J.R. Lee

• What a fantastic day this past Sunday! Devin joined me on stage and she did a great job!  Very proud of her!
• Attendance was up 375 people over the same Sunday last year and 3 people accepted Christ!  God is doing great things!
• This weekend is the Acworth Egg Drop!  Expecting to see thousands of families from around our community!  Ben, Austin, Joni, and the teams they have assembled (125+ partners) are doing an incredible job with this event!
• Easter Weekend is approaching quickly!  Keep inviting your friends and family to one of our 3 Worship Experiences that weekend!  (Saturday, April 3rd at 6PM :: Sunday, April 4th at 9:45 and 11:15 AM)!
• Our new church website went live on Monday.  You can check it out here.
• Regardless of your feelings regarding Health Care Reform – let me encourage you to find your security in Christ and not a governmental initiative.
• I have been asked some hilarious questions as a result of the message this past Sunday.
• This coming Sunday is going to be INTENSE!  Can’t wait to talk about the subject of “How to Have an Affair”.  In the midst of such a heavy topic I am grateful for the power of the Gospel!
• We have so much for which to be grateful!  I am honored to be Devin’s husband, Lexi, London, & Bryce’s dad, as well as the Pastor at Freedom Church!

Submission is a principle that is easily misunderstood – specifically in regard to marriage.
Devin and I talked about this together on Sunday and she did a fantastic job shedding some light on that subject!

In addition, I listened to another great message on the subject recently :: Below are a few notes that I think will be helpful.

Submission Does NOT Mean:

1. A husband is in ultimate authority.
2. A wife does not have independent thoughts.
3. A wife does not seek to influence her husband.
4. A wife must obey her husband’s command to sin.
5. A wife is less intelligent or competent than her husband.

Submission Does Mean:

1. A husband and wife are equal with complementary roles.
2. Wives are to submit like Jesus (Luke 22:42).
3. Husbands are to lovingly lead like Jesus does the Church (Eph. 5:25).
4. A single woman should only marry a man she can follow.
5. Christian marriage should be an accurate picture of the gospel.

To watch the message that I hijacked these notes from – go here.

What’s behind their success? It all comes down to how people handle crucial conversations. Within high-performing companies, when employees fail to deliver on their promises, colleagues willingly and effectively step in to discuss the problem. In the worst companies, poor performers are first ignored and then transferred. In good companies, bosses eventually deal with problems. In the best companies, everyone holds everyone else accountable—regardless of level or position. The path to high productivity passes not through a static system, but through face-to-face conversations at all levels.

The above quote came from a book entitled Crucial Conversations.  I picked it up this past week.  You should as well.

We have had a blast with the first two weeks of this series!  Week 3 promises to be even better!

The rumor is true and Devin (my wife of going on 10 years) will be joining me on stage this week.  This is her debut appearance and it promises to be a lot of fun.  I’ve been looking forward to this particular Sunday for a long time.

9:45 or 11:15 are the start times.  Help us out by coming to the 9:45 if at all possible to free up seats at 11:15.  Be praying that God does what only He can do!

See you Sunday!

• I am very excited about how this series has gone so far!  We have received great feedback and I am grateful for what God is doing in the lives of our people
• Speaking of the series :: Devin will be making her On-Stage Debut this week.  It’s going to be a great day.
• Hard to believe we are so close to Easter Weekend!
• I say Easter Weekend because Freedom Church will be having 3 Worship Experiences for you to choose from ::
  Saturday, April 3rd at 6PM and Sunday, April 4th at 9:45 and 11:15.
• What we have planned for Easter is going to be incredible.  Keep inviting people!  If you can come to either Saturday night or the 9:45 on Sunday – it will help us out tremendously!  We are expecting great things and need to make sure that we have room for all who are going to attend!
• I know some people who have friends coming with them on Saturday night who couldn’t attend on Sunday and others coming on Sunday that couldn’t come on Saturday.  I love having an additional option out there for you!
• The Acworth Egg Drop is just over a week away!  40,000 Eggs and several thousand people will make this event a ton of fun.
• I am so proud of our partners at Freedom Church!  They have made the transition to North Cobb High School flawlessly.  Great job!  Our being at North Cobb will be great for the school as well.  Excited to partner with them.
• Cant’ wait to see what God has in store for this next season!