Oasis Sunday Night Reflections

8 Decision for Christ today as we kicked off our first series of the year: "30 Days to Live" . If you knew your time on earth was limited, how would this change your life? It's not about completing the "bucket list" but rather having a filter to select what is important in life. While Craig Groeschel first penned this series, it has been rocking my thinking. I pray that as we look into God's Word regarding this subject - your life will be changed as well.










Here are some thoughts from today:

• We kicked off our 21 day prayer & fasting and we are partnering with http://www.awake21.org/


• First service attendance was really down - not sure what to make of that!


• Second service was well attended but we could have been at overflow if there were not football playoff games and the flu going around!


• "30 Days to Live" is going to be an awesome series that will challenge us all to evaluate how we make decisions in our life. What is your filter?


• 8 people made a decision to give their life to Jesus today! Man - this is why we are here and this never gets old!


• Our Dream Team rocks!


• Nearly 50 members of our dream team stayed for a meeting and training today.


• Many members of our team ate raw vegetables without Ranch dressing today for the first time.


• You can eat really healthy and be satisfied on the Daniel fast!


• Our new KidSplash rooms look incredible - thank you to everyone who helped to paint and re-arrange them over the Christmas break.


• Trying to give up coffee/caffeine during this fast- had less today but not sure how I will do in the days ahead. My wife and friends usually beg me not to stop drinking coffee- they say I'm grumpy when I don't?


• I like the thought that Stovall Weems posted last week that coffee is a bean juice and should be legal on a fast!


• Fasting is no about twisting the arm of God but rather about coming into alignment.


• Take fasting serious but don't be so legalistic that you miss the point - it's about seeking after God in a way that allows for spiritual & physical purification. For spiritual purification, we must replace time eating, watching TV, listening to the radio, etc with time in God's presence and in His Word. For physical purification, it will take the elimination of many foods.


• Just take the next step - if you've never fasted, try it for a day or two. If you've never fasted food - try it. Perhaps you need to fast technology.


• On that point - I'm fasting Facebook and Twitter for the 21 days of this fast - this may be harder than giving up any food!


• Coming out of the fast, I am going to be working on some additional lifestyle issues so that I can successfully drop the 40 pounds that need to be gone from this body in 2009!


• Been thinking about the few comments that I've been hearing that we don't offer enough programs - must stay true to the vision that God has given and often know more when to say "no" than to say "yes".


• God is good - no matter the set backs.


• God is good- even when it seems that he is not.


• God is good - his mercy endures forever!