Survey Results #3

April 30, 2008

How many people at Vision do you consider to be friends?

None

1 or 2  21%

3 to 5  34%

6 to 10  24%

11 to 14  6%

More than 15 15%   

 

Do you have children?

Yes, I have children 56%

No, I do not have children 44%

 

How did you learn about Vision Church?

Friend 52%

Website 2%

MySpace 10%

Sign 1%

Other 35

 

How long have you been following Christ?

Less than one year 5%

1-3 years 14%

3 or more years 76%

Not applicable 5%


Survey results #2

April 29, 2008

How old are you

Under 21 13%

21-29 31%

30-39 13%

40-49 7%

50 or older 36%

 

How far do you drive to church?

Less than 10 minutes 21%

10 – 20 minutes  66%

More than 20 minutes 13%

 

How would you describe your Church involvement prior to attending Vision Church?

Regularly attended church 68%

Occasionally attended church 18%

Rarely or never attended church 14%

 

Check the ONE statement below that best described

you immediately prior to attending Vision Church. [Note: When

we use the word “Christian” below, we are referring to

someone who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.]

 

I was NOT attending church and was NOT a Christian. 2%

I was attending church, but was NOT a Christian. 7%

I was NOT attending church, but was a Christian.  13%

I was attending church and was a Christian. 78%

I’m not sure how to answer. 0 %

 

How often do you attend Vision? 

Regularly (3-4 times per month) 73%

Occasionally 1-2 times per month 24%

I am a guest 3%

 


Chronological Bible Reading Plan

April 28, 2008

Here is the link to the chronological bible reading plan that I mentioned yesterday in church.  I got it from Michael Lukasewski who pastors Oak Leaf Church

Yesterday I preach a message that we called “Wonder Bread” where I talked about the fact that Jesus called himself the “bread of life“  In john chapter one we find out that Jesus is the word that became flesh.  All of us have that word, the Bible available to eat off daily, the problem is that there are so many people that are on a starvation diet. Think about it, how many bibles do you own?  Today, we can have the bible on mp3, computer, the web, cell phone, pda etc. there are really no excuses. 


Survey results #1

April 28, 2008

It is always interesting to see results of surveys and as we are going through the survey results, I will post a few.  For everyone that filled out one on Sunday, thank you so much.  It is great to get feedback and a gauge on the people that are attending Vision Church

How long have you attended Vision Church?

Less than 6 months 29%

6 months – 1 year 19%

1 – 3 years 52%

The following describes my financial giving to Vision

(Please mark only one).

I give nothing. 8%

I give occasionally. 34%

I give regularly. 22%

I tithe (10% of my income). 23%

I give more than a tithe (above 10% of my income). 13%

 

How many people have you invited to Vision Church this year? 

None 27 %

1 to 2  32%

3 to 5 23%

6 or more 18%

 

In the past seven days, how many times did you

read something from the Bible? [Don’t count time in

church.]

Daily 7%

5-6 days 10%

3-4 days 23%

1-2 days 34%

None that I can recall 26%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


An eventful 2 weeks

April 23, 2008

The last two weeks have been quite eventful, here is a few highlights:

  • We had a riot on my street.  4 people with machetes, 15+ cop cars, ambulance and fire fighters.  Two people were tasered right in front of my house, and I thought that I lived in a quiet nice neighborhood!
  • We had to call 911 for my mother-in-law that was visiting.  She is a transplant patient and came down with pneumonia and some kind of infection.  After 6 days in the hospital she is now doing much better. 
  • Someone rear ended me as I was driving my son to school.  No biggie both cars were OK.
  • Heather (who runs our children’s program) spent last Saturday night and Sunday in the ER with her dad that was sick, so she was obviously not at church on Sunday.
  • Daiana who leads our worship together with Johnny was in a car accident.  She is OK and doing much better even though she was quite banged up.
  • So, I had to lead worship in both services on Sunday.  What can I say, you gotta hear a Swede singing in Spanish…………
  • Anyways, I got a traffic ticket yesterday… no not for speeding.. you will probably hear about it on Sunday
  • Who knows what will happen today?

You are wealthy!

April 15, 2008
  • Do you consider yourself rich?
  • Are you happy with your salary?
  • Do you complain that you need more money?
  • Go to www.globalrichlist.com and enter in your annual salary and see where you rank.  
  • It is amazing to know that if you just make $2,200 /yr. you are in the top 15% in the world.  
  • If you bring in over $48,000 /yr. you are in the top 1%
  • Check out worldometers.  This website is amazing, did you know that as I write this there are  887,788,635 people in the world that are malnourished.  I have had more than enough to eat today and most likely I will still eat later on.  “I am rich”
  • It makes me think about Phillipians 4:12-13 .  Thankfulness and a reliance on God is pivotal. 

 

 


Are you missing what’s at your feet?

April 14, 2008

Have you ever considered that you might look too far ahead?  No, don’t get me wrong I am all in favor of planning and scheduling.  What I ask is this “could it be possible that you are missing what’s right at your feet?”  I believe that all too often I miss out on opportunities by not looking at what’s right in front of me.

Consider this:

  • The Bible says “Your word is a lamp to my FEET and a light for my path”  Psalm 119:105
  • To see what’s at your feet you might have to slow down your pace and look down. 
  • It does not say that God will show you everything in your future.
  • It does imply that God’s word will and can illuminate your current circumstances.
  • The disciples time after time did not fully grasp who Jesus was and what He could do.  Look at these examples John 4:27-34, 6:33-3611:11-16.  Over and over Jesus has to explain his nature and who He is and what he can do.  Remember that Jesus was right with them. 
  • It is easy to miss out on what’s right in front of us, especially when our expectations do not line up with God’s intentions. 
  • Business and focus on problems can easily make us miss out on solutions that are right on our door step.  Case in point, I remember praying for God to send us a drummer when all along He had a person in our Church. 
  • There is no substitution for daily time reading the Bible.  If you need direction read the Book, it will bring light to your path and it will become a lamp to your feet.
  • BIBLE (Basic, Instruction, Before, Leaving, Earth)

Advantage or Disadvantage?

April 10, 2008

Think about it, how often do you think that you look at a circumstance and you view it as a disadvantage?  How often do we say things like:

  • I guess I can’t do it because…..
  • If I only had….
  • I need more training….
  • When I get to this point I can do it..
  • If I had money….

Learn to take what could be a disadvantage and make it your advantage.  This Sunday, we are not going to have a drummer and our main sound guy. You may think that it is a great disadvantage as I did at first.  But, I realized that it really is an advatage, because it actually forced me to think outside of the Box.

It is so easy to just go with the flow, to do things just because we know how to or because we have the ability to do so.  Think about it, what is something in your life or ministry that you might view as a disadvantage, but you should really view it as an advantage? 

This Sundays’, worship is going to be awesome, intimate and very special as we do communion together. 


Step by Step

April 8, 2008

I can remember not having a video screen at church, not enough money to buy a snake, so we had our sound board on the stage, not enough money to pay any salary at all, etc.   I can remember one Sunday, about 2 years ago, when I wanted to show a video and I actually had to bring a 27″ TV from my house. 

Today we have a snake, camera, 2 screens, cables, live broadcast to the nursery, etc.  Vision Church has and is a dream that is coming together piece by piece. Today, I got one in-ear monitor for Johnny and I am excited for what this one piece of the puzzle will do for our sound.  There are still so many pieces of the puzzle that needs to come together, but I know one thing.  Phillipians 1:6 says “Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ”.

 


Random Thoughts

April 7, 2008
  • The sound was not good yesterday. We found out after the 2nd service that the school had a choir microphone turned on so we had everything going through 2 sound systems…..
  • The sound should be 100% improved by next Sunday, I promise.
  • The CD of last weeks message has been flying off the shelves; I guess that I just have to make more.
  • Next Sunday should be a great time as we wrap up “I hate my marriage”; this has definately been a message series that has hit home and I am glad.
  • What if someone could hook us up with offices in Kendall (rent free).  Remember what I always say “If we only do what we can do why do we need God”.  Prayer is FREE ………
  • Pastor Cesar and Keyla (our Pastor In Santo Domingo) are having a girl.    This is something that we have been praying for since they have four boys and really wanted a girl.  God is good! 
  • I would love to have $20,000 for marketing.  So far, we have not been able to really do anything big to get the word out about our Church and look at where we are inspite of that……..
  • Final thought; God is in control and I am glad that He is.