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CC’ers,

What do you think of when you hear the word church? Your answer probably has a lot to do with your background. You might picture pews, choirs, a band, liturgy, a building or maybe you just see an obligation. The truth is, the early church really had little to do with any of the things we traditionally think about when it comes to church. Instead, it was an unstoppable movement centered on a simple message and an extraordinary event. Sunday, I will begin a new series called Unstoppable, discussing how the early, New Testament church launched on opening day and its relevance to us today.

Throughout the Unstoppable series, we will see through baptisms and personal testimonies that what Christ prophesied and promised to do through the church, He is doing in our church presently. It’s the reason we are growing numerically, lives are being changed on a weekly basis, and people are having their ideas about the local church and consequently, Jesus, changed forever. This past Sunday, I spoke with a gentleman that attempted suicide in his darkest moments almost one year ago to the day. At the time he was under the weight of addiction with the feeling he had no one to turn to and no one who loved him. He went on to describe that the people of Centerpoint changed what he thought about nobody loving or caring. They represented to him the love and grace of Jesus…they were the church. Now, he his completely free from addiction and growing in a relationship with Jesus.

I say this a lot, but a new series is the ideal time to invite a friend or a coworker. This is especially true of Unstoppable. Sunday is the unofficial launch to the fall season, since school is about to start up. New families to the community are looking for a church home, individuals are coming back to church after the summer months, and many people are open to “trying out the church thing” again. Take the time to send an e-invite at www.centerpointfl.org/invite.php or hand out an invite card. I also want to encourage you to join us this Saturday for Serve Our City. From 11 am to 2 pm, we are going to hand out water bottles with invite cards attached in front of Centerpoint Church. We want to tangibly serve our community and prove that we are more than a building with attendees; we are a movement with a message.

Thank you for being the church and not just going to church.

See you Sunday at Centerpoint as we celebrate baptisms, continue our Grace series in Promiseland Kids, and launch the Unstoppable series!

Bryant