VINTAGE 2009...

Speaking at a Missouri Youth Camp this week (Windermere - Lake of the Ozarks) - VINTAGE 2009! There's about 350+ teens or so - I have a few minutes of a break - so I thought I'd post a quick blog! It's been a GREAT WEEK - been pretty busy - speaking 6 times (so far) in the last 2 1/2 days - got ONE MORE - tonight - our LAST NIGHT!!

Praying that JESUS rocks our world tonight!

Mon PM - GIANT KILLER...

Running at our Giants in Faith!

Tue AM - 'WHAT THEN?'...

We won't bow in the moment of our Soul Stealer!

Tue PM - BRICKS & STICKS...

What kind of home are you building?

Wed AM - PLASTIC JESUS...

Do you serve the 'King of Kings' or a Plastic Jesus?

Wed PM - WHEN PINK & BLUE WORLDS COLLIDE...

Marriage 101 for Teens!

Thu AM - SKITTLES...

Who really owns your stuff?

Thu PM - FOUR CHAIRS...

What CHAIR are you sitting in?

God's NAME is being made more FAMOUS this week - TY JESUS for doing what you do - TAKING OWNERSHIP OF OUR LIVES!!!

"CHILL BABY CHILL!"

Well... What can I say?

"CHILL" was AMAZING!! Ginger & her team really allowed God to demonstrate His 'Magnificent Ways' to the City of Maricopa!!

Over 300 Kids - EVERY NIGHT!

Over 150 Servant Ministers - EVERY NIGHT!

Over 500 people - EVERY NIGHT!

The kiddos raised $680+ for F.O.R. Maricopa Food Bank!

And the BEST for last...

OVER 35 KIDDOS - GAVE THEIR LIVES TO JESUS CHRIST!!!!

What a PRIVILEGE it is to...

"MAKE HIS NAME MORE FAMOUS - HERE IN MARICOPA!"

GOD IS OMNISCIENT!

"I'm not you - you're not me - but I'm exactly - WHO God made me to be!"

GOD IS OMNIPRESENT!

"God ain't goin' nowhere!"

GOD IS OMNIPOTENT!

"God is our Big MAMMA JAMMA!"

Barrett Family Update...

Taking a break!??! Well...not exactly! We're heading back to the Midwest (Springfield, MO) this Friday! Isaac went on ahead with Pop & Gma (Tom & Wanda) last Friday - to get more time in! Ging is going to be able to hang with her family for about a week and half - I'll be there on the weekends - but next week (July 27-31) - I am speaking for a Youth Camp (VINTAGE) up at Windemere/Lake of the Ozarks area - (400-500 kids or so) - looking forward to it! Please be in PRAYER for those TEENS - that God's name is made more famous that week!

This is my FIRST OFFICIAL POST with my NEW MAC!

I have taken a BITE from the 'forbidden fruit' of MAC - diggin' it so far!

Not too many hiccups as of yet!?

Also... making things happen as often as possible on TWITTER with daily updates - you can ck that out if you'd like... @cocpj

Sunday Snapshot...

Wrapped up our HYDE & SEEK Series - should be available on Pod Cast (www.churchofcelebration.com) in its entirety now - and you can get a copy on CD this coming Sunday!! God did some GREAT things in it!

Starting our new series this week - a quick little 3wk hitter...

Should be some fun!

Duncan (GROW Pastor) is taking Week #1 - CONFLICT

Mat (GIVE/GO Pastor) is taking Week #2 - BUSYNESS

I'll be back and wrapping it up Week #3 - RELATIONSHIPS

Don't Miss It!! See you Sunday!!

STUDY... STUDY... STUDY...

Last week - I wrote 7 total messages - probably 50+ hours in STUDY!

2 - Hyde & Seek Message (Current Series)

5 - Missouri Youth Camp (July)

This week - I am finishing up 6 more messages...

3 - Eskimo Fro Messages (Chill Arctic Adventure / Bible Club)

2 - Missouri Youth Camp (last two)

1 - Last week of Hyde & Seek (July 19)

CrAzInEsS!!!

Tom & Wanda - my in-laws arrived last Friday - celebrated the 'FOURTH' with us (Maricopa's Fireworks - ROCKED!) and are here for a couple weeks to help with "CHILL" (Bible Club)! Always nice to have them here!

IMPORTANT PRAYER...

Please be in PRAYER for little KATE McCRAE - 5 year old who has developed a Malignant Brain Tumor! You can ck out McCrae's Journey at... http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate

(Aaron & Holly are the "CAMPUS PASTOR" at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship's SATELLITE CAMPUS - coming soon! CCF is a sister Church of the COC!!)

KIDDOS... (well - you can see for yourself!)

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT...

(WK5) HYDE & SEEK - "COVER UP"

-Cking into WHAT David did - after he wasn't so careful with what his little eyes saw (Bathsheba)

Don't Forget... Please be in PRAYER for a GREAT WEEK!