It's been a really good weekend. All three of our services were powerful and several people came to Christ. The worship was very good. The preaching was...well...not bad. I enjoyed talking with lots of friends and also some new folks I had not met before. Good weekend.

Cowboys gave one away...

There's no doubt the highlight for me was before I preached in the 11 a.m. service. At the altar call a bunch of folks came down to get things right with Jesus. I like to think that altar calls on Sundays make Jesus smile. If there's one thing I want to do it's make Jesus smile.

I think He was smiling when He looked up in the Sycamore tree and saw Zachaeus straining to hang on a limb and get a good look at God. Imagine that. A short guy in a robe and sandals trying to climb a tree. Mercy. One of my childhood buds was David Freeze. He could limb a tree like a cat squirrel. We had a two good climbing trees in our front yard at 313 Alton Street. He would climb to the top every time he came over. I didn't climb trees back then - still don't - has to do with the terminal velocity a chubby kid (or man) can reach when falling from a twenty foot high tree limb. Not a pretty thought. I learned to be patient and have a ham sandwich while David was swinging from limb to limb like Tarzan. If he took too long I could always take a nap...but I digress.

Jesus smiled at Zack because He was about to change his life forever. Radically change his life. That's why we are fasting and praying these 28 days. We have a chance to position hundreds or even thousands of folks face to face with God so that He can radically change their lives. The DAY OF HOPE and ONE DAY will be here in 27 more days. I urge you to write down a name of someone you want to invite or better yet bring to LFA that weekend. Maybe several someones. Pray for that person and invite them. As I heard a preacher say today - we can't save them but we know who can and will.

Have a great Monday and think of Jesus smiling at you.