Sunday Night Reflections

 A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• I preached at Citrus Ridge Church in Davenport today.
• The message focused on grace.
• I have never felt so welcomed as a guest speaker!
• Following morning worship I headed to Altamonte Springs to officiate at a wedding, Congratulations Zack and Haley, it was a joy to be a part of your special day. Good times!
• To be honest, it is good to be home tonight! Now for some Oreos and Milk!
• How can Thanksgiving be only 10 days away? It is time to find my stretchy pants.
• We will be celebrating Thanksgiving in Michigan this year, I wonder if they have a kid's table?
• Once again I was reminded of the brevity of life as a former student from my youth ministry days passed away this past week. 
• First, it was Ian, and now Nicole, does anyone else have Hurricane fatigue? 
• Publix Thanksgiving commercials are more heart-wrenching than a Hallmark movie.
• The Tison family had a big day Saturday, we celebrated David and Savannah's birthdays. It is ALWAYS Good when all my kids are together. Happy Dad!
• The Fins continue to win!
• Have the gators turned the corner? I hope so.
• Something to Chew on; When it comes to focus, you must manage your thought life, and then you can manage your life. ~ John Maxwell

Sunday Night Reflections

 A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• I worshiped at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning.
• Jim preached a great message from Nehemiah 1 and 2, his focus was on the need to pray BOLD prayers.
• Key thought from the message, if you pray a BOLD prayer, you must be ready to move when God answers the BOLD prayer.
• His final illustration regarding being ready when God answered the prayer was inspiring!
• The wonderful thing about Bold prayers is we can all pray bold prayers!
• Received a text message tonight from a church that has called a new minister based on my recommendation.  One of the great joys of my job is connecting ministers with churches so they can continue to extend the Kingdom of God.
• Lori traveled to Michigan earlier than planned this week to handle some health needs with her family, prayers are appreciated.
• This week would have been my dad's 85th birthday, he passed a few years back, I would love to have a conversation with him today.
• Thank you for the many Oreo Location messages I received this past week, still searching in St. Cloud FL.
• If you know me you know I enjoy football, and this past weekend was a wonderful weekend to watch some good football! 
• Our students return from ICOM today, I can't wait to hear some of their stories of how the convention impacted their lives. 
• Something to Chew on; Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time. ~ John Maxwell

Sunday Night Reflections

 A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• We worshiped at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning.
• Today was Youth Sunday. It was so good to see students serving in worship and greeters. Lance is doing an excellent job training the next generation of Servant Leaders.
• Lance brought the message this morning challenging us to remove our masks and get real with our relationship with Christ!
• I recently completed a 9-week study on the book of Psalms. I really enjoyed developing these lessons.
• I miss teaching the Bible on a weekly basis.
• My brothers and I celebrated my mom's 84th birthday last Friday. It is always good when we can get together, but we sure miss our dad!
• A friend of mine has discovered white fudge Oreos in South Carolina, did someone say road trip!
• We have 2 van loads of students traveling to the International Conference on Missions (ICOM) in Columbus OH this week. This could be a life-changing event for our students.
• Candy Corn, and Peanut M&M's make for a great trick-or-treat snack.
• We did not win, nor were we expected to win, but there were a few rays of hope on Saturday for next year.
• Something to Chew on; When it comes to focusing on what is important remember, "Encourage the many; mentor the few." ~ John Maxwell

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• I preached at Southside Christian Church in Fort Pierce this morning.
• The message focused on Luke 19:10, Jesus defined his mission as seeking and saving the loss.
• We need to remember our mission is the same of our Lorid's mission.
• Key Point; The world looks at a person and sees status, works and talent, Jesus looks at people and sees one in need of grace!
• The church family was very friendly, and gracious with their comments.
• We had a great time worshiping with the folks at SCC, but after traveling three out of the last four Sundays, it will be good to worship at our home church next Sunday.
• So thankful our Life group is willing to be flexible in these trying times.
• Question, if your wife takes you to a Rom Com movie and you enjoy it, does that mean you have to turn in your man card? 
• Fun Movie, Wonderful Company!
• We got a little taste of a Florida winter this past week. Like all Florida winters, it only lasted two days!
• We had an opportunity to see the NEWSBOYS in concert Monday evening. We were 2 rows from the stage, I think my ears are still ringing!
• Something to Chew on; When I focus on what is important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently, ~ Graig Groeschel.

Sunday Night Reflections

 A Few thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• I gave a University update at Winter Haven Christian Church's annual Faith Promise this Sunday. 
• It was a joy to connect with many long-time friends. I have known some of them for 40+ years! 
• Special Treat this today, I was able to hear Mike Chambers preach this morning. So blessed to hear him speak on the need for missions. Yep, He unpacked a lot of good stuff this morning.
• Mission Drift conference is in the books, Doctor Smith and Doctor Johnson worked well together reminding us of the importance of knowing one's mission and sticking to it.
• Learning about Mission Drift and Keeping from Mission Drift are two different things!
• Drifting from your mission can be fatal to a church or an institution, the problem for too many is you do not realize you are drifting until it is too late!
• I am getting a day off tomorrow! What to do? Oh Yeah, WE are going to Disney World!
• Don't look now, we are only 38 days until Turkey Day!
• College Football is getting a little crazy right now!
• Something to Chew On; Focus on your goals, not your fear. ~ Roy Bennett

Sunday Night Reflections

 A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped at Kissimmee Christian Church this morning. Jim's message focused on the praying of BOLD PRAYERS
• Lots of good points, but the takeaway for me was the statement, how we pray, says a lot about what we believe about God.
• Comparing the amount we spend on social media versus how much time we spend in prayer is an eye-opener!
• Yeah, it is easy to scroll without ceasing, but do we pray without ceasing?
• This month is Clergy Appreciation Month, so thankful for the ministers of KCC. As someone who is on the road many Sundays, it is good to have a "Home Church" with such a quality team of ministers! 
• Watching college football games come down to the last drive is very exciting. But how do you expect me to go to sleep when I have such an adrenaline rush? 
• Speaking of College Football, we are now halfway through the 2022 season! NOOOOOOO!
• 35-minute drives to work are becoming the rule, not the exception! BTW, I live 6 miles from my job.
• Something to Chew on; To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles. ~ T.F. Hodge

Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts from an Amazing Day...

• I preached at SonRise Christian Church in Dunnellon this morning.
• Today's topic dealt with my favorite subject - Grace!
• Wonderful church family, very friendly. We enjoyed lunch with 11 of their members, It was great to share a meal with the people of SonRise.
• BTW, SonRise is the correct spelling.
• Probably one of my favorite parts about traveling for JUFL is sharing a meal with the friends of JUFL.
• I connected with several friends at the abbreviated SPIRE conference in Orlando last Tueday. It was good to reconnect with ministry colleagues.
• I am blessed to have many fellow laborers in my life.
• Take away from SPIRE, Ministry today is more demanding than ever before, thus it is important for ministers to be prepared to meet the new normal, that is not normal by any means!
• Praying for my friends in SWFL. The devastation is heartbreaking.
• Coming home from Dunnellon today we ran into a traffic problem I have never experienced before, lanes closed on the turnpike because of flooding.
• Who decided the gator game should be broadcast on SEC+ this week, this was definitely a minus to me!
• I bought gas for $2.97 this morning! I was happy with the price until I remembered 2 years ago it was under $2.00!
• Something to Chew on; When I am focusing on what is important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently. ~ Craig Groeschel. Wierd: Becasue Normal is not working!