Sunday Recap: Economy of Jesus

• Let me just tell the setup guys, you are doing great! From the chairs, the drapes, the sound, and the lights. You guys are awesome! The look and sound was great this morning.
• Volunteers knocked it out of the park again. Good job serving everyone and taking card of first-timers.
• We had several sign up for our membership class, and for the upcoming baptism! This is exciting stuff!
• Our attendance was rocking today. It just keeps getting better.
• Our worship was great. Ace had the flu- so our band didn't lead. Sarah, Kathy, and Crystal did a great job filling in.
• I mean, you never go wrong with real, genuine, heart felt worship being offered to the King of the Heavens. Right?
• We had a baby dedication this morning too! I was honored to dedicate Aleeigha Lamb. It was great to meet the entire family.
  
• We kicked off our "Economy of Jesus" series this morning.
• We looked at economics, the world's system of value designation. Then we contrasted that with the subversive economics of the Kingdom of God. Christ introduced a kingdom where the first is last, and the last is first. The Kingdom of God declares that blessedness belongs to the poor, meek, and destitute of spirit.
• We examined the beatitudes, as part one of the sermon on the mount. The beatitudes ARE NOT a treatise on how to be blessed. Rather, they are a clear message that the designation of blessedness has moved from those who are at the top of religion and society; and to those who had been touched by Jesus.
• The spiritually destitute, the mourning, the gentle, the spiritually hungry, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and the persecuted. The crowd he taught on the mountain was made up all these groups of people- and HE, the KINGDOM was there to bless them.
• The stage is now set for 5 more weeks about Christ's new kingdom economy. I am so stoked about this series.