I am so proud to say that at Coastal Community Church we are all about giving to others.  We are about making Jesus famous in our community and showing people God’s love in a practical way through random acts of kindness.

If you would like to get involved in serving the community there is an opportunity to do that this Saturday, August 22 at 9am.  We will be meeting at the Coastal Community Church offices located at 5760 Wiles Road, Coral Springs, Fl 33067.  We would love for you to come out and show God’s love to others through some free gum and blowpops at Sabal Pines Park with us.  If you would like to join us please meet at our offices and come share the love.

Blown Away

July 12, 2009 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

I am continually blown away by the way God orchestrates things in life.  We did a water giveaway yesterday to our community and it was awesome.  We had so many stories of people who were blown away by us giving them a bottle of water.  We got to show people Jesus in a practical way, pray for them, have conversations and even have some pull back around to find out more about Coastal Community Church.

One couple that came around at the end as we were all walking back to the church office said that they were on their way to Home Depot and saw us passing out water and just had to come talk to us.  They continued on to say that they have been hearing about this church that is going to be starting up in Monarch High School that loves God, people and serves the community.  In fact they had been searching us on the web and were so excited when we were out when they were on the road.  God is up to something big in our community and I can’t wait to see what He does in and through us for His glory.

images2The thing that I am realizing in life is that if I want to be blown away by God, I have to do something.  He doesn’t really show up if I am just dormant in life.  When I step out into action God shows up.

I want to encourage you to step up and out and see what kinds of things God wants to do in and through you in life.

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