OC is 8 wks old!

Wow! On Sunday Ovation Church had its 8th service! (3.22.09)

I have to admit, I have the tendency to OVER analyze the services on Sun afternoon and Mon. But I can honestly say that I enjoyed the service. It was one of those services where everything was just clicking. Of course it is always helpful when people laugh at my sense of humor.

It is so awesome to see how far Ovation has come in such a short amount of time. I love seeing so many new faces. I never stop praying that the people who walk through our doors will start or deepen their personal relationship with Jesus. I can’t even explain how humbled and thankful I am to see people who before weren’t really into the whole “church thing”, but have now been coming the past 4-5 weeks and want to be involved.

I have this excitement, tension, passion, expectancy inside of me that God is going to explode at Ovation. I pray that we represent God and show His true love to those who are running from Him and are skeptical of church. I know when church is done in a raw, real-life way,  it will draw people to God instead of drive them away from God.

I’m so thankful that God is bringing together such a great group of people who understand the importance of reaching out to the 60% of people who don’t think church is all that important or needed. I love how Paul says in Romans his ambition has always been to reach those who are far from God instead of those who already had a relationship with Him (Rom 15:16-22). I pray that Ovation never begins to turn inward and focus on comforting the already convinced, but will always reach out to those who have not yet surrendered to God.

After 8 weeks I can wholeheartedly say, “I was born for this and wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Make your life count. Let’s do something great for God!