Weekend Highlights

1. We got a lot of rain in Oklahoma City over the weekend. It started on Friday and rained the entire weekend.

2. The grass and trees should be really happy. :)

3. My wife and I went on a date Thursday night. We had a great time.

4. We had a great day at People's Church. Tons of lives changed by the power of Christ.

5. I was deeply impacted by an 87-year-old man who came up to me yesterday after 1st experience with tears in his eyes and told me how he hadn't been that touched in years.

6. He encouraged me to remain faithful to Jesus and to finish the race. He told me that God was going to use me in a great way. I’m so greatly blessed by his encouraging words.

7. The step performance was awesome. The crew did a great job. I may put it on my blog this week so drop back by.

8. Our Creative Arts Department has been hitting it out of the park since we moved into our new building. They have tore it up during the Courageous series.

9. The message went well. I know God used it to encourage and inspire people to higher heights in Christ.

10. I talked about finishing your race and accomplishing your dreams.

11. The Thunder lost to the Lakers. LA played super great defense.

12. I know it's a long shot, but I'm pulling hard for the Thunder to beat the Lakers in this series.

13. My wife made this awesome dessert yesterday. I loved it.

14. I'm very excited about this coming up Sunday. I'm teaching a message titled Courage To Get Up. Start inviting now! God has so much more for you and those you know.

15. Get signed up today to be baptized in water on May 2. Email anita@peopleschurch.tv right now and let her know that you are going to be baptized and tell her which experience.

16. We started promoting Tiffany's Favorite Things on Sunday. On Mother's Day, we are giving out some great prizes to some moms. The prizes include a day at the spa, a Penn Square mall gift card and a Cheesecake Factory gift card. My wife will be sharing an inspiring Mother's Day message. Be sure to invite your family to be a part of our exciting Mother's Day experience. We will also be dedicating babies to the Lord on this special day.

17. Also on Mother's Day, we will be celebrating the 8 year anniversary of People's Church. I can't believe it's been 8 years! God has been so so so so so good!

Thursday's Download

1. Studying this morning for Sunday and for two talks I'm doing this afternoon to senior pastors in Mustang, OK.

2. I enjoy hanging out, investing and learning from other senior pastors.

3. I feel very inadequate at times to talk to other senior pastors. I don't know as much as people think I do.

4. I'm not putting off false humility with the above statement. The more I serve God and do ministry, the more I know that I don't know.

5. Today I'm talking to the senior pastors about two of my favorite subjects: family & vision. It will be fun.

6. On Sunday, we are having an incredible step performance in all 3 experiences.

7. I'm teaching a message called Courage To Fight!

8. Who are you inviting and bringing to church this Sunday? Invite somebody today! Seriously, their life could be changed forever!

9. Can't wait to take my gorgeous wife on a date. I think it's going to be dinner and a movie!

10. Yesterday was Jessica Jenkins’s, my wife’s and my assistant, one-year anniversary of working for us. Jessica and her husband, Jimmy, are quality people who love God with all of their hearts. Tiffany and I are very grateful that the Lord brought us a great assistant!

11. Did I say a STEP/STOMP performance this Sunday? I'm just sayin' that you better be there and bring some folks with you!

12. Looking forward to a relaxing weekend around the house!

Every Sunday Experience Opener

We kick off every experience with an inspirational vision video. We show the same video for around three to six months. This is our new experience opener that began on Easter Sunday! Great job, Andy!

People's Church Experience Opener from People's Church on Vimeo.

Step Performance This Sunday

This Sunday, I'm teaching a message titled Courage To Fight! I'm going to teach you how to fight for your dreams. Your dreams can come to pass! Also this Sunday, there will be an awesome step performance to go along with the message theme Courage To Fight. Who are you inviting and bringing with you to experience the love of Christ? Check out this short promo video of the step performance.

Step Team @ People's Church from People's Church on Vimeo.

Weekend Highlights

1. It was a great weekend for the Coopers!

2. On Friday night, my wife and I went out to eat with our Executive Team and their wives, and then we went to a Thunder game.

3. Its great to work with people you like and get along with.

4. On Saturday, we relaxed around the house for the majority of the day. One word comes to mind: NICE!

5. We had another great Sunday at PC!

6. Well over 100 people gave their lives to Christ!

7. People's Church was pushing 4000 people.

8. We were pushing 2000 people bigger than the Sunday after Easter last year. I am humbled by what God is doing at PC! Thank you, Jesus!

9. We had a record number of kids hearing the Gospel in our Kids Ministry!

10. Jody, our Kids Director, and his team are doing a fabulous job creating environments for kids to be impacted by Jesus. Way to go!

11. Amena Brown, a nationally acclaimed poet, tore it up! She has an anointing on her poetry. Very powerful and inspiring.

12. I encourage pastors to bring Amena to your church. She will be a blessing. We will for sure have her back to PC!

13. The message went well. I want PCer's to have the Courage To Dream. See it, believe it and build it! Go for it! God is with you!

14. I encouraged people to get baptized on May 2. Don't put it off or make excuses! I want you to experience God's blessings in its fullest, and that requires obedience. I'm so excited to celebrate this milestone in your walk with Christ on May 2. Get signed up, and get ready!

15. We sang the song Moving Forward! That is an inspiring song.

16. We showed a promo video of a step performance that will be taking place at People's Church this coming up Sunday. It's going to be awesome!

17. I am teaching a message called Courage To Fight this coming up Sunday!

18. My one-year-old son really likes me to read books to him. I just read a Curious George book to him.

19. I'm meeting with a future church planter this morning. I really enjoy talking with church planters.

20. I'm excited, humbled, challenged, stretched and pumped up by what God is doing at People's Church.

Don't Miss This

1. This Sunday is Courage To Dream! Your dreams can come to pass. Be there! God has great things in store for you!

2. Bring a carload of kids this Sunday to People's Church. Last week was Elmo and this Sunday, Cookie Monster will be at People's Church for all 3 experiences! Hundreds of kids will have a blast with Cookie Monster, inflatables, the Playland, games and most importantly, they will learn about Jesus!

3. Be sure to bring back your ticket and drop by the east lobby for the opportunity to win one of 2000 prizes, including flat screen TV's.

4. Nationally acclaimed poet, Amena Brown, will be rocking the house with her mad poetry skillz. This is going to be incredible! I can't wait!

5. Praise and Worship is going to be awesome! We are going to make Jesus famous!

6. Who are you inviting to PC with you this Sunday? Call, email, text, facebook, twitter, drop by a co-workers desk and invite everybody you know today. Your invite could change somebody's life forever!

Easter Experience Drum Opener

Two of our drummers "tore" it up to begin each Easter experience! Check out this Easter opener! Be there Sunday for another exciting experience at People's Church: Sundays @ 9AM, 10:30AM & 12PM.

Easter Drum Opener from People's Church on Vimeo.

Experience IT This Sunday @ People's Church

This Sunday, we are having the nationally acclaimed poet, Amena Brown, at People's Church in all three experiences. You will be deeply moved, inspired, motivated and encouraged as you experience Amena’s unbelievable and anointed skills. On Sunday, don't forget to bring your ticket back and drop by the table in the lobby for the opportunity to win one of 2000 prizes including flat screen TV’s. Oh yeah, Cookie Monster will be in the kids’ area at PC! Who are you inviting for this amazing Sunday?

Amena Brown from People's Church on Vimeo.

Easter Weekend Highlights

1. Wow, wow, wow! What a great Sunday at People's Church!

2. We had almost 5000 people in attendance.

3. There were 350 decisions for Christ. Wow! Thank you, Jesus!

4. The videos were awesome! Seriously! Our Video Team is amazing. They bring the heat every week.

5. The painter did a great job of painting Jesus on the cross painting during worship. It was a powerful moment.

6. The special song, This Is Your Life by Switchfoot, was awesome and thought-provoking right before I taught the message.

7. The Worship Team did great. I loved the hymn.

8. I played mind games with myself on Saturday night. I kept thinking nobody was going to show up. Weird but those thoughts kept flooding my mind.

9. I woke up at 3:50AM Sunday morning and couldn't go back to sleep. My mind was racing.

10. Easter was great. If I had it to do again, I think I would have added one Saturday night experience.

11. The OKC Thunder clinched a playoff spot on Saturday night! Go Thunder!

12. Butler is playing for the National Championship. I would have never picked them. Way to go, Butler! I'm pulling for them to win it all.

13. Saturday was a busy day. I went to the gym, to my little brother's baseball game, my uncle’s 50th birthday party and studied and put the final touches on the message.

14. This Sunday was great, but next Sunday will be great as well. We are having nationally acclaimed poet, Amena Brown, with us in all 3 experiences. She will be rocking the house at People's Church this coming up Sunday.

15. This coming up Sunday, I will be teaching a message titled Courage To Dream! It's going to be a fun day.

16. This coming up Sunday, we will be giving away over 2000 prizes, so bring your ticket back and drop by the lobby and hopefully you win one of the big screen TV's. :)

17. We had Elmo make a special visit to PC yesterday. The kids loved it.

18. Elmo's friend will be making a special visit to People's Church this coming up Sunday. Yes, ladies and gentleman, Cookie Monster will be at People's Church on Sunday! Bring a truck load of kids, and they will have a blast, and we will teach them about Jesus.

19. We were almost 2000 people bigger than last year's Easter. Insane! Go God!

20. Thank you to the People's Church staff for praying up a storm and working so hard to pull off a home run Easter. It's an honor to serve PC with you all.

10 Questions The Unchurched Aren't Asking

1. Who is speaking on Sunday?

2. Do you sing hymns or choruses?

3. What denomination are you affiliated with?

4. What version of the Bible do you use?

5. Do you have Sunday school or small groups?

6. How do I go deep?

7. Are there a lot of crosses and pictures of Jesus in your church?

8. Is your pastor's teaching exegetical, topical or some other method?

9. How do I become a member or transfer my membership?

10. Does your church have the latest technology?

It’s Easter, so don't you dare think inward but instead, think outward! Many first-time guests who don't know Christ will be showing up at your church. People need Christ! Jesus is the answer! They aren't asking the questions that many church people are asking. They don't understand all of the insider language of the church world. Give them Jesus this weekend! They need to hear the simplicity of the Gospel! God and His Word changes lives!

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