Last Saturday a Group from Celebration and I returned from an extended trip to Israel, the “Land of the Bible.” During our trip to Israel, we had the opportunity to visit places where Jesus and other Bible heroes walked, served, and won big battles for God’s Kingdom. Those places included: 1) Jericho (where God’s people conquered […]
I recently spoke at a memorial service for a man I’d never met – but a man whose life was transformed because of someone I had met and led to the Lord several years ago. Years ago I was asked to speak at another memorial service for a special needs child I’d never met. In the
It’s obvious that God Is Up To Something in regards to our Church’s ministry. In the past 4 weeks, we’ve averaged 750 more people per week attending our in-person Sunday services than we did during this time span last year. This is happening during the height of NOLA’s Festival season, which coincides with Baseball, Graduation and Prom seasons.
This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day – which is a great day for families to attend Church services together. For many Churches Mother’s Day is one of the highest attended Sundays of the year, because it’s a time when children intentionally attend a worship service with their mother or grandmother as a demonstration of their love and
What is the primary complaint that many people have with Christians in our day and time? Sometimes they think that we’re too judgmental. Sometimes they think that we’re too narrow-minded. Sometimes they think that we’re irrelevant, far behind the rest of the world in regards to education and understanding. But the number one complaint that people
We Don’t Have To Do Anything “All By Ourselves” A little girl had just learned how to tie her shoes by herself for the first time. Her parents thought she would be thrilled, but instead, she started to cry. Her parents asked, “Why are you crying?” She said, “Because now I can tie my shoes all
Dr. Charles Stanley (well-known Teacher for In Touch Ministries and former First Baptist Atlanta Pastor) who went to heaven this week would often in his messages use phrases such as “God’s Word says” or “the Bible says” because he believed so much in the Bible. We feel the same way at Celebration Church. We believe
This week we’re celebrating and thanking God for all that He did through our people on Easter Weekend. We praise God that we were able to host great numbers of people in our Good Friday and Easter Saturday and Sunday services at our Celebration Campuses, many of whom were first or second-time guests or even
Hello Church, I’m excited about our upcoming Good Friday and Easter Weekend services at Celebration Church. I really believe God is going to use these services to bring lots of hope and help to many people. So I’m counting on you bringing your family and friends with you so they can experience Jesus’ transforming power
Everyone who has pets believes their pets, really care about them – but that’s not always or necessarily true. Susan Mattice was a woman who lived in Utah who believed that her two dogs really loved her and cared about her. She heard that someone can tell how much their pets care about them by