Yesterday we kicked off our Retro series at The Pursuit. We took a trip back in time and looked at the 60s. Like no other time in US history, the 60s was the decade of rebellion. "Question Authority" was the mantra of the day. It was widely taught that freedom could only truly be found through rejecting all authority. Today in 2008, we are still widely influenced from this mindset.
The Big Idea: The world says, "Be your own authority." But Jesus says, "Make Me your authority."
Text: Matthew 8:5-13 - Jesus and the Roman Centurion
I had an absolute blast preaching this message. I'll link to the podcast when it's up later this week.
Highlights of the day:
- Several people came dressed up in 60s attire! Ashley Cross gets the prize though.
- God brought several new people to The Pursuit. One family just moved to Miami from North Carolina (usually it's the other way around). How did they find us? They were visiting family in Orlando this past July and attended Journey Christian Church one of the weeks I was preaching there! I love watching God work.
- I took a cheap shot at Brett Favre. C'mon, he deserves it for the constant media coverage he's put us through!
- Alex's rendition of The Beatles classic, "Blackbird."
- The laughter that came as a result from Yearbook Yourself. If we did not get you this week, do not think you are safe!
- We had a great group at Pursuit 1.0 last night. My friend and new member of The Pursuit, Frank Fernandez, is a police officer in Miami and because of his job he gets to go to every home game for the Dolphins, Marlins and Hurricanes. When Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th home run, Frank was the guy who pulled the guy who caught it out of the scrum. Last night he gave me a game used baseball from a Marlins game. Cool!
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