12 Weeks down...

We have officially completed 12 weeks at Paragon Church. It is funny to think about all that we have done in such a short time as a "church". God has really blessed us more than I could have ever asked for. We have great people coming together for a common goal of reaching our community for Christ. We have had great Sunday mornings that were "glitch free" and we have also had some challenges to overcome. We have had lots of people come and a few people go. If someone were to ask, I would say that we have been successful in what we have set out to do but I think William Pollard said it best... "The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow."

I look forward to what is ahead and the new challenges we will face, the new people we will reach and the church that we will continue to become.

Baptism - Life Change Celebration #2 - June 20

Another great time at Ryan and Angie’s down in Corrales where I had the privilege of baptizing Ben LeFevre and Mike Napier got to baptize Alexander Armenta.  We had about 50 people there to celebrate with Root Beer Floats and have some fun in the pool on a hot summer day.

Father's Day 2010

Guns, camo, ammo boxes, root beer bottles and cheeseballs greeted our men on Father’s Day.  Thanks to the New Mexico Military History Museum for bringing out displays of old guns as well as a 1971 six-wheel drive Gama Goat.  I am grateful our church is filled with godly men that serve their families and church.  It was a great day!

Communion Service #2 - June 6

On Sunday June 6th we had our second communion service and as promised, it was different than even the first.  We took the beginning of the service to prepare for communion by looking at commandment #1 found in Exodus 20:3 – where God says “no other gods before me”.  Communion was a great time to reflect on what we put before God and get our hearts right with Him, not only because He said so, but because He is the only thing truly worthy of our praise.

Memorial Day Parade 2010

Following our “Be The Church” Sunday, we gathered as a church family to get the word out about our church and have some fun in the Annual Rio Rancho Memorial Day Parade.  We hooked up the trailer, the kids jumped on bikes, and we passed out our remaining flags to hundreds of onlookers.  It was a great day and a lot of fun.

Be The Church Sunday (May 30)

It was time to take our vision out to the community.  “Be The Church” Sunday was our chance to tell the surrounding neighborhoods that we were willing to go to them, not just expect them to come to us.  We passed out American flags with a business card attached reminding people what Memorial Day was all about… remembering the sacrifices that gave us our freedom (both physically and spiritually).

Vision in HD - Vision in 3D

The month of May a time to recall why our church exists.  We took at look at our vision in HD (making it clear why we exist) and our vision in 3D (making it real).  We need to constantly be reminded to look outward and not inward.  It is about being a life saving station, not just a club to come hang out at.