This Sunday is going to be amazing. Ted and Gayle Haggard will be live at Elevation on stage with Pastor Steven. I hope this Sunday will for some begin a time of healing in their lives and for others be a time of strengthening against sin. Sin creeps in one step at a time, and gives birth to something much bigger. Many people will be showing up just to hear the story, but it is my prayer that the application of Ted and Gayle Haggard’s story will speak loudly to everyone that comes. It is my prayer that this will help people catch sin in the first step and get rid of it before it gives birth to something bigger. Read more about this on Pastor Steven’s blog. Come this Sunday to hear the story of Ted and Gayle Haggard.

Here’s a rundown of this past week and our service elements. Go here to get the song list. The first video is a support piece we used behind the band and the song “Solution” by Hillsong United. The second video is a support piece on finances that Pastor Steven used during his sermon. You can view these and other videos here. Enjoy.

Last night our volunteers and key leaders gathered at our new Matthews Campus to pray over the space in anticipation of what God is going to do there. I was blown away by what God has already done at our Matthews Campus through worship and prayer last night. This building will be cutting edge in technology and creativity. However, last night we started out on the right foot. Regardless of what the building will have in it technology wise, in fact wipe all that away… because this building is going to represent a vision of seeing people far from God being filled with life in Christ! At the end of the day… that is the only reason we exist. Our new campus is coming early fall 2009!

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Today’s video highlight is of Casey Darnell and Kent Youngstrum (sp) two weeks ago. This painting illustration is something we used to illustrate real change. The song “No Greater Love (Not Ashamed)” was written by Casey. This worship illustration was done at all three of our campuses. Enjoy. See this video and others here.

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So today begins a weekly post called “This week at Elevation!” I’ll be posting videos and creative elements from each week at Elevation along with pictures and random nuggets of information. Click here to check out this week’s videos. Click here for this weeks song list. Also… be sure to check out the weekly video hightlight on the homepage!