Greensboro Campus

Notes Pastor Brett Wrote

May 7, 2008

Hey Seacoast!
 
I hope great things are going on for you this week!
I just want to let you know of some things going
on with Seacoast!
 
* We had a very successful Yard Sale last weekend
and raise over $500 for VBS! Thank you to all who 
helped and donated items! If you can volunteer 
to help kids become fully devoted to Christ through 
VBS this summer, please contact Carrie at 
carriethompson@seacoast.org

* Seacoast's new website is up and running. Still 
some tweaks here and there, but it looks great! 
Go check it out! www.seacoast.org

* Don't forget First Wednesday this week! As I 
said Sunday, we are trying something completely 
different tonight! Come and see what! 6:15-dinner 
7pm-Worship

* Dont forget about our Love and Respect Marriage 
Conference coming June 13-14! Please see Robin at 
the Information Table Sunday for info on how to 
get registered! for more info on the conference, 
visit www.loveandrespect.com  It is going to be an 
awesome learning experience for couples and can 
really transform your relationship!

* Sunday Prayer- come out Sundays at 6:30pm for a 
time of teaching on prayer and then putting it 
into action! Learn how to make prayer a powerful 
part of your life!

I am really excited about what God is doing in and 
through our church right now! We are seeing lives 
transformed by the power of the gospel, and we are 
seeing our church grow! Invite someone to DISCOVER 
God's presence this weekend!

Here's a question for you this week..
How can you love your "enemies" this week? By your 
actions, words, resources...what are you doing to 
love people whom you don't see eye to eye with, or 
even those who have hurt you? I would love to hear 
some stories of how you are applying this principle 
in your life!

This weekend we continue our series called "Reflect" 
with a message about judging others! Hope to see you 
this Sunday!

 
Brett Thompson
Campus Pastor- Seacoast Greensboro
DISCOVER.   GROW.   SERVE.
www.seacoastchurch.org
Church: 336-852-5630
Cell: 336-708-1022
Twitter: seacoastgso

First Wednesday

What a great First Wednesday service last night! First of all, hats of to the Knowles crew and Leslee Hicks for a great meal! Our times of worship are always great, but last night you could really sense that God was there and speaking to us. In case you missed it last night we tried something a bit different. After worship, we broke out into our small groups to discuss "Loving our Enemies" in our Reflect series. It was really awesome to see people doing life together in their small groups all over the campus! I'm really excited about where God has us an where He is taking us and I'm glad to be able to do it with some of the greatest people on the planet! See you again Sunday!

P.S. Guys....Sunday is Mother's Day....just a heads up! :)

Volunteer Spotlight

Hey Seacoast! This is going to be a new monthly installment from me!
We have so many people who make ministry happen at Seacoast. They humbly serve week to week and make Seacoast an amazing place to come and connect with God.

I heard this quote and it really resonated with me and reminded me of all of our volunteers at Seacoast: "Great churches aren't built on the talents of a few, but the sacrifices of many."

Thanks to all our volunteers who sacrifice so much to make our church great and help people become fully devoted to Jesus!

This is where you come in! Send me an email or comment here and let me know about a volunteer who deserves to be spotlighted!

Marriage Conference in June!

Join us for the Love and Respect marriage conference right here at Seacoast Greensboro June 13-14, 2008!

This conference will provide answers on how to crack the communication code and break unhealthy cycles in your marriage. A womans greatest need is to feel loved, and a man's greatest need is to feel respected. Learn how to acheive both at this 2-day conference!

For more info, go to www.loveandrespect.com or call the church at 336-852-5630

Newcomers Lunch this weekend

If you are new to Seacoast, or would just like to know more about us. Join us for our Newcomers Lunch this weekend immediately following the 11:00am service. Lunch is on us! The goal of Newcomers is to answer any questions you may have about Seacoast, as well as helping you find your next step...small groups? Serving? Membership?

I hope you will join us!

Notes Pastor Brett Wrote

April 28, 2008

Hey Seacoast Greensboro!

As many of you know, Carrie and I got to spend the weekend in Charleston, SC. We 
had a great time just getting away and also getting to visit 4 Seacoast Campuses 
in 2 days! It was pretty awesome, and I will talk about that in a little bit. 
The one thing that stuck out to us most yesterday as we visited the other 
campuses was how much we missed our campus! I can truly say that there is 
nowhere we would rather be on a Sunday morning than worshiping and serving God 
with all of you! I know you all enjoyed Pastor Jeff and Melanie and Will from 
the Irmo campus. Drop them an email and tell them thanks!

It was really an eye-opening trip for us to see that we truly are "One Church in 
Many Locations". That's not just a tagline. It's true. Everywhere we went, we 
were family and you all are a part of that family. The leadership at each campus 
are thinking about and praying for YOU! People at the other campuses wanted to 
know what God was doing in Greensboro and how you all were doing. We really are 
ONE CHURCH. Take some time this week and pray for our other locations!

Another thought I had this weekend was just how great you guys all are at 
serving to create a Seacoast 'experience' that will help people become fully 
devoted followers of Christ. Everywhere we went there were volunteers that were 
not only doing tasks, but making ministry happen. Every single piece of what we 
do on the weekend has the potential to help someone connect with God. You are 
all doing an outstanding job! If you are not yet plugged in and volunteering in 
the church, do it! God wants to use you in some way to lead people to a 
relationship with Him.

Lastly, I looked at the success of the campuses we visited; the hundreds of 
people worshiping and growing at each service we attended; and I realized that 
God WANTS that to happen here. He WANTS us to reach as many people as possible. 
He WANTS us to be an influence on our community. As much as I want it, God wants 
it even more! I am just glad and humbled that I get to be a part of seeing that 
happen, and you do too! Get ready...big things are just around the corner for 
Seacoast Greensboro! Invite someone to come this weekend!

It's Pastor Greg's line, but I'll use it too. I love being your pastor!


UPCOMING!
Yard Sale THIS Saturday from 7:30am-11:00am- we still need some volunteers to 
serve as well as your donations of gently used items! Please contact Carrie for 
more info: carriethompson@seacoast.org or 336-708-1042

Newcomers Luncheon- THIS Sunday immediately following service. Let's have lunch 
together as you learn more about Seacoast and how you can get plugged in! If you 
are planning on attending, please respond to this email or call 852-5630.




Brett Thompson
Campus Pastor- Seacoast Greensboro
DISCOVER.   GROW.   SERVE.
www.seacoastchurch.org
Church: 336-852-5630
Cell: 336-708-1022

Notes Pastor Brett Wrote

April 24, 2008

Hey Seacoast!
I hope you are all having a great week! This weekend should be exciting as we 
are going to have a guest campus pastor and worship leader! Pastor Jeff from the 
Irmo, SC campus will be leading our service this week and Will DiMirra and 
Melanie Kinney from the Irmo campus will be leading worship! Just another 
advantage of being one church in many locations!

This weekend we continue our series called "Reflect". I hope that you are 
getting the most out of this by studying along with a small group. The study 
guides are amazing and really help you to go deeper into the message each week. 
If you are a part of a small group, why dont you drop me a note or email and let 
me know how God is using your small group and this study to impact your life. I 
would love to hear about it! Also, if you are interested in leading or hosting a 
group, please let us know!

I also wanted to let you know that on May 3 from 7:30am-11:30am we will be 
holding a church-wide yard sale right here at Seacoast! It's springtime and I 
know that we all have things around the house that we would like to sell. Bring 
it to the church on Saturday, April 26 from 1-3pm or after service on April 27. 
We have a designated area where we can store donated items until the day of the 
sale. Proceeds from the sale will go to Kidscoast! It is also a great way to 
meet and connect with people in our community! If you can help with the sale, 
please contact Carrie at carriethompson@seacoast.org or at 336-852-5630.

Brett Thompson
Campus Pastor- Seacoast Greensboro
DISCOVER.   GROW.   SERVE.
www.seacoastchurch.org
Church: 336-852-5630
Cell: 336-708-1022

Notes Pastor Brett Wrote

April 1, 2008

Hey Seacoast!

I hope you are having a good week this week despite not seeing the sun all week! 
Well if you need to get out and about, your opportunity comes Wednesday night! 
Join us for First Wednesday service! We will have dinner together at 6:15, then 
worship together at 7:00. Don't miss it!

I am really excited about what God is doing in the church right now. I hear so 
many great stories of life-change and it is all because of Jesus! It seems like 
I have to say this every week, but this past weekends service was one of the 
most powerful I think we have had. If you missed it, you will definitely want to 
go to the website and watch the message from this weekend.

Let me remind you of the sentence that was the basis for the message. Im sure 
that even though it's only Tuesday we could all use a reminder. Here it is: In 
God's RELENTLESS PURSUIT of us he uses "NO FISH MOMENTS" to lead us to "BECAUSE 
YOU SAY SO" obedience, resulting in BOAT SINKING MIRACLES that can CHANGE OUR 
DESTINIES forever.

Keep that sentence in mind this week. How is God calling you to obedience this 
week? What miracles does he want to do in your life as a result of you saying 
"because YOU say so"? I can't wait to hear the stories of what God is doing in 
your life as a result of your obedience to Him and His purpose for you!

Dont forget First Wednesday this week!

Also if you are NEW to Seacoast and want to know more, Newcomers is this 
weekend. Plan to stay for lunch and get to know us and find out what your next 
step is!

And dont forget that in 2 weeks we will be kicking off a new small group study 
that we would like EVERYONE involved in! More information on the "REFLECT" 
series to come!

See you all Wednesday night!

Brett Thompson
Campus Pastor- Seacoast Greensboro
DISCOVER.   GROW.   SERVE.
www.seacoastchurch.org
Church: 336-852-5630
Cell: 336-708-1022

Seacoast / SWNA Easter Egg Hunt

Notes Pastor Brett Wrote

Marhc 19, 2008

Hi everyone!

It's hard to believe, but Easter is almost here! I've read that the next time 
Easter comes around this early will be the year 2228! I will be 255 years old 
then....

It felt kind of strange having an Easter Egg hunt on the 3rd weekend of March, 
but we did and it was amazing! Let me just say that you all knocked it out of 
the park with this community outreach. It was a huge success! Let me just say a 
gigantic "Thank You!" to all of you who were involved from stuffing eggs to 
setting up, blowing up balloons, painting little faces, and everything else that 
went into it. It was a blast and great to be out in the community!

This could be one of the most powerful weekends we have ever had at Seacoast. I 
know that God responds when we open our hearts to Him, and this is a weekend 
that many will do just that. I want to encourage you to take some time this 
Friday evening and visit our Good Friday experience. The church will be open 
from 5:30pm-9:00pm for you to come through and reflect, pray, and respond to the 
remembrance of what Jesus went through for each one of us. It is a reminder of 
how much he went through and it is a reminder of just how much He loves us. 
Parents, this can be an amazing time for your family to go through the different 
stations together and focus on what this season is all about!

Then Sunday morning we are going to celebrate the good news that we don't serve 
a God that is dead, but a living God who wants a relationship with us. Please do 
invite as many as you can to hear that message this weekend. You can be a 
connector to the power of the gospel for someone this Easter. That can be an 
incredible experience, and one that is not only life changing, but eternity 
changing because of what Jesus accomplished by defeating death!!

I can't wait to worship and celebrate with you this Easter!

Brett Thompson
Campus Pastor- Seacoast Greensboro
DISCOVER.   GROW.   SERVE.
www.seacoastchurch.org
Church: 336-852-5630
Cell: 336-708-1022