Friday, August 29, 2008

Taking a bit of a Blog Break

Hey, I've taken a bit of a blog break since CityReach ended. My Labor Day weekend is packed....Friday I'm in sermon prep for BPC svc on Sunday am, Saturday it's an all day canoe trip down the Allegheny and then Sunday after BPC service

Francie & I are taking a road trip to D.C. Ya know...walk the mall, see the monuments, etc...Be back on Monday Night & hope to be blogging in the next week or 2, CYa!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

BPC CityReach 08 Recap

Man, it seems like 4ever since my last post. Reason being we were all soo busy with CityReach 08 the last 2 weeks so here's a recap of the festivities:

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday for adults was held @ the 6th ave palivion. Speakers & specials included P. Jeff (lead pastor APC) along w/ the APC Choir, Seth Franco (former Harlem Globetrotter) dazzled us with Bball handling skills & URs truly along with sparring, yes boxing, provided by the guys & gals of the James 5:16 Center. We also held prize giveaways. Pastor Cal & his team were rockin under the tent & in our Jr. Church room filled with fun, games, prizes & 3 nights of story telling. The kids had a blast!! Great food & awesome fun was had by all every night & each evening we saw in creased community interest & attendance as the week went on.

Friday was our Block Party which included games, candy, food, Sumo wrestling (inflatable suits), a monster truck and the backpack giveaway. We registered 210 people & gave away 110 backpacks.

Sunday AM we closed out CityReach 08 with a service that included prize giveaways, CiCi's Pizza & a Car Cruise.

What can I say it was a tiring (good tired) and very rewarding week! Thanks 2 our coordinator, Sarah, impact team yth leaders & everyone from BPC & APC who helped 2 make BridgePoint's very 1st CityReach a great experience!

Monday, August 4, 2008

Worlds Largest Tea Pot

Check out the worlds largest Tea Pot located in Chester, WV just about 1 hour West of Pittsburgh.

Friday, August 1, 2008

That's the kind of God we serve!

This morning during my preparation for our service this Sunday, I was surfing various images for my sermon theme and wham!! I came across this image of Jesus.

There He is sitting on the cross. What’s going on? What is He thinking? How is He feeling at this very moment? This pic reminds me of the crucifixion scene in Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ”. Check it out the next time you’re watching…the cross is lying on the ground & Jesus crawls on His hands & knees over to it and gets on it HIMSELF!! He lies on His back right on top of the cross, no one put Him there. He did that because He loves us.

That’s the kind of God we serve!