STILL CELEBRATING EASTER!

Thought I’d share this video highlighting the incredible time we experienced at Prestonwood during Easter Weekend. You can watch the entire service by clicking here.

HE IS RISEN!

Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.

But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”

--Matthew 28:1-7

BLESSED EASTER WEEKEND

I’m looking forward to a special time this evening with our church family and so many guests attending our Good Friday Service. This is such a sweet and tender time. Our members will have an opportunity to tell about the power of the Cross in their lives. We will baptize more than 100 people at the Central Campus and North Campus. To God be the glory! And we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Afterward, we’ll have a viewing of The Passion of The Christ.

And then we look ahead to the Resurrection! Have you invited someone yet? Invite. Bring. Witness. What an amazing testimony for that person whose life will change on Resurrection Day!

MAUNDY THURSDAY VIDEO DEVOTIONAL

We've been providing daily devotionals for the Prestonwood family during this special time on the Christian calendar... I thought I'd share with you today's video devo... This is a wonderful opportunity to spend time together as a family. Click here if you'd like to read the previous devotionals and be sure to check back for the three that are still to come.

Prayer in The House of Representatives

If you missed C-SPAN, here's video of my prayer opening the day's proceedings in the House of Representatives. Below, you'll also find the transcript of my prayer.

Heavenly Father,

We are blessed by Your presence, amazed by Your grace, and dependent upon Your strength for every day. We praise You for Your abundant provision and we are forever grateful for Your strenghtening, sustaining love. We do not take these blessings for granted. We make it our Holy Ambition to glorify you as we offer our lives in devoted service to Your kingdom first and to our beloved country.

We pray for one another with the confidence that you hear repentant hearts and respond to those who humbly seek to obey You and live by Your wisdom.

We pray for personal renewal and robust faith, and a vibrant vision for the future. Remembering that righteousness exalts a nation, we turn to You and trust You to not only make us great, but to make us good.

We pray in the Name of God who is able to raise His dear Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to life and give us an Eternal Hope in Him. Amen.

Once again, I am so grateful to U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson for inviting me to deliver this prayer. I will forever be thankful for his courageous, lifelong service to our country.

Praying in The People's House

I'm delivering the opening prayer at U.S. House of Representatives tomorrow. I have a high regard and respect for our nation and consider it a privilege to be asked to pray in The People's House. I'm especially honored to have been asked by an American hero like U.S. Representative Sam Johnson.

You can click here to watch live on C-SPAN at noon (EST).

Meantime, you can hear my interview here from the morning program on KCBI (90.9 FM) today.

I'm also in the D.C. area (along with PowerPoint Executive Director Scott Seal and PowerPoint Director of Operations Josh Graham), for a listener rally with WAVA-FM on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Fair Oaks Church in Fairfax, Va. If you live in the area, stop by and say hello.

"Choosing Wisdom Over Foolishness"

I've been getting a lot of response on my message "Choosing Wisdom Over Foolishness" from a few weeks ago about abstaining from alcohol. It's part of my current message series from Proverbs titled CHOICES: Finding the Doorway to Godly Living.

Many have asked where they can hear the message. Click on this link or on the graphic below to view the message.

A HISTORIC TIME AT PRESTONWOOD

I’m so grateful for the excitement among our Prestonwood church family regarding the addition of a third campus. Please take a few moments to hear this message, and make every effort to attend Worship Services this weekend as we move forward with the chance to approve and affirm this God-given opportunity. You can also find more information about the proposed Dallas Campus at prestonwood.org/dallas.