Robert Pooley

Merry Christmas!!

 

"And the word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood."  John 1:14a

 

Merry Christmas from the Pooley Family to yours...

May this best your best Christmas ever!!!

Little Drummer Boy

Hope you are having a great Christmas season...  Here's a rocking version of Little Drummer boy...  Turn you speakers up loud!!   Enjoy...

What's going on with the new moon?

Man on the moon has been busy...  this just in.

From this week's Coast Newsletter

A few rambles before Christmas.. 

**I hope you are slowing down long enough to really enjoy this Christmas season.  Sunday I spoke about being in the moment during Christmas...  My prayer is that you would enjoy every second of your Christmas this year.  

 

**Loving God and loving people is something we do all year long, but it is especially important during the Christmas season.  Take time to spend time with Jesus during Christmas and let His love flow through you to others.

 

**You've heard it said that Jesus is the reason for the season... but I actually think we are the reason for the season....  Jesus came for us... to make a way for us to have a relationship with the Father.   What an amazing thing!

 

**You ever wondered what the angels must have been feeling watching the God of the universe being born in a stable, taking his first steps, having to have his diaper changed?  I can't even begin to imagine what could have been going on in their minds.

 

**Because of the economy, giving is down 20 to 25% all over the nation in churches.   Coast is no exception.  Would you consider making a special monetary Christmas gift to Coast this year, above and beyond your tithe?  The ministry of Coast is one of the best investments you can make.

 

**I am really looking forward to "Awakening"  We will be fasting together as a church for 21 days in January.  The staff will be doing a Daniel fast during that time, which basically is fruits and vegetables only.  Water to drink.  (No Starbuck's... wow.)  You can participate any way you can... fasting the whole time...  or on certain days.   I really believe that this is going to be a launching pad for the amazing ministry that Coast is going to do in 2009...   It will also be a great place for God to speak into your life.  I will be posting more info on fasting in the weeks to come.

 

**Its great seeing all the new faces at Coast each week.  If you are new to Coast... you definitely want to connect with one of our many small groups.... you can email Pam at jeffpam@mchsi.com  for more info.   If you have been coming to Coast for awhile... make sure you meet some of the new families...  Who knows, your next best friend may have just started attending...

 

**I can't wait till Sunday...  I love Sunday's at Coast anyway.... but this week is going to be so special that I literally am counting down the minutes till Sunday.  Looking forward to celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior with you on Sunday.

 

Let's Rock the World together!

Cya Sunday,

Robert

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Awakening

As many of you know, I start every year with a short fasting retreat with several Pastor friends.  Every year it just seems to jump start what God is going to do at Coast Community Church.  Over the last couple of years I started bringing some of our staff and it was a tremendous blessing to them. 

This year we are going to join together with several churches to be a part of a 21 day time of prayer and fasting.  I believe this is going to set the stage for the miraculous year we are going to have at Coast.

Some really great churches are participating in this fast, including Life Church in Edmonton, Oklahoma, Celebration Church in Jacksonville, Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge and many more.

We will be providing information about fasting options, different types of fasts and a 21 day prayer devotional.   Watch this space for more info if you are from Coast or go to www.awake21.org if you are a pastor looking for more info.

Here's a welcome from Stoval Weems from Celebration Church.

General Invitation from Stovall Weems from Celebration Church on Vimeo.

Twitter

 

I will only be blogging occasionally till after the first of the year...  In the meantime, you can follow me on twitter... click here.

That's the way it goes...

Hate it when somebody steals my design for their Christmas light display.

Congrats!!

Congratulations to the Florida Gators (This hurts so much) on winning the SEC championship.  In my opinion Tim Tebow is the best player in college football right now.  He is an amazing leader on the field... and he loves the Lord.   What a role model for young boys... that you can be a warrior on the field while serving God with all your heart.  If I had a Heisman vote... Tebow would get it. 

Now having said all that...  Go Noles...  And wait till next year.  blah, blah, blah.

Coming in January