- Yesterday was a great day at Rocky River Church. The Spirit was definitely in the "house."

- I felt great about the sermon. When you're back is against the wall, you.... 1. Seek God, 2. Pray, 3. Focus on God (not the problem), 4. Get a Tribe, and 5. Sing! That'll preach right there!!

- Setup and breakdown went great! WOW! Our guys and gals who volunteer do a fantastic job!

- A ton of kids and students!

- Our people are really pumped up about next Sunday's Thanksgiving Dinner Fellowship. Our church really needs it right now. It's gonna be great!

- Will and Amber did a phenomenal job leading worship yesterday! WOW! The band is really coming together. I was so proud of those guys yesterday. Here's a shout out to Brian Straight. He's in our student ministry and played on stage yesterday. Thank kid has a wild-man living in his fingers!! :)

- The crowd was great yesterday for both services. I'm excited to see what it will be like this coming Sunday. :)

- Tithes were great. Thank God for that....!

- Travis did a good job with the Connection Card and talking about it from the stage. That card is really important!

- I'm really looking forward to December and the Christmas season. Our Christmas series kicks off on December 6. The series is called "Light." We're going to explore the TRUE meaning of Christmas. Jesus came to bring a light in our dark world. He brought us purification, redemption, and THE reason for celebration.

- Please remember to pray for Glenda Sumerel. She's still in the ICU at CMC. Also, Monty and Lee Pridgon are having their baby this morning. PRAY!

- I'm reminding myself this morning that investing in people's lives is like investing in the Stock Market. There are ups and downs but you invest for the long term, not the short term. BUT, people are NOT stocks to be manipulated and traded. Some stocks are winners and some are losers. But every person is a winner in the right environment and when they are living out their God-given purpose.

That's all I've got this morning. Had to get it out so I can move on with the day....