Sunday Rewind

• Sunday was AMAZING!
• In fact every Sunday since January 2 has been AMAZING!!!
• I mean it's been good in the past but God is definitely up to something at Dahlonega Assembly right now!
• Every Sunday our worship team is taking up another level.
• Thanks KT, Brent, and Laura couldn't do it without you guys.
• One of the things that I'm lovin' right now is the caliber of people visiting DAG.
• The folks visiting are not just satisified with sitting on the pews.
• They want to get involved and change the world!
• LOVE IT!
• I love to preach but lately I've been having so much fun sharing God word!!!
• It never gets old to see how God's Word inspires and changes lives.
• Mark your Calendars because April 23rd is the day of North Georgia's Biggest Easter Egg Hunt!
• We had our first community Easter Egg Hunt meeting after service.
• This year we're doing 30,000 eggs!
• THAT'S RIGHT 30,000 EGGS!
• It was a great brainstorming/planning session.
• I'm meeting up with some folks this week that are going to help us take our event up a notch.
• This year's event is going to be BIGGER and BETTER!
• Get ready North Georgia you are about to experience AGAPE LOVE at a whole nutha level!
• Another great thing happening at DAG is KAIO Youth Ministry!
• Our Youth Pastor Darryl Prince has been doing a fantastic job.
• It's never gets old see teenagers fall in love Jesus.
• Like I said God is definitely up to something in the mountains of North Georgia!
• Just putting this out there if there is anyone out there that has a portable basketball hoop that you don't need or want our Youth Ministry would love to take that off your hands:) Just let me know. THANKS!

Sunday Rewind: Monday Edition

• We had an awesome worship experience yesterday!
• From the moment I drove on the campus I knew it was going to be an amazing day.
• On top of a our regular service we had a wedding with a reception afterwards, and then I had a finance meeting.
• It was a very busy but extremely productive day.
• I wanted to give a special shout out to my beautiful bride Tami, Mary M, and Linda A. for all of their hard work this passed week.
• You ladies inspired me this weekend with your drive to get the job done.
• Our 21 day fast ended on Saturday so I know that people were ready to eat "regular" food.
• This is our second year doing a church wide fast.
• I love starting the new year off with our church wide fast.
• A couple of the benefits I've discovered regarding a fast is that not only does it clean out our physical systems but also our spiritual systems.
• I know that sounds simple but there are some really cool thoughts about this fact.
• First, the health benefits of fasting are incredible. It sucks in the beginning...but after a few days you begin to see the and affects and benefits.
• Fasting helps you begin to understand what your body really needs to operate at maximum levels.
• I've discovered as a leader it has the same affects and benefits on my spiritual life.
• Now a 21 day fast is nothing more than a glorified diet if you don't spend time focusing on your relationship with Jesus.
• The spiritual benefits that I have experienced during these last 21 days have been incredible.
• It re-ignited a passion in me to honor God with every area in my life.
• I remember one Sunday morning where it literally felt like the cotton was taken out of my ears and I could hear God more clearly.
• There were moments during this fast that I had to make some tough decisions for our church and without hesitation I was able to step up and make them.
• I totally attribute this decisive action to fasting.
• These last 21 days were a stretching, pulling, growing, re-prioritizing season but it was totally worth it!
• DAGer's I am so proud of all of you that took the fasting and praying challenge. I know it wasn't easy but I'm sure you would tell me that it was what you needed.
• We can't not stop here we need to keep seeking Jesus with all of our hearts, minds, and strength.
• I believe that 2010 is going to be an unforgettable years for me, my family, and our church.
• I think what one of the first time guest said yesterday says it all, "there's alot of potential in this place."
• We're taking it to a whole nutha level at DAG and the Trevino household.

Sunday Rewind

• I don't even know where to start about today's worship experience...
• It was freakin' awesome!
• I knew all week that God was going to show up in a BIG way!
• To be honest it's been a little tough this pass week. My wife was sick, some issues were popping up at the church, I've been having issues at work.
• I'm not sharing this with you so that you feel sorry for me, my wife, or our church but to tell you that I was not going to give the enemy a foothold in any of these situations.
• The more determined I was to focus on Jesus during the last couple of weeks the tougher these situations got but at the end Jesus won and satan is still a big loser!
• I think that we give up to quickly when the crap hits the fan.
• For some reason we think that our situation is too huge for God and there's no way that He can intervene.
• I know Pastors right now (me on Saturday night) that think their church issues are too huge, too complicated, too personal, for God and there's no way He can fix it.
• What I was reminded of today was that one worship experience in His presence can do more than I can in my life time.
• After today I truly believe that we are on the threshold of a major breakthrough...
• I know that there are those out there that think that our best days are behind us not according to Jesus!
• If today was an indication of what's to come I can't wait for it!
• DAGer's get ready our best is yet to come!!!

Sunday Rewind

• TODAY WAS STINKIN' AWESOME!!!
• We had a lot of first time guest.
• From the moment I drove into the parking lot I knew it was going to be a great day!
• I'm so proud of our servant leaders they brought their A game to church today.
• The moment people showed up they were greeted and encouraged to enjoy our cafe area.
• If you haven't experienced our cafe on Sunday mornings your miss out in a euphoric opportunity.
• Our cafe servant leaders took it to a whole nothing level today.
• If you leave our church hungry on Sunday mornings you must not like to eat.
• I want to thank the Cowan family for coming out and helping me and my family decorate the church for the Christmas season it looks amazing.
• I love everything about Christmas! I love the decorations...the smell of pine trees... Christmas lights...Christmas music...Christmas movies...Christmas food...I even like the crazy last minute Christmas shoppers...that would be me:). Of course I love Christmas because I love Jesus.
• I think it's awesome that no matter what you think about Jesus...whether you believe in Him or not the whole world take time to celebrate His birth in the month of December.
• I think it's freakin' awesome that Jesus still makes the front cover on magazines during this season you can't buy that kind of marketing.
• No matter how hard this world tries to separate Jesus for Christmas it's not gonna happen.
• Because Christmas is all about Jesus!!!
• That's why I'm so excited about this year's Christmas series "The Greatest Gift of All".
• We can't forget that in the midst of all the amazing Christmas traditions and stuff that JESUS IS THE GREATEST GIFT.
• There's nothing like seeing people discover Jesus for the first time...I hope I never get use to that experience.
• Finally to top off this amazing day we had ONE person receive Jesus as their King and Savior!!!
• One more thing...I'm not gonna go into it too much right now because I want to write more about this in a later blog but at the end of my message today we celebrated communion and I want to thank Ms. Linda and Ms. Gail for take our communion experience to a whole nothing level. WOW!!! You ladies were amazing!!! Thank you so much.
• That's all for now.

Sunday Rewind

• HOMECOMING 09 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!
• Today our church celebrated 33 years of ministry in Dahlonega Georgia.
• I am so grateful to all the people that came before us.
• THANK YOU...THANK YOU...THANK YOU for being faithful to the call that God placed in your hearts 33 years ago.
• Got to be honest at first the term "Homecoming" threw me off a bit. These days we use the term "Anniversary" to describe the service we celebrate the church's birthday. But the more I thought about it and especially after today I really think the term Homecoming is appropriate. Not only were our regular attenders there today but some of their family members joined them. We also had many returning guests along with some first time guests. On top of all that we even had some formers members return for this special worship experience. It really felt like a Homecoming! Don't know if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight!!!
• Our guest speaker, Tom Lawerence, did a great job bring the Word. If you missed the message check out our website the message is already uploaded.
• I didn't know it was possible but by the end of the service today I was more JACKED UP about the future of Dahlonega Assembly!
• DAGer's get ready our BEST IS YET TO COME!!!
• I got to say it the people at Dahlonega Assembly can cook some serious food!
• Right after the service we had a family style potluck luck and it was AMAZING!!!
• I'm still burping up some lunch:)
• The food was great but oh LORD the desserts were fantastic!
• I had a dessert called tres leches...can't even describe how amazing it was trust me it was good.
• And you can never go wrong with a oldie but a goody dessert like banana pudding. I helped myself to two...okay three helpings to the banana pudding. What can I say it was awesome!
• I want to thank all of the folks that made today a huge success.
• Without yall today would have never happened.
• I also want to take a moment and thank my amazing wife, Tami for all of her hard work this weekend. She truly is a super woman! She took care of our sick little boy, worked all week, helped organize this weekend, and still took care of me...honey thank you for putting up with me this week and still getting everything done...I LOVE YOU!

Sunday Rewind

• Had a great father's day worship experience today.
• OMG it was burning up outside at 10:30am!
• Thank God for A/C!!!
• My wife and son brought my Father's Day cards to church...with my gift!
• Think I'm going to frame them and hang them in my office:)
• Worship was great as always.
• Had some returning guests and some first time guests.
• Even though our attendance was low there was this overwhelming sense of God presence.
• Got some ideas for next year's father's day...
• We going to try to change the stat in Lumpkin County that men don't go to church on Father's Day.
• Sunday was a loud reminded that we need men in God's house.
• If we can reach the heart of the man in the household, we can reach the heart of the family!
• Continued our Oneprayer series...
• After church we had root beer floats.
• I don't know what it is about a root beer float but OMG I love them!
• Some folks didn't like root beer so they had a coke float...God save them:)
• Some of the men of the church started some much needed projects around the church.
• Just wanted to give a shout out to these amazing men of God. Thank you guys so much ya'll are my hero's!
• The rest of the day was fantastic! Just me, my wife, and our big boy...perfect!!!
• What a great Father's Day!

SUNDAY REWIND

• What a fantastic day!!!
• From the moment I woke up this morning I knew that we were going to have great day!
• Been praying that God would give us favor with our community...\
• This morning we had several first-time guest!
• HE is so faithful!!!
• Last couple of weeks I have been singing with the worship team.
• I love singing, it's been a lot of fun but eventually I want to get out of the worship teams way but until we rebuild our team I am more than willing to help.
• Jonnie and Laura have been doing a great job leading us into God's presence.
• THANKS LADIES! Ya'll are amazing!!!
• We have been praying for God to show up in supernatural ways...and it's happening.
• A couple of men that we have been praying for are literally being physically restore...PTL!!!
• I love to watch peoples faces when Jesus is all over them...
• They look like children on Christmas morning filled with excitement to learn what's in the perfectly wrapped present.
• This week we had Pastor Steven Furtick speak at DAG via DVD:)
• OMG!!! what a message!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Seriously if you haven't heard his OnePrayer message go now and listen to it.
• Our church was totally into it...laughing, Amening, shaking their heads, it really spoke to our hearts.
• Totally agree that we must remind ourselves that the God that we serve...the creator of the universe is GOOD & GREAT!
• SO STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AND THANK GOD FOR BEING GOOD AND GREAT...
• Several folks decided to begin to look at their circumstances and situations the way God see them...LIKE A BUG:)
• DAGer's can you image what will happen WHEN you and I begin to live this way everyday...
• We haven't seen anything yet.
• DAGer's ya'll better get ready because God is about to send the rain!!!
• Had some friends show up after service.
• Hung out with them for the afternoon and showed off D-town to them.
• A hand full of us got together for prayer this afternoon.
• I love praying with our folks!
• All in all it was a great day at DAG!
• I really love pastoring in Dahlonega.
• DAGer's our best is in front of us not in back...get ready!!!

SUNDAY REWIND

• First I want to say Sunday was amazing! God is definitely preparing us for something HUGE!
• With that being said the last couple of Sundays have been really humbling and interesting.
• Let me rewind back two weeks ago.
• It was personally one of the most tough Sundays that I have experienced in ministry.
• I struggled and wrestled with my message the night before.
• I had a message prepared but felt it was totally not for the morning...so I had no idea what to share.
• I was still dealing in my head and heart with the loss of a family...
• On top of all that we probably had our lowest attendance since we became the Senior Pastors of DAG.
• Remember this is way before we even started our Sunday AM Worship Experience.
• Anyway as usual we began with music but somewhere in the middle of the second song something happened...the Holy Spirit showed up!
• During the second song I felt inspired by the Holy Spirit to read Acts 2...the story of Pentecost.
• For the last couple of weeks I have been studying about the Holy Holidays in scripture.
• Being Pentecost Sunday I was inspired to read the account of when the Holy Spirit invaded the lives of 120 people.
• As I stood there reading this amazing story the Holy Spirit reminded me that when I don't know what to do or say just wait on Him and He will lead me.
• Suddenly our worship experience went from singing to praying!
• I realize that this is NOT very seeker friendly but honestly I don't care!!!
• I am tired of trying to keep up with the latest terms, ideas, and methods...all I know is that I LOVE JESUS and I WANT MORE OF HIM AND LESS OF ME!!!
• It was obvious that we needed an authentic move of His Holy Spirit and that's exactly what we got.
• As I read Acts 2 to our church that morning I felt like the Apostle Peter speaking to the crowd.
• There was this boldness and authoritative tone in my voice but at the same time with an encouraging overtone.
• I wanted our church to understand that God wasn't done with Dahlonega Assembly of God!!!
• I spoke about how the 120 people in the upper room must of felt at that moment...alone, discouraged, scared, weak, and abandoned.
• But the moment that the Holy Spirit showed up and infused them with POWER suddenly they felt like CHAMPIONS!
• Those 120 people were ready to take on the world and attack the gates of Hell with water guns.
• By the way remember what happened to the folks outside...
• When 120 people decided to move and operate in the power of the Holy Spirit 3000 people were added to the Kingdom of God that day.
• If you want people to be attracted to your church...I dare you to move in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• People are desperately looking for an authentic and intimate move of God.
• I believe that our worship experiences need to have a sense of order but please leave room for the HOLY SPIRIT to move. (I'm going to write more about this in a later post)
• Two weeks ago the Holy Spirit reminded me when we move and operate in His POWER nothing is impossible for God.
• It was a powerful morning as we prayed and encouraged each other...I believe that we will see salvation's and spiritual and physical healings from that worship experience.
• Right before we ended I mentioned that throughout the month of June I was going to be fasting and praying and consecrating the month June for the Lord.
• I also mentioned that starting next Sunday night from 4pm to 6pm we were going to start having a night of prayer.
• Let's fast forward to this past Sunday...
• It was a great service!
• Like many churches across the country we were starting the ONEPRAYER series.
• I was pretty excited that I wasn't speaking and was going to be able to be fed instead of feeding:)
• There were a couple of things that popped up that could have got me off track but I wasn't going to let it ruin the morning or our worship experience.
• I got to say that I am so proud of our worship leader Jonnie!!! She and her husband have been amazing friends and ministry partners.
• They are a huge blessing and encouragement to my wife and I...YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!
• After a fantastic time in worship we had a stinkin' awesome time in prayer!
• I don't know if it was because of the new series we were starting or the amazing service last Sunday but all I know is God is preparing us for something HUGE!
• After spending some time in prayer it was around 11:45am when we showed the ONEPRAYER message from Craig Groeschel.
• It was a powerful and timely message.
• As we continued to experience God in a intimate and powerful way we needed to be reminded that God IS LOVE...it's not what He does it's WHO HE IS!
• THAT'S POWERFUL!!!
• I highly recommend Craig's message.
• After our worship experience I had lunch with some of our leaders and talked about the past, present, and future of DAG.
• It was so exciting to hear how they wanted to see God do great things with our church!
• Afterwards we headed back to the church for our first SEEK HIM night.
• It was a powerful time of prayer and intercession.
• I read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and shared a little on this passage and then we dove right into it.
• If the last two weeks is a hint of what the future holds I can't wait.
• Let me encourage those of you who haven't been to church lately...it's time to get your butt back into church!
• Your best days aren't behind you (no pun intended) but in front of you.
• It would be our honor to help point you toward your DESTINY!!!
• WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY!