Loved being at C3 today.  I’m crazy wiped out so here are a few on the fly…

- I’m excited about being a part of a movement that is loving God and loving others.  Today, we talked about finding people… people far from God who desperately need to know Him.  I can’t wait to see what happens as we allow God to use us this week.

- Next week we launch “Burnout.”  So many people are just burned out… at the end of their rope and barely hanging on.  Yet, Jesus promises us a very different life, and we’re going to unpack it starting next weekend.

- I love connecting with other pastors.  This week I talked with three pastors who are making major changes to focus their churches on reaching the unreached (pray for them!).  Also, got to meet a church planter at C3 this morning – they’re going to be launching this fall (pray for them as well).

- Really cool to meet a lady from NY this morning who saw the article about C3 in Charisma Magazine listing C3 as one of 7 trendsetting churches!

- This week, let’s purpose to allow God to use us to find people.  Who will you pray for, continue to build a relationship with (or start one), and invite to C3 this week?

Today we launched a new series at C3 – “Letdown.” We all deal with disappointment and betrayal in life. We’re going to get letdown.

I learned just last night that the store where we purchased my daughters wedding dress has folded. We put 75% down to order the dress and now we’re out the money and there’s no dress. We’ve been checking on the dress and its status for a couple months and have been told it’s been shipped and should be here any day. We were lied to and now we know why. My daughter went into another store owned by the same person trying to find out what’s going on and was told that many brides have come in this week asking the same questions. Talk about “letdown!”  You can check out more of the story here.

While I hurt for my daughter, I know that she’ll be fine. We will find another dress and do what we have to do. However, in this economy it’s going to be incredibly challenging for many families. I think of those who’ve lost jobs, or single parents who may be struggling financially – to then have to deal with this as well…

The reality is people will let you down. My family and I are trying to be mindful of the fact that when we feel letdown, we must realize that others are affected too and you never know someones story. The people you and I will interact with this week have a story. We never know what news they’ve just gotten or what difficulty they’re walking through. I just want to be mindful of that this week.

And, if you bought a wedding dress at Savannah Grace in Waterford Town Center in Orlando – I’m seriously praying for you and feel your pain! And, if you’re having a party and ordering a cake – you might not want to use “Glacie Cakes” – or at least don’t pay for anything in advance (same owner).

Have you ever felt let down by other people or by God? Do you ever wonder why people always seem to disappoint you, or why they never measure up to your expectations? What about God? If God is so good, why does He let bad things happen to good people? Where is God when you need Him? There are Biblical answers to these questions, and we will explore those in the series, “Letdown,” beginning July 11 at C3 Church.

It’s been an easy rollin’ Sunday afternoon – which is good because I’m wiped out.  For some reason I just couldn’t sleep last night (which is a killer on a Sunday night).

As we’ve been in this series at C3 Church, “Making Love,” I’ve been overwhelmed with a desire to see God do huge things in marriages.  Honestly, the stories of restored marriages have blown my mind.  However, I’m aware of several couples who’ve actually split up during this series!

Thinking and talking about marriage really brings some stuff to the surface – and the couples who make it and go to the next level are the ones where BOTH of them are willing to try.

Next week we’ll wrap up this series by looking at the final essential element that must be present if you want to have a healthy, happy and fulfilling marriage.  Then June 6 we’re launching a new series, “The New Atheist” – I can’t wait!