I had a great day of wrestling with the talk for this Sunday... We are looking at the vision of the church.
The key phrase is: See it to see it. The idea being - you have got to have a vision and picture of where you are going and what you are becoming before you can see it happen.

I look forward to laying the vision out.

I will put our vision statement down here in case you are even remotely interested... if not tough. :)

vision:
Because Jesus is the center of our lives and we are devoted to Him, there is a contagious sense of awe, joy and generosity. As a result...

> people are constantly living life together in unity
> the wider community is being served and transformed
> the community's understanding of what it is to follow Jesus is being redeemed
> the lost are becoming followers of Jesus
> the next generation is a catalyst for the movement and an example to all believers
> God's Spirit of creation inspires innovation throughout the body
> new churches are being planted from Watermark throughout the world

The entire time the church is giving praise, credit and recognition to God.

And the Lord is rapidly expanding His Kingdom...
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Anyways - I really enjoyed my afternoon of planning and study and sense the passion and purpose of where we are going more now than ever.

In a dissappointing turn - the high school is taking FOREVER to clear everything for us to be there. We may need to push the "public launch" back one week so that we can be ready and it the school. God is in control and we are trusting Him. We can use the school, but we may not get in by the time we needed. Praying that God would build a strong relationship with us and the school...

See it to see it,
sd