words can't describe

Words really can't describe today's experience. 

They just can't.

I've been sitting here trying to think about how to describe it...feeling a need to post something.

But today was simply one of those moments that will be forever etched in the hearts of everyone who was there today and will certainly be remembered as a significant moment in the story of our church.

With such a seemingly impossible goal of $385,000...

a number 1/4 of our annual budget...

In the midst of a struggling, uncertain economy and fuel prices going through the roof...

in the midst of our church already in a 3 year commitment above and beyond normal percentage giving...

with one week's notice...

to come the following week, not with pledges, but cash in hand...

where we saw kids emptying piggy banks, giving up birthday presents....

adults selling things, taking money out from retirement, sacrificing and making huge gulps....

nearly 100% of our church participated in some way...

to go after a revolutionary dream..

to explore radical generosity and sing God's song in the world...

to refuse to simply talk about being revolutionary and actually step into a moment where there were plenty of excuses and reasons not to....

to refuse to be paralyzed by the fear of the worst case scenario and dare to be significant...

to come together as a church, young and old, to be a part of something way bigger than we can do on our own individually...

and then to see a number like....$405,802.97 turn up on the screen. 

Indescribable. 

I absolutely love being a part of our church. 

Comments

[Jay]

Sunday was the most moving, powerful experience I've ever had in a church building.

I confess that although I knew that Crosspointe people would respond, I thought it was unrealistic to expect a response that succeeded so completely.

I am in awe.

[Kelli]

Yep! Me too. My most powerful times with God have never been in church. They've been walking along a beach, driving down a highway, and sitting at my kitchen table. This past Sunday will be added to my list. And it wasn't because of an altar call or a really great sermon, it was because I was overwhelmed at the opportunity to be a part of a community of God's people doing what He prompted them to do and seeing Him prove Himself faithful!

I'm so glad that our God is I AM. I AM using those who hear my call and respond. I AM bigger than your dreams and I AM making the impossible, possible.

[Jeff]

I have never felt anything like that in a lifetime of "church experiences." I gave with a small measure of hope but was somewhat disappointed that I couldn't give more. I honestly didn't think we could do it but gave anyway. What a wonderful, tangible expression of the Crosspointe community! Wow.

[Bill]

Thank you so much for being an obedient vessel of God. Thanks for shattering my paradigm that wants to keep Christ in a box. Thanks for kicking me in the butt and stretching my faith. Thanks for reminding me how awesome Christ is, even though I shouldn’t need it. Thanks for taking huge risks for Christ’s Kingdom. Thanks for being willing to look foolish to man, in order to honor God. Thank you for letting Jesus direct you, and not man. Thanks for letting go, and letting God… Thanks for leading a church where the Holy Spirit is very real and very alive.

Thank your for not accepting average, or even good, but challenging us to see God work in amazing ways. This experience so touched my wife and I, we will never forget it. It will serve as a Spiritual “bookmark” to constantly refer back to.

I was completely blown away after today on so many levels. I say I am a Christian, but then think to myself you have to be some kind of nut to ask for $380k of giving in 1 week, when in the 15 mos we have gone to Crosspointe we have been under budget in giving seemingly the entire time.

This was the closest I have been to a miracle of this sort, and that’s what I call it. When my wife and I prayed over our small donation, we prayed that Christ would multiply it like he did when he fed the 5000 with a few scraps of bread and fish.

Thanks again for shattering my paradigm of how God operates and reminding me how ignorant I am, and how awesome God is.