My friends at CCC came to KC and shot this video of the Wegers. It’s a great story and a must watch.

Finding Your Way Back to God Story- David & Debby from Restore Community Church on Vimeo.

When all else fails, do what Oprah does… right? Ok, maybe not. But this year for Christmas we wanting to empower generosity at Restore without pointing people in a specific direction. The people of Restore have proven that they know how to be generous and we knew it was time to dream up ways to give BIG this Christmas.

Here’s what we did: Troy McMahon was giving his normal warm wishes from the stage, updating people on some of the upcoming things at Restore when he stepped off the stage, onto a subwoofer, and then on to the floor, face to face with the people. He asked everyone to pull out there wallet. (That’s never a good thing when a church asked you directly to get your wallet out). He said “Take out your largest bill”…people did, hesitantly. He walked over to a man with a $10 bill, and handed him an additional $10 bill. Then to a woman with a $20 bill, then a $50, even on to a man with an $100 bill.

“What the heck are we supposed to do with this $?” was written all over their faces. “Watch this”, we told them.

Restore’s Big Give from Restore Community Church on Vimeo.

What do you think?? What are your churches doing this year? Would love to hear more idea.

Starting this Sunday, John, Paul, George, & Ringo will be taking us on a Christmas journey. Here’s the rundown:

• December 6th – “Revolution”
  Big Idea: Christmas was not meant to be just another holiday.  It was meant to be a revolution.
• December 13th – “Yesterday”
  Big Idea: Christmas is not about the past, but the future and as Christ-followers we are meant to be on the offensive in this world.
• December 20th – “All The Lonely People”
  Big Idea: Reaching out to people who are lonely is not just nice, its at the very heart of being a Christ-follower.
• December 27th – “Across The Universe”
  Big Idea: The world wants to conform us, but God wants to transform us.

At Restore we love to redeem all things in the world, including the British Invasion, and use it for the glory of God. Come check out the Christmas story through the eyes of The Beatles.