Code Orange Revival Day 2

Last night was the second night of Elevation Church’s “#CodeOrangeRevival". Without question the theme was of God’s faithfulness to us.

As usual the night was packed with crazy lines and people were eager to get in! Standing room only at both locations:)

There was another phenomenal worship experience from Elevation Worship. It's so awesome that Elevation Church goes above and beyond anything I have seen with their band and stage show that leads into the actual sermon.

The speaker of the night was Pastor Jentezen Franklin, founder and lead pastor of Free Chapel. He started out stating that he decided to scrap his originally planned sermon to talk about God’s faithfulness. During last night sermon there is no question that the biggest take away from the message was “When one generation is faithful, it’s possible to store up mercy for the next generation."

He used his time to preach about the covenant David had with God... and talked about this faithfulness to him... He talked the linage from Solomon to Josiah and how after hundreds of years God stayed faithful. Pastor Franklin made the point you were created for God and His hand is on your life.

Just as David’s linage was blessed because of his covenant, he preached that when the head of the house is faithful to God the rest of the family usually is.... he called it, the prodigal’s advantage. “If you’re a child that has been raised in church you might get pulled away, but the prodigal always knows the way back home.” I believe that what we as parents do now is not just affecting the here and now. As you serve God you have to decide between storing up iniquity or mercy for your families. I believe we can affect our children for generations to come. Our lives can be stepping stones or stumbling blocks.

I thought this was fitting as all great things have small beginnings... weather its the start of a business, relationship, local church or a career...


Of coarse, Pastor Steven wrapped up the night with a few encouraging words and talked about how many people actually tuned in... One thing that caught my attention was that #Codeorangerevival was one of the top hash tag symbols used on Twitter over the last few nights. He went on to talk about how important it is to support your local church, finding a local church, and as always filling out prayer requests so that Elevation Church can pray for you. What an amazing night... looking forward to tonight's service!

Code Orange Revival Day 1

The Code Orange Revival hosted by my Church "Elevation Church" is here.  12 nights of knock-down dragout preaching...from some of the top preachers in the world.  Yes, in the WORLD.  


The night started out with some of the most amazing worship songs I have seen to date.  Elevation Worship blew the doors off last night and I want to say... it really got me ready to hear some great preaching!

The opening night started with Lifechurch.tv's lead pastor Craig Groeschel.  It was pretty incredible. 

Recap...

The sermon was packed with content and challenges.

At one point, Pastor Craig was talking about how he went in front of an ordination board and was rejected. They said he was too wild. Maybe not conservative enough. Clearly, God was not done with him. Pastor Craig then went on to talk about how so many churches have three primary restrictions when looking for a pastor:

• Must have at least five years experience. 
• Must have a degree from seminary. 
• Must be married. 

If this were the case, then Jesus himself, wouldn’t meet the criteria to pastor their churches. What’s my point? The point is that we need to stop looking for approval from society and the worldly standards. Romans 8:28 says that “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” We are all qualified to spread the Gospel. There is no degree required to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

I would say, for me.. the biggest point though came when Pastor Craig spoke about generosity. He talked about a visit to a 3rd world country and how the woman he stayed with saved for 6 months to provide him a piece of meat for dinner (trust me this wasn't filet) and how that kind of generosity is absent in most of our lives. He spoke about how instead of scheming on how to GET more, we should be scheming of ways that we can GIVE more. It was a total inspiration for me in regard to my families general finances and the appreciation I have for my country. 

There are still ELEVEN nights left. Seriously do not miss this...

Each night will be streamed live online at the Elevation Network with the pre-show beginning at 6:12pm each night. 

I'm excited to tune from the comfort of my home. You can bet I'll be on my couch - pen and paper in hand - ready to soak up all the wisdom that I can and prepare my mind and heart to be the best husband, friend, and person I can be in 2012.

Code Orange Revival... The Start of my 2012

Hey guys my home church, Elevation Church is doing a revival conference that started last nigh... 12 days to start off 2012 It’s called Code Orange Revival :) It’s pretty amazing worship and teaching! You can watch online every night starting at 7 pm for the next 12 days I would love to hear your feedback on it:) COME WATCH … 

http://elevationnetwork.com 

Hearts could be touched and lives will be changed by Jesus forever.

Out... Bc

Notes from a Christian...

Man, so its been a while since I have posted on here... probably due to the everyday nonsense of life and the road blocks it throws at us all... With that said, I have decided to take this thing in a whole new direction.

I have come to the realization that I don't want to just type to type... write to write... well you get the point.  

I want to transform this blog into a "note taking session" on our weekly sermons at Elevation Church...  I will get into what Elevation Church is and where it is located in the next few posts.  

I hope you all enjoy the blog and read it weekly!

Bc

1 Down 64 To Go...

As I started my 65 goals for 2011, so I decided to take a pretty logical approach to knocking some of these out.  Tackle the small tasks that could be completed within a week and knock those out first, along with that start tackling long term goals or goals that needed to completed over winter (example, don't miss a week of church all winter long) and then work forward from there!

65 goals for 2011 (Updated 12/7/2010)

I have started a yearlong mission… to accomplish 65 goals before 11:59 pm December 31, 2011

If you didnt see my last post please check it out... "A New Way to 2011"

I will be updating and tracking these so you guys can follow along! I will also be posting some pictures as well as my progress!


Green will indicate the goals I’ve completed!


Orange marks what I am in the process of completing!


So I give you my pledge:

 "I, Robert Cundiff will complete the below goals in order to be a more successful, healthy, upbeat, person. The goals are all relevant to my life as well as my families... I will not stray… Lets GET IT DONE!"

New way to 2011...

For years I had created vision boards, pictures of miles stones and achievements to remind me of the goals I set for myself.  Until recently, I didn't know how impactful those were... but, I have come to the conclusion that those were ultimately the key to successes I had experienced in my life...  Unfortunately, I have gotten away from them and as "the proof is in the pudding" goes, I have not been nearly as successful recently as I was in the past.

Did you know that 99% of Americans do not have personal goals that last past the second week of January? That's sad seeing that the goals are usually set the first week. 

The evidence that goals work and work incredibly well is irrefutable.

I read a story today that said:  In 1953, Yale did a study on their graduating seniors. They polled all of them to see who would be interested in a goal setting seminar.  Three percent of the seniors signed up and set goals for the three major areas of their lives: business, relationships, and health. They not only had specific goals, but they also had to know why they wanted it.