Weekend Highlights

Here are some highlights form this past weekend:

• Despite the first snow storm in the Northeast, we had great services. It affected our attendance somewhat but not the spirit of those that made it to our worship experiences.
• The worship was off the chain. Love that new song "You are Good" by Ricardo Sanchez. The worship team simply rocked this weekend. So proud of them!
• Spoke on anger and used the Angry Birds app as the metaphor. Had a lot of fun for my message opener by launching angry bird plush dolls into the audience with a two man slingshot launcher. What a good time!
• Ephesians 4:26 says, "Be angry, do not sin and don't let the sun go down on your anger so you don't give opportunity to the devil."
• It's not a sin to be angry. Jesus was angry. It was a righteous anger (Mt.21) as opposed to the anger of man that doesn't lead to the righteousness of God (James 1:20).
• Anger is a choice. No one makes me mad. I make me mad.
• Whatever is on the inside eventually shows up on the outside.
• We need to open our hearts to the infilling of the Holy Spirit so he will exchange my hatred with his love, my depression with his joy, my turmoil with his peace ... Galatians 5:22.
• Going into the weekend we had 121 people signed up to HOST a community group this Spring for our new series, 40 Days in the Word. What great spiritual momentum.
• Really close to meeting our goal of 200 groups!
• I have a HUGE announcement for the kickoff weekend of our 40 Days In the Word weekend February 18/19. Unreal!!!
• Had a college girl ask me if she could lead a group in her dorm back in IUP. That's huge. She's already got her dorm friends and suite mates signed up to be part of her group. We will send her the material and she will host the group.
• Had another girl tell me God set her free from unresolved anger and bitterness today. She spent her entire childhood being physically abused by her father. She forgive him today and is getting right with Christ. That's awesome!
• Had another guy tell me he's tired of blowing up in his anger. He showed me his bruised and bloodied knuckles form punching things. He said he doesn't want to live that way anymore. We prayed together for God to set him free!
• Another brand new believer signed up to HOST a community group but she can't make it to the training this Saturday from 9-11. So her unsaved friend from work who agreed to come to her group is actually coming to the training! That's unreal. Unsaved people who haven't ever been to church are coming to a 2 hour training to lead a group about studying the Bible. God is moving!
• Don't miss this Tuesday Night Prayer meeting where we will break the 21 day season of prayer and fasting with "Breakfast" (literally means to break the fast) at 6pm (it's free and childcare is available) and then at 7pm we will move into the auditorium for a night of Blessing!
• We have a special presentation this Tuesday for a family in the church. We are going to give honor to whom honor is due. Don't miss it.

Weekend Highlights

Here are some of the highlights from the weekend at Pocono Community Church:

*PCC provided almost 150 families with Thanksgiving Baskets and hand delivered them to homes in need. What a demonstration of generosity and kindness. So proud of our staff and the hundreds of volunteers who donated their time and resources for this outreach.

*This past weekend was "Commitment Weekend" at PCC. Hundreds of people gave sacrificially and made three year commitments to our new outreach and develop initiative, Unstoppable.

*Early reports of the Unstoppable Commitments are nothing short of miraculous.

*Our Unstoppable goal was 2 Million to be given over 3 years. Before this weekend, 1.2 million was already given in advanced commitments. God is up to something BIG.

*Eph 3.20 - God is able to do exceeding and abundantly more than we dare ask or think.

*I can't wait to announce the miracle of generosity on Victory Weekend on the December 10/11!

*My wife, Bekah and I were incredibly humbled as we watched so many faithful people in all 5 worship experiences come forward and give their gifts at the altar. I'll never forget that display of generosity...ever.

*God says, "If you can't give willingly, then don't give at all." This weekend was about a "coalition of the willing" not a "coercion of the unwilling."

*God doesn't expect us to all give the same amount. But He does expect us to give with the same attitude.

*Jesus said, "Where your treasure is, there your heart will also be." In other words, what's in your heart is more important than what's in your wallet.

*So cool to meet 4 new East Stroudsburg University students in our worship experiences this weekend. They are totally psyched about PCC coming to ESU and want to join the launch team. This is gonna be good.

*Looking forward to next week when we will celebrate Thanksgiving together as a church family with extended time of worship and communion.

Weekend Highlights

The week after Easter @ PCC was lots of fun. Here are some of the highlights:

1. We had a special guest, Comedian Michael Jr. He was absolutely hilarious. It was always my dream to own my own comedy club. But alas, I became a pastor. So it was fun to have a Christian comic come to PCC on a weekend where we gave everyone the opportunity to laugh.

2. God created us with the capacity to laugh. Prov. 17:22 says, "Laughter is like a good medicine." Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is laugh. Eccl. 3:1 says, "There is a time to laugh." King David said church should be a place of encouragement and laughter when he said in Psalm 122, "I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of the Lord to worship." One of the biggest insults to the Holy Spirit is make church boring and dull.

3. I had so many guests come up and thank me for spending a weekend in our series, "Why I" that focused on "Why I laugh." Many people said they haven't even had a reason to crack a smile in weeks. Life is tough. Sometimes you just have to LOL:) That's why Nehemiah said that "The joy of the Lord is my strength."

4. We had tons and tons of new guests and over 100 second-time guests. Our attendance was just shy of 2400. What a great way to follow up Easter Sunday.

5. Next weekend is Mother's Day weekend. Fellas, don't forget to do something nice for your mom. Also, if you are a dad with small children ... be sure to help your little kiddos honor their mother.

6. My mom and wife are going to be speaking on Mother's Day weekend at PCC. This should be awesome. They are such Godly women of faith and I'm really excited to hear what they have to say. Plus, all the moms that come are going to receive a special gift.

7. This weekend we also have special musical guest and worship leader, Sarah Kelly. You don't want to miss worshipping with her.

Weekend Update

This past weekend was pretty amazing at PCC. Here are some of the highlights.

1. Thanks so much to George Monroy for sharing his story. George is a high school student that just started coming to PCC the past few months and it's been really cool to see him come to faith and get so plugged in to the church family. So proud of you George! God's got BIG PLANS for you bro.

2. The worship experiences were amazing - especially the music. Thanks so much to all the musicians and singers. I loved that song, "Power of the Cross." Crazy anointed people leading us in music.

3. Enjoyed preaching on John 4 and Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well. If we are going to witness the Jesus way we have to 1) Go to the well - places to intentionally connect with lost people, 2) Give them water - truth and life and a new dimension of God through the Holy Spirit (without watering it down), and 3) Get out of the way - let the Holy Spirit work in people's lives.

4. We had almost 80 first time guests! Very cool. We had 2154 people in attendance too. God's given us great momentum as we get ready for Easter.

5. My wife, Bekah, celebrated her birthday on Sunday. I brought her up on stage during the 11am service and we all sang happy birthday to her. It was a lot of fun. My mom and dad and sister and nephew were with us for Sunday and we went out for sushi and hibachi at Desaki's for lunch. Awesome time with my family and a great restaurant.

6. The Spanish ministry celebrated their one year anniversary yesterday at PCC. It was an amazing celebration with salsa music, pinatas, empanadas, dancing and more. I love our Spanish ministry and Pastor Emilio Quinteros.

7. We had 354 kids in church this weekend. That's awesome to see so many young people excited to learn about Jesus. The PCC Kidz City renovation is really coming along. I can't wait to see it all completed.

Weekend Highlights

This past weekend was jam packed with powerful ministry. Here are some highlights:

1. I started the weekend off by speaking at the New Jersey Honorbound Men's Ministry Retreat in Piscataway, NJ. What a great group of guys! Thanks so much Pastor Brian for the invitation. You and your team were terrific hosts.

2. I made it back to Pocono on Saturday just in time for our evening services and the kickoff of our new series, Famous Last Words. After Saturday night I was exhausted after speaking 5 times in less than 24 hours. Crazy but fun! Just to be in the presence of the Lord almost non-stop is an amazing feeling.

3. The new series, Famous Last Words, was simple, but powerful. We had 35 people give their heart to Christ this past weekend! It never gets old watching people respond to the simplicity of the Gospel.

4. We kicked off our annual Easter Fast Challenge this week with about 500 people signing up to participate in this time of prayer and fasting. This is a strategic time to being to prepare our hearts and church family as we get ready for Easter. If you would like to sign up and take the Easter Fast Challenge, go to poconocc.com.

5. Here are some of the things we are doing in preparation for Easter: Planning an Easter Egg Hunt with 100,000 candy-filled eggs that will be dropped from helicopters, Designing a brand new kids area with 3D artwork and murals called "PCC KidCity", working on the Easter theme called "Celebrate Easter in 3D" and much more. It's going to be an amazing Easter!

6. I'm looking forward to taking some time off this week and spending time with my wife and kids. It's been a fast-paced run for the past 8 weeks and I need a break.

7. One of the new students that has been attending PCC for the past few months gave his heart to Christ this past weekend. I think God has great plans for this young man. He's already brought one of his friends to Christ this week. I love this church!

Weekend Highlights

This past weekend was perhaps the best weekend services we've ever had in the eight year history of our church. I can't really put my finger on it, but God just moved in a extraordinary way.

Here are some of the highlights:

*We kicked the weekend off with a Group Leaders conference. Over 100 leaders showed up and many of them committed to lead a group. Thanks so much to our staff for pulling together an awesome conference.

*Even with a couple inches of snow right before our Saturday evening and Sunday morning services, we still had great attendance. We kicked off the new series, Satan's SexEd. A huge thanks to LifeChurch.tv for inspiring the series and creative elements.

*I preached a message on what Satan doesn't want you to know about sex: Sex is sacred, Sex is sticky, and Sex is serious. Go here to listen to the message.

*You could literally hear a pin drop a few different times during the message which often times was followed by people weeping as the Spirit was ministering among the crowd. Amazing.

*Bekah and I went out on a date Friday night and met a young man, Christian Porter, who was playing some live music. We ended up inviting him to perform at PCC for the new series and he agreed. What an amazingly talented young man. He played "I'm Yours" by Jason Marz and "Collide" by Howie Day. You can listen here at the 34:45 minute mark. Can't wait to hear him next week.

*My friend attended this past weekend for the first-time. He really enjoyed the service and told me he plans on attending for the next two weeks of the series. Really praying for him and his family.

*I took Bekah to see Blue Man Group last night for Valentine's Day. We had an awesome time at the show and dinner with some friends.

*Thanks so much for all those that wished me a happy birthday today. I appreciate all the kind words and sentiments.

*To top it all off, my staff bought me an iPAD for my birthday. Thanks team! You guys rock! Love being your pastor and leader.

Weekend Highlights

This weekend was a lot of fun at PCC. Here are some of the highlights:

• Despite a few inches of snow on Saturday we still had great services with 550 in attendance. Truly, I was blown away by how many people braved the weather to come out and worship. Pocono is made up good 'ol mountain people : )
• The new stage extension worked out really well. I loved preaching out in the crowd and felt more connected to the audience. A big thanks to Aaron Davis our facilities director and the volunteers who built the stage this weekend.
• We wrapped up our January series, Games People Play, this weekend with a message on forgiveness. In the 11am service I literally heard people weeping as God healed their hearts and they relinquished their right to get even.
• The Games People Play was a study on the life of King David. This weekend we learned that David has a forgiving spirit.
• The alternative to forgiveness is bitterness. Bitterness doesn't work. Read Hebrews 12:15. Bitterness is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
• King David teaches us that a man forgiven of much, forgives much.
• The humbled forgiven make good forgivers. It's the man full of pride that has difficulty forgiving others.
• Forgiveness isn't fair. It's called grace. It's what God has given us when we didn't deserve. I'm so glad God didn't give me what I deserve - death. For the wages of sin is death. But the gift of God is eternal life.
• Pastor Brad, Andre and Emilio all did the announcements together this weekend. It was hilarious. Brad is this corn-fed white boy from the midwest. Andre is from inner city Pittsburgh. And Emilio is from Guatemala and spoke in Spanish. Perhaps my most memorable moment of the year so far.
• I heard of a girl that game to PCC the for the first time on Saturday night. She was impacted so much by the service that she came back today. She said she just sat there and wept as God moved in her heart. She went through a truckload of hurt in her life and God set her free this weekend. Yeah God!
• Pastor Ron led worship again this weekend because Nadeen was out sick with strep throat. We are praying for her complete recovery. Great worship Ron and team!
• Looking forward to our First Tuesday Prayer Meeting this week followed by our annual business meeting. That is, of course, we don't slammed with 2 feet of snow!

Sunday Night Download

This week was an awesome weekend at PCC. Here are some of the highlights:

+The Creative Worship Arts Team did an amazing job. Worship was awesome. You totally rocked the "Mighty God" song.

+The laser light show and the Mannheim Steamroller song was crazy!!! Thanks CWA Team for your creativity and commitment to excellence. Wow!

+Saturday night service was awesome. We were just shy of 600 people! Saturday PCCers are doing a great job inviting their friends. That's why we announced this weekend that WE ARE STARTING A SECOND SATURDAY NIGHT SERVICE IN JANUARY 2011.

+Beginning the weekend of January 8/9, 2011, we will offer 5 WEEKEND SERVICES AT Saturday night 5pm & 6:30pm and Sunday at 9:30am, 11am, and 1 PM (Spanish). I can't wait to see how God is going to help us reach more people who are far from him by making more room in our weekend experiences.

+I need 200 people in the Sunday morning crowd to move to Saturday night. Please make a 6 month commitment to come to one of the services on Saturday night beginning in January. Let's make more room at the table!

+The story of PCC is really a story of sacrifice. Sacrifice is when I give up something I love for something that I love even more. We love lost people more than anything at PCC!

+The series, He Shall Be Called, is going very well. This weekend I spoke about the El Gibbor, or Mighty God. It was one of the most fun and memorable messages of 2010 for me. Lots of history, which I love. We looked at the geo-political landscape of the original hearers of the prophecy to help us better understand the prophetical context which in turn makes the message even more real and relevant to our lives today. Great stuff!

+Saturday night we held the last Membership Class of the year with about 100 more members added to the roster. it's crazy to think how much the church has grown in the past year. And the wild thing is, the best is yet to come!

+I had a great time preaching in the Spanish service today. I love Pastor Emilio and the Spanish congregation. We sang my favorite song of the year, Cristo Yo Te Amo. Love that song!

+The Spanish congregation prayed for me at the end of their service as Pastor Emilio informed them that I was traveling to Washington, DC to preach my Grandmother's funeral on Monday. I appreciate their love and prayers more than words can adequately express.

+A huge thanks to many that are praying for me and my family as we say goodbye to one of the matriarchs of our family, Willie Mae Brumback. I'll share more about my "G Willie" tomorrow.

+Time to review my message notes for tomorrow and call it a day.

+I love you PCC and am so honored to be your pastor.

Sunday Night Download

Here are some of the highlights from this weekend at PCC:

*It was my first time back in the pulpit after two weeks off. It felt great to preach again, but the rest really did me well.

*I preached a looooooooong sermon. I went 55 minutes Saturday night and 40-45 minutes in the Sunday services. God bless the PCC attenders who listen for that length of time without walking out on me.

*We baptized lots more people this weekend. It was one of the coolest baptisms ever. Pastor Brad and Pastor Andre did all the baptisms. Great job guys! Andre actually lost his footing and he and one of the guys both went under. Priceless baptism moment!

*So far, the PCC family has given over $25,000 in the

special Christmas

offering. What an amazing act of generosity. We are well on the way to reaching the $150,000 goal.

*The Christmas Offering will be used 3 ways: $25,000 to feed the poor, $50,000 for children's ministry expansion and decor upgrades, and $75,000 for media enhancement to launch an online church and additional PCC campuses in the Pocono area.

*I'm really excited about the new Christmas series starting next weekend, "He Shall Be Called." Don't come alone!

* The PCC Christmas Choir will be singing your favorite Christmas songs next week. You don't want to miss it.

*The church family decorated the building for Christmas today. It took them all day just to get the 27 foot Christmas tree up in the lobby. It looks awesome! Thanks to the 80 plus volunteers who showed up to serve!

*The worship team wrote and performed a special song for the series. It was awesome. So thankful for the great team of volunteers we have at PCC that are willing to use their gifts to glorify God.

*We God thanks today for: the healing of a man who had bleeding and swelling behind his eyes (totally healed), a restoration of a couple who have been separated for 12 years, and a teenager who recently wanted to commit suicide has now found faith in Christ and reason for living.

Weekend Highlights

It was another great weekend at PCC. I feel like a broken record but I just can't believe what God is doing in and through this great church. Here are some of the highlights:

+We wrapped up the End of the World message series with a special illustrated message that included a funeral, coffin, and hearse. The Creative Worship Arts team did an amazing job!

+The reality is that our world will never end. We will all live forever in one of two places - heaven or hell. Many chose life this weekend at PCC.

+Thank you Lori and Derek who wrote and produced a special song for the funeral performance today. Crazy good. Can't wait for you guys to record it.

+My friend gave his heart to Christ today! I've prayed for and invited him to come to PCC for the past 5 years. God is faithful if we do not give up!

+We had over 2000 people in attendance this weekend - that's almost 1000 more people than this time last year!

+Our PCC Kids Team did an awesome job with the PCC Kids Fall Bash. They gave away bikes, candy, Nintendo DS's, and most importantly - Jesus.

+Alexis, thanks for singing "People Get Ready" at the end of all 4 services this weekend. It was awesome. I couldn't think of a better way to wrap up the series than that.

+I can't wait for next week for our new series, "Blessed". I'm kicking off the series with a special message titled "The Church God Blesses."

+This week is First Tuesday - a night of prayer, worship and communion. God's really given me an encouraging message for the service. Can't wait to share it.

Weekend Highlights

Here are some highlights from this past weekend at PCC.

+I gotta give it up for the PCC Dance Team! They blew it up! Thanks so much to the team and the team leaders. Your creativity, innovation and commitment to excellence is greatly appreciated!

+The Saturday evening service was one of the best ever. We were just at 500 in attendance and the night was filled with great energy and enthusiasm. Thanks to all you PCCers who come out every Saturday to worship and serve.

+Overall the attendance was close to 1900 people. We had lots of first time guests and the message seemed to be received very well. Lots of people made commitments to Christ. Can't wait to get the final number of salvations tomorrow.

+We had a new bass player and drummer on the worship team on Saturday night. They were awesome musicians. Thanks guys! Welcome to the PCC family.

+I'm really looking forward to this coming weekend where we will wrap up the End of the World series with perhaps the most creative service we've ever done. If there was ever a weekend to bring your unchurched friend - this is it!

+The PCC Kids Fall Bash is this weekend during all our services too. There will be lots of games, prizes, candy and fun for everyone during each of the weekend services.

Weekend Highlights

We had a great weekend at PCC. Here are some of the highlights.

+Hip Hop Artists Exodus Movement performed in all of our services. They were so good. Thanks guys for being here this weekend.

+Our worship team introduced a new song today called The Stand. They put their own PCC flavor to it and tore it up. They also did an cool arrangement of Sing Sing Sing with an old hymn "When we all get to heaven". Very cool.

+While I was preaching in the second service a fly was buzzing me. I went to swat it away and I actually caught the crazy fly in my fingers. It was hilarious and bar far the funniest thing that ever happened to me when I was preaching. Mr. Miagi has nothing on this preacher!

+I met so many people this weekend going through a world of hurt. One woman told me her husband was just diagnosed with cancer and only given two months to live. Another teenage girl came up to me after the Saturday night service and asked to pray for her because she can't shake off severe sadness. Another man asked to pray for him as he was just diagnosed with global cognitive impairment as a result military service.

+Lots of people committed their heart to Christ this weekend. It always amazes me at how the simple preaching of the gospel plus the work of the Holy Spirit yields a life forever changed.

+I can't wait until next weekend when the PCC Dance Team will be performing in all the services. It's going to be awesome.

Sunday Night Reflections

Below are some highlights from another great weekend at PCC.

*Buzz and Woody showed up at PCC this weekend and made many little kids extremely happy. A huge THANKS to all our dedicated PCC Kids volunteers that make the weekends a fun place to learn about Jesus and make new friends.

*The PCC worship team did an amazing job with the special song "End of the World" by P.O.D. They totally rocked it! And the video was awesome too. Thanks CWA Team. You guys are amazing!

*Tons of people committed their life to Christ this weekend - including this 13 year old girl and her mom who came up to me after the 11:30am Sunday service with tears in their eyes and asked me, "What can we do to be saved?" Dude, that's like totally NT kind of stuff. I led them in the sinners prayer at the altar and the peace of God just flooded their hearts. It was so humbling to do God's bidding.

*The Parking Lot Team did an extraordinary job this weekend and were able to move lots of cars in and out of the lot 4 times without any major traffic jams. Thanks for tweaking the system and your relentless pursuit of constant and never ending improvement.

*We introduced Pastor Brad Wick's family this weekend and Brad hosted all the services. He did a great job.

*Looking forward to next weekend at PCC with special guest, Exodus. Exodus is a hip hop group that is going to blow it up next weekend. Start inviting your friends now!

Weekend Highlights

We had a great great weekend at PCC. Here are some of the highlights.

*Amena Brown's poetry was AWESOME. So looking forward to having her come back to PCC again in thefuture.

*Saturday night service was packed with over 500 in attendance.

*We had tons of first time guests this weekend. I'll get the actual number tomorrow. I heard that we had 31 first time guest in our kids ministry alone. Thanks for inviting your friends PCCers.

*We kicked off our new message series, End of the World. It's a a study on eschatology and it was really well received. I want to thank my friend Herbert Cooper and Peoples Church for hooking me up with some of the creative elements for the series. Thanks bro!

*We got some hate mail and phone calls from people who didn't like our advertising campaign for the new series. That's fine with me. If you aren't offending Pharisees and religious folks than you probably aren't doing the ministry of Jesus.

*The parking lot was packed this weekend at all of our services. We have to fix that problem quickly.

*The worship and creative arts team did an amazing job this weekend.

*I said the word "Schmuck" from the pulpit in the Saturday evening service. I was searching for the world "charlatan" and somehow my brain defaulted to schmuck. I feel really bad I used that kind of a word from the pulpit and I certainly apologize. No one told me they were offended but nonetheless I wouldn't want to do anything to tarnish the reputation of Christ or His pulpit at PCC.

*We welcomed new staff member Brad Wicks to the church family this weekend. Brad is going to lead the spiritual development ministries of the church. His wife, Denise, and their children are driving 18 hours this week to Pocono from the midwest. Please pray for their safe arrival.

*Super excited about First Tuesday Prayer meeting this week. Pastor Brad and Denise will be sharing their story of how God worked a miracle in their marriage and family. You don't want to miss it.

Weekend Update

We had a great weekend at PCC as we wrapped up our Gospel series. We baptized tons of new believers and celebrated the changed lives that are happening right here in our house. Man this never gets old watching people turn from their old life and commit to following Jesus.

We were just shy of 1900 in attendance and are experiencing a great wave of momentum as we get ready for the our new series this weekend, End of the World. You don't want to miss this weekend. Invite your friends to come!

Here are a few picture highlights for this past weekend.

Sunday Night Download

What a crazy weekend! Here are some of my highlights:

• I preached 7 different times and I'm totally wiped out. But its a good tired. I don't know how some of these mega church pastors preach 5 to 7 times a weekend. They are insane!
• My good friend, David Kim, leads the second largest 2nd Generation Korean ministry in Queens, NYC. He asked me to speak at their fall retreat. My family and I had a blast with David and his family and ministry team.
• We had an amazing move of God during the retreat and literally spent hours at the altars in the presence of God. Times of refreshing!
• I preached via video in the Saturday night service at PCC for the very first time. We got a lot of great feedback. My church loves change and they are so flexible. Love you PCCers.
• My wife and kids and I are all feeling better. We've all been fighting colds this week. Thanks for praying for our complete recovery.
• The PCC worship team did an amazing job with leading the worship this weekend. I loved the arrangements! Powerful praise!
• A man sitting on the second row of the 9:30am service today passed out due to low insulin from his diabetes. It was unsettling to say the least but I was so proud of our ushers and security team who took care of the gentlemen and his family.
• I spoke in the Spanish service today and had a great time with our Latino brothers and sisters. Marisella did an amazing job interpreting. So excited about what God is doing in our Spanish ministry.
• We prayed for a brother named Pedro this week who was just diagnosed with Stage IV liver cancer. He needs a miracle. Please keep him in your prayers. God is able!
• Next weekend we are baptizing almost 100 new believers at PCC. We love people and changed lives at PCC.
• Our special musical guests this weekend is the Latino Band Salida7. Check them out at www.salida7.com
• In two weeks we kick off a brand new series on the Book of Revelation called "End of the World." Begin inviting your friends now.

Weekend Update

Here's an update on what's going on at PCC:

• I'm really enjoying our summer series, SEVEN, which is a creative look at the 7 deadly sins. Yesterday we spoke about how God wants us to slay SLOTH and instead be people of diligence.
• When it comes to work, it's not just about how much money I make, but about what I will become.
• God uses my work to develop my character and spiritual maturity. Col. 1:10
• Yesterday Kirk Graham led worship at PCC and he did an outstanding job. What an anointed man of God. I can't wait until he comes back to PCC in August.
• We had 72 people in our membership class held last Saturday night following the service. The Spanish membership class is coming up this weekend. Vamos amigos!
• I dedicated Olivia Block, daughter of Dan and Sarah, during the 9:30 Sunday service. She is precious. Dan and Sarah just adopted 'Liv from Ethiopia. We now have over 40 nations represented here at PCC. What a diverse and cool church.
• I'm taking off a couple days this week to go to the shore with my family. We are definitely in need of some time away. Thanks to my friend who is giving us their time share. You are so generous! Love you guys.
• I volunteered at the Mt. Pocono Carnival last night which raises much needed resources for our local fire department. I really enjoy volunteering and serving my community. I worked the french fry stand.
• A young man in our church told me yesterday that he just found out his mother has breast cancer. I'm praying for that family. You just never know what people are going through.

Weekend Update

Here are some highlights from this past weekend at PCC:

+I took the weekend off and spent some time with my family while recovering from a bout with laryngitis.

+My friend and former NASCAR driver, Rich Fogel, shared his story of life in the racing community. You can listen to his story here. Thanks Rich! You did an amazing job.

+We had a guest worship leader, Mark Evers, from Reading, PA. I listened to the recording and Mark and the band sounded great.

+The Creative Worship Arts Team did an amazing job with the creative elements. The stage looked awesome. My favorite element was the actual back end of a race car built out of the right stage wall. Wow! Great job guys. You rock. Oh - and I loved the band and singers all in the pit crew jump suits. And the fact that you actually have The King, Richard Petty's, signed door handing from the pipe grid is stinkin' cool too.

+Many people made decisions to receive Christ this weekend! Go God!

+The Saturday night service is still going strong. Thanks everyone for being faithful to attend this service.

+My son, David III, and I went to the race on Sunday. We flew up to the track in a helicopter and had pit passes. What a blast. David still wants to be a motorcycle racer when he grows up though.

+I spent some time with Chase Mattioli, a driver in the ARCA series (a step below the NASCAR Sprint series). What a nice young man and future star in NASCAR. I'll certainly be praying for him as he races next weekend up in Michigan.

+Glad to be back in the office this week after being out sick last week. Still got a lot done from home though.

+Really busy week ahead. Facing another surgery tomorrow though. Please remember me in your prayers.

Weekend Update

We had another great weekend at PCC. Here are some of the highlights:

*Alvin Slaughter was amazing. What a humble man of God! He operates under a great anointing of God. So great to have him with us for the weekend.

*Each of the services were totally different. Alvin just flowed with the atmosphere which I really appreciated.

*Alvin's son, Sean, did an awesome job ministering through rap. His rap on parenthood was so timely with our series. Thanks Sean. Looking forward to having you back soon.

*The weather was HORRIBLE. It was so foggy you couldn't even see the church building from the parking lot. And it was raining on top of that.

*We still had a great attendance with almost 2000 people and 50 first time guests.

*What's more, almost 50 people made a decision to follow Jesus.

*I'm so totally psyched up about our new teaching series starting in June called, "The Race." I'm actually going to the Pocono Raceway tomorrow on video shoot for the series. It's going to rock.

*We had a great lunch with Alvin after the services on Sunday. Tony, our PCC chef, made some delicious homemade meat loaf and mashed potatoes (Alvin's favorite). Thanks "T". You are da man.

*We had 182 volunteers servine in ministry on Sunday. We were down about 15% but those that were here covered all the bases. Thanks for doing such a great job PCC volunteers!

*This weekend we conclude the Parenthood series with a message entitled, "What Ever Kid Needs From Their Parent." You don't want to miss it. Don't you dare come alone either. Invite your friends.

*I'm so pumped up about the future of our church. This is only the beginning PCC! God is on the move.

Weekend Update

Here are some highlights from PCC this past weekend:

*The "Run for the Red" marathon was Sunday morning which means they shut down the highway in front of our church. So, we had to cancel our 1st Sunday morning worship experience. They had 800 plus runners this year since the race is now a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

*Our 10am service went extremely well considering most of the volunteers couldn't even get into the church until about 20 mins before the service started. It was a herculean effort by our staff and volunteers to pull that service off and I was so proud of how everyone worked together. PCC volunteers rock!

*We had almost 400 people in our Saturday night service. I'm loving Saturday nights at PCC. It's a really laid back vibe - people show up in shorts and sandals and hang out before service in the cafe and lobby. Love it.

*Rachel did an awesome job singing for the first time at PCC. She is a teenager who recently gave her heart to Jesus in our student ministry. She has an amazing story and she has such an amazing voice. Thanks Rachel! God is going to do great things through you!

*The Parenthood series is going well. We've received so many stories of how God is healing entire families and bringing people back together. Go God!

*I preached on Luke 15 and The Prodigal this weekend and there were 48 people who gave their heart to Jesus and decided to come home! That's so cool.

*We've had reports of numerous physical healings take place since our Healer series. In fact, we've had 3 documented reports of cancer patients being declared completely healed. That's a miracle!

*One of the members from the worship team, Lori, led worship Saturday night. Lori, you were great! Thanks so much for letting God use you at PCC. Can't wait to you lead again!

*ALVING SLAUGHTER is coming to PCC next week! He will be ministering at all of our English speaking services. Be sure to bring your friends! Pastor Emilio will be sharing a special message for the Spanish service.

*Our NEW SERVICES TIMES go into effect next weekend - Saturday at 6pm; Sunday at 9:30am, 11am, and 12:30pm (Spanish).

*I'm totally psyched about our new series starting in June called THE RACE. It's going to awesome.