Previously, pastors would celebrate their pastoral anniversary by having a banquet at a hotel or banquet hall. This year we decided to change the game and hold my 10th Anniversary aboard The Spirit of Chicago.  We had an AWESOME time! I want to thank Mary Taylor, our staff, and our members for making this a memorable occasion.

Enjoy the video!

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES & MUSIC MICHAEL!
1958-2009

Sunday services are over, but, my mind is STILL spinning…

1. I honestly feel that this weekends services were the most amazing services we’ve ever had since I became pastor in 1999.
2. Our total church attendance was over 2,500 for the first time in the history of our church!
3. I preached about God’s historical bailouts & (The Full Coverage Plan, The “I AM” Plan, The Provision Plan) & closed with The Greatest Bailout that ever happened – The Resurrection Plan!
4. Our NEW & IMPROVED Video Venue Service had over 220 for the first time today!  I want to thank all the ushers, greeters, deacons, ministers, and security who served in our Video Venue – YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST!
5. Our 100-voice choir was OFF THE CHAIN as they slammed Donald Lawrence’s “Matthew 28.”
6. Honestly, I believe Mars Hill has the best Worship & Fine Arts Ministry – PERIOD!  There are churches with larger ministries & celebrity musicians & personalities.  However, I’ll take our anointing over any celebrity!
7. Folks…what happened yesterday at our church IS NOT NORMAL…it wasn’t a “nice service”…it was a move of God!  I’ve honestly never been a part of something like what happened today…and it’s only the beginning.
8. Religion is all about what we do to get to God…Christianity is all about what God did to get to us!
9. THAT is one of the problems with church today…we’ve became “normal” when the call of Christ on our lives is to change the world-”normal” people can’t do that!
10. We will continue this series on Sunday…expecting/praying for God to do amazing things AGAIN!

AND…to My Mars Hill Family…a personal note…

Reality is this…satan got his butt kicked this weekend!  Hell is going to be less crowded!  People crossed over from death to life.  The way a community is changed is by the church preaching AND living the Gospel…and I believe we are going to continue to see Jesus do the unexplainable and undeniable…and we, His church, will continue to become unstoppable!

He’s alive-we win…now all we need to do is continually run up the score!!!

I LOVE you guys…I LOVE our church…I LOVE serving here…there is NOTHING ELSE on the planet I would rather do!  I’m bought in!!!

I can’t wait to see what happens next!

I guess you all know by now that my baby and I attended the John Legend & Raphael Saadiq concert Friday Night @ Cadillac Palace Theater & it was ALL THAT!!!  Since I'm into Neo-soul music & a great fan of both (been a Tony, Toni, Tone fan since "Feels Good"), a good friend hooked me up w/an autograph that I would like to share – Thanks Sheila!!!

Raphael Saadiq is a standard bearer for what folks call 'old school' music, a
contemporary artist continuing a time-honored tradition that goes back
to the '60s and '70s. From his early days as a member of the
groundbreaking '80s group Tony! Toni! Toné!  After leaving the group, Raphael recorded two singles for hit movies
(1995's "Ask of You" from "Higher Learning" and "Me & You" from
"Boyz in the Hood").  In 2000, he created the supergroup Lucy Pearl
(with En Vogue's Dawn Robinson and A Tribe Called Quest's Ali Shaheed
Muhammad) and the team's much-appreciated sole self-titled album
received Grammy, American Music Awards and Soul Train Music Awards
nominations.  The first leg of the North American tour kicks off November 19 at
Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN, and heads to Chicago on 11/20 – 11/21 and continues through December
13.  

Enjoy this for now yall…

Hey family – this is Glenda Williams, my boy's (Pastor Marvin Williams) sister from Tabernacle Community Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan and SHE'S THE REAL DEAL!!! She's competing to be "America's Next Sunday Best." I want you all to check out her demo & <CLICK HERE> to cast your vote NOW!

Please do me a favor and tell EVERYONE you know to cast their vote too! Here's the link (www.sundaybestcasting.com/people/Levite26) for you to copy & paste and send to your contacts.  Let your voice be heard!

Thanks again for helping!!!
Go Glenda!!!

Mars Hill is about to compete against 3 other choirs in Verizon Wireless’ “How Sweet The Sound” Gospel Choir competition. If we win, we will represent Chicago in Atlanta, GA.

We’re already claiming victory in Jesus’ name!

Mars Hill, I’m proud of you!