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For many of us, the phrase “The Lord is watching you” was used most often as a warning to keep us in line.  This morning, as I reviewed some old memory passages, I came across this gem from 2 Chronicles 16.

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord, range throughout the whole earth, to prove himself strong to those whose hearts are fully his.

On this election day, my prayer is that you would be encouraged by the fact that God is watching those of us whose hearts are committed and yielded to Him… not to punish us, but to give us courage to walk by faith. My prayer is that you would be open to the Holy Spirit’s leading and prompting in your life today…knowing that the Lord is watching you for the purpose of proving himself strong in your life.

In Christ,

Chuck

It isn’t often that I get an e-mail like the one I got a week ago…

In case you missed the outdoor baptism service this past Sunday… let me fill you in on what happened on a picture perfect Sunday afternoon in North Texas. Twenty three individuals professed ther faith in Christ through believers baptism, andwere immersed in a portable baptistry placed on the grass between the two buildings. It was a great culmination of a week of revival with Jon Randles, where we saw 36 people profess Christ as savior for the first time and around 100 more make redicdications to Christ. I celebrate God’s work in our midst, and recognize with the movement of God, comes respionsiblity for the stewardship of people and resources.

I ask you to pray for your church, and especially for our staff and leadership as we are currently working on short term and long term plans to accomodate for continued growth. We need to divide several childrens and youth classes now…  as well as make plans for further growth this Spring. Planning for future expansion will require creativity, flexibility, the utilization of the recently purchased houses, and of course additional teachers and leaders. I pray that we will continue to do ”whatever it takes” to move forward. My prayer is that we keep the main things the main things. In case you wonder what the main thing is… you must not have been at the baptism service this past Sunday.

In Christ,

Chuck

As a pastor, it is enjoyable to be on the receiving end of excellent teaching and strong encouragement… I know I need it.  I am grateful for Jon Randles for using his gifts as a channel of blessing in my life.

From time to time, people ask me how I recharge my spiritual batteries: For me the daily discipline of a quiet time and the faithful keeping a spiritual journal (writing out my prayers and what God impresses on me) are essentials… but every once in a while,  a week like this one, or a conference, allows me the opportunity to soak in the truth of God like the ground after a heavy rain. That has been the case this week. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to recharge.

We have had 15 individuals pray to receive Christ for the first time, and many–many more experience a timeof renewal and repentence. Pray for the next two nights as Jon continues to lead us.

In Christ,

Chuck

Starting this Sunday, Jon Randles will be leading us in a student -focused revival. The revival is for the entire church, but Jon will be speaking to groups of student athletes at Centennial, Frisco, Liberty and Wakeland high schools during his time with us. The Justin Cofield Band, an excellent  contemporary worship band… will lead us as well. Our students have been challenged to pray for five lost/ unchurched friends and invite them to the revival. I would like to extend this challenge to you and I.

Who do you know at work, the neighborhood, your kids sports team or band, that may not know Christ personally? Pray for them today. I am praying for Tom these days. I ran into Tom the other day and have had opportunity to talk about spiritual matters in the past… He was raised Catholic, but does not understand what a personal relationship with Christ is about. His son plays football at Wakeland, and I will be invited them to come. Join me in praying and inviting.

Yours in Christ,

Chuck

First, I want to thank you for praying for your church and your pastor these days.

There are two words for time in the NT—Xairos and Chronos. Chronos = simply marking time… this is where we get our word, chronology. Xairos—is quite different. Xairos, refers to a time that is strategic. I believe we are in one of those times.  My prayer request today is that you would join me in praying for revival—specifically, that we would have a growing passion for reaching people and a willingness to keep the main thing, the main thing: knowing Christ and making him known.

We have had a great week at FBC Frisco. In case you haven’t heard, we set a high attendance for Bible Study attendance, with more than 900… this past Sunday. As a result, we experienced some CROWDED conditions in several of our preschool and children’s classes —so much so that one of our groups spilled out into the hallway. These are good problems to have—but will call for flexibility and strategic utilization of space on our part. We also had a very successful launch of our Wednesday night discipleship/missions programs. In case you hadn’t heard we had 266 children in our Cubbies/Ra’s.Ga’s—this included 77 in our brand new Cubbies program… for an estimated total of 500+ in attendance counting youth, adults and workers.

I share this good news as an encouragement and—to let you know that I believe we are moving into a “God ordained time” in the life of our church. I believe our scheduled meetings with Jon Randles, come at a really good time…possibly a Xairos time. Join me in praying for a movement of God during our time with Jon.

In Christ,

Chuck

I want to ask you to begin praying for our student focused revival with John Randles, (Sept 21-24). I spoke with John today, and he is excited about coming (especially to be with his home church–and to sleep in his own bed), and I believe that this is a great opportunity, for evangelism, especially among our students.  John will be speaking in several of our schools and we are praying that we will see many commitments to Christ. I am looking forward to the Justin Cofield Band leading worship, which should connect very well with young adults and students… Pray for God to breathe fresh wind into our church during these days.

In Christ,

Chuck

Thanks for praying for Ryan and Emily Flunker:

I am writing to let you know that I was able to speak with Ryan Emily Flunker today, and they survived the hurricane without significant damage. Ryan was able to connect with many of the pastors and churches through the storm, and he is preparing to teach his first class at the training center.

In Christ,

Chuck