Kudos to Entertainment - MLL

Recently, a couple came in to NewPointe and the 14 year old said "Hey, this place is like a Jesus Mall."

Well, evidently some might think that...it is a place where people like to shop. Sure we have people who are shopping for entertainment, a welcome, a healing, a helping hand, perhaps even a life-changing experience.

My husband, Len, took the opportunity to invite the sales manager where he works to Married Life Live (MLL). Yeah- a night of entertainment. They really had a good time. We enjoyed showing them a place where we love to come on the week-ends. Where we get connected, get our serving fix and get spiritually fed.

They were so jacked about the night that Larry mentioned to Len they were planning on visiting some Sunday and that they would bring their family.

Guess what ? They showed up this past Sunday...all of them, their adult children, spouses, grandchildren - WOW, that's really cool isn't it. Len and I were both tied up with our Sunday morning roles so our friends Tom and Vernita came to the rescue and gave these guests personal assistance helping them find out where to go and how to get the kids registered. That's what people do who are connected and have that family sense of belonging...they step up and take care of one another, even to the point of caring for friends of friends.

We are blessed with a relevant and cool environment where our friends and neighbors can be invited to come and find a personal welcome. Also they will find the best eternal care plan presented and a life changing message.

OH Yes, Larry and Carla are bringing their children back to Married Life Live on August 18th. We have other plans, but cool beans, they want to come on their own.

You might want to start now to take the time to invest and invite someone to MLL. You might light up someone's world with more than entertainment.

Miracles still happen

Last night I had a hair appointment and I listened to my beautician tell her story about God performing a miracle in her marriage. I knew that they had been really struggling over the past year. They had seen a couple of marriage counselors, a couple of lawyers and things just were not getting better. Finally late last year she had had enough. He was not willing to admit to his drinking problem and she was exhausted from the constant denial and all the problems that come with that. She was attending our Saturday night services before our move and after the move she made the commitment to be there on Sunday mornings because she was getting something out of the services that she needed to hear. They were living in the same house but as far as she was concerned the relationship was over. She had been talking to me about getting in a Small Group, if you don't know what that is about I invite you to check it out, at our church we believe life change happens in Small Groups. Before I went to Egypt I had encouraged her to checkout the GroupLink that was taking place at the end of January. Well she did and got involved with a women's small group. I remember when I came back from Egypt and went for my hair appointment in February that she had said her husband was looking really bad, his skin color wasn't good and she felt that something was wrong. Well, it turns out that he was sick and he had to have gall bladder surgery. After the surgery he decided to start attending church with her on Sunday mornings. He wanted to do the things she was doing. So the family attends his church on Saturday night and then they come to NPCC on Sunday morning. I've been seeing them come and occasionally I would get to talk to her at church. Things were looking better but she was just waiting to see what he was doing. She was so happy last night there was a glow on her face and as she talked about her Small Group and how great it was in helping her examine herself and know herself better, I knew what really was happening. She was learning about who she is in Christ. When you start living with the true identity that Christ has for you, your going to have a better life view. Well, her husband is seeing this change in her and now he wants to do what she's doing and be with her and he's really committed to giving up his drinking. He also is interested in going to the next GroupLink, which is Saturday, March 24th. She is elated to say the least. What an awesome miracle they are living. Her story reminded me of my marriage which experienced a miracle 6 years ago. God's still at work wanting to restore marriages and perform miracles. The restoration process starts somewhere first...perhaps it's in your heart first? My marriage restoration is a story I'll share another day. Yeah God...You are GREAT !