Yes AND vs. No BUT

I am so excited about what God is doing at ROCK Church. But, I realize it comes with a price. God is asking for all of us to go to another level. He is requiring more of us all.

In just 9 weeks, ROCK Church goes double as we move from one service at 10:00 to two services at 9:00 and 11:00. Why are we doing this? We are caring for each other. We are devoting Sundays to worship, honor, serve and learn about Jesus. We are preparing for the harvest. But, the most important reason is that God said. He said to get ready. So, that’s what we are doing.

We could never fulfill the vision God has given us without a church filled with “Yes AND” people. “Yes AND” people are those that say “YES!” to the direction of their leaders. They are whole heartedly behind the vision. There are many people who say “YES“. Then there’s the “Yes AND” crowd. Those are the folks that say “YES! We can do that! AND we will also…” They go above and beyond the call every week.

God has been taking me back to all of the places in Scripture where Moses and the Children of Israel immediately said “YES!” to God’s word. It’s powerful to see what happens when God’s people say “YES” and then go above and beyond. When God gives a strategy and we say “No BUT” it never turns out well. I don’t ever want to say “No BUT” to God’s plan.

I spent the last 20 years at ROCK Church serving the vision God gave Dad by saying “YES! We can do that AND we can…” Now I have the honor of leading a church filled with “YES AND” people.

We will not make excuses. We will not hold back. We are running head long toward the goal God has set for us.

ROCK Church, thank you for being “YES AND” people. I love you!