Hi everyone! The countdown to the launch of NorthStar Dallas is now just 40 days away! In these final 40 days, please be praying expectantly that God will do amazing things around and through us!
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***There are several events coming up that you need to be aware of:
Feb 13th (all morning) – NSD Meet n Greet (lobby) (Come meet other NSD’ers and chat with our staff)
Feb 19th (9am -12pm) – Setup practice at NHEC (all who can attend)
Feb 20th (9:30 and 11:00) – NSD preview services in Compass
(all morning) – NSD Meet n Greet (lobby)
Feb 27th (9:30 and 11:00) – NSD preview services at NHEC (full day, but for NorthStar people only)
March 6th – NSD Launch! (9:30 and 11:00)
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***We will have invite cards and other promotional material available for you to pick up at the Meet n Greets. Help us spread the word!
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***We need you! If you have not indicated a place you are willing to serve (or if you haven’t received an email yet), please get in touch ASAP with the leader responsible for that area:
Preschool: rachel.adair@northstarchurch.org
Kids (Elem): jason.thompson@northstarchurch.org
Students (Middle and High): clay.davis@northstarchurch.org
Worship & Tech: greg.blasche@northstarchurch.org
Hospitality: reggie.abercrombie@tiptoppoultry.com
Setup and Teardown: brad.parkhurst@northstarchurch.org
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***I want to pass on a short devotional that was given to me today. May we never stay in the “baby pool” because we’re scared to take a risk!
Monday January 24th, 2011 – Permalink <http://www.stevenfurtick.com/motivation/dont-drown-in-a-kiddy-pool/>
What if I fail?
That’s one of the most frequent questions I hear when it comes to living a life of risk and audacious faith.
What if it doesn’t work?
What if I take this big step of faith and it doesn’t land?
What if I set a huge goal and I fall short?
What if I take the plunge and drown.
I’m not going to lie to you, it’s possible. Otherwise it wouldn’t be a risk.
I can’t offer you certainty. I can’t tell you that it’s going to work. That your step is going to land. That your goal is going to be met. That you aren’t going to drown in your attempt to launch out in faith.
What I can offer you is the perspective that’s helped me.
Personally, if I’m going to drown, I want to drown in deep water. When taking a risk, if I’m going to go down, and I may, at least I want to be in deep water when I do it.
It’s embarrassing for an adult to drown in a kiddy pool. Or be standing ankle deep in it thinking he’s doing something commendable.
(Resource of the Day: For a related blog post that talks about what gives us the faith to take risks for God, check out Well, What If? <http://www.stevenfurtick.com/motivation/well-what-if/> )
There’s a greater risk than taking a risk and failing. And that’s taking none and failing. And maybe even worse, taking none and succeeding.
The greatest risk you can take in your life is to risk nothing with your life.
To live life in the kiddy pool. To live a safe life.
Because then if you fail, it’s embarrassing.
And if you succeed, it’s insulting to a God who had much bigger things in mind for your life.
Failure is a possibility no matter what you do. So is success.
I just know where I don’t want to be when either one happens…the kiddy pool.
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***As usual, I encourage you to:
Join the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=147634928608510
Follow the NSD Blog: http://northstardallas.blogspot.com/
See you soon!
Brad Parkhurst
Campus Pastor
NorthStar Church, Dallas, GA
www.northstarchurch.org
Twitter: @BradParkhurst
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