February 10, 2009

Hey Seacoast!
I hope you are able to get out and enjoy this blast
of Spring weather that we have been having! I just
wanted to update you on a few things going on 
around here and encourage you that you are all 
making a difference here at Seacoast!

First, in case you missed it this week; Seacoast 
was on the news! WFMY came out on Sunday night to 
cover the kickoff to Financial Peace University! 
Our own Daniel Strayer and Amy Cole were 
interviewed and did a great job! Here's a link in 
case you missed it!
http://www.tinyurl.com/fpu-seacoastgso

Other things you should know about!
WORSHIP- Join us this weekend as we continue 
"I Have Some Questions" This week we are taking 
questions about the church; Seacoast and the 
Church "Universal". You also don't want to miss 
Pastor Greg exposing one of my most embarrassing 
moments during the message this week. Yikes!

CONNECT- Our LifeGroups (formerly "Small Groups") 
are ongoing now and having a great time discussing 
the message from the weekend further. To get 
connected, just check "Being in a LifeGroup" on 
your connect card this week.

GROW- Don't forget to subscribe to "After the 
Message" on our website at www.seacoast.org It is 
a great tool for further study during the week. 
Also, if you are a manly man...join us for Men's 
Group Wednesday nights at 7pm!

SERVE- A couple of opportunities to serve this 
week... This Saturday Lou and Chris McCarthy are 
moving and could use some muscle! If you are 
available Saturday morning and can lend a hand, 
please let me know and I will get you the details. 
Also, on Saturday morning a group of us are heading 
to the Ronald McDonald House to cook breakfast for 
the families there. Again, if you are interested, 
please contact me and Ill get you up to speed.

SHARE- Do you have a specific list of people that 
you are praying will accept Christ? If not, take 
some time to make one and get praying. A great way 
to help them get there is to invite them to a 
Seacoast service!

That's about it for now! Cant wait to see 
everyone on Sunday!

Brett Thompson | Seacoast Church
Greensboro Campus Pastor
p. 336.852.5630
c. 336.708.1022
w. www.seacoast.org
b. http://brettthompson.blogspot.com
t. twitter.com/seacoastgso

January 28, 2009

Hey Seacoast! 

For those of you who have been doing the 21-day 
fast I just want to say how proud I am as your 
pastor that you took this on! I know from talking 
to many of you that it has been a powerful time 
in hearing from God and just being more clear 
and focused. Only a few more days, so lets 
finish strong! I also want to thank those of you 
who have been praying for me and my family and 
your church. We certainly have felt the results 
of your prayers.

A few really cool things are happening around 
here! First, please be inviting friends and 
neighbors to our "I Have Some Questions" series. 
And keep sending in your questions to 
pastorgreg@seacoast.org!

Next, the Men's group has started up again and is 
meeting on Wednesday nights at 7pm in the 
multi-purpose room. Join us!

Financial Peace University begins in a couple of 
weeks! Starts Feb. 8! Contact 
vicbeaver@seacoast.org for all the details and 
tell your friends about it!

We are excited to announce that on Feb 28 from 
10am to 12n we will be hosting a Career Strategy 
and Employment Coaching seminar here at Seacoast! 
The speaker will be Corliss McGinty a certified 
as a life coach, career practitioner, and 
outplacement specialist. More info can be found 
here: http://www.softsolutionsconsulting.com/
This is meant to be a tool to help those in our 
community in these tough economic times. Please 
help us spread the word!

Thats it for now! Cant wait to see everyone on 
Sunday!

Brett Thompson | Seacoast Church
Greensboro Campus Pastor
p. 336.852.5630
c. 336.708.1022
w. www.seacoast.org
b. http://brettthompson.blogspot.com
t. twitter.com/seacoastgso

January 20, 2009

What a week already!
We celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. day, there's 
snow on the ground, and we have a new President. 
Wow, and it is only Tuesday!

Hope that this email is finding you well today. 
Just wanted to touch base on a couple of things:

First, what a great service we had Sunday. 
Week one of "I Have Some Questions" was awesome! 
If you missed it, be sure and go to the website, 
www.seacoast.org and watch it. Also, don't forget 
that on the website as well you can click on 
"After the Message" for more resources to help 
you grow between weekends. You can also subscribe 
to "After the Message" and it will send these 
resources throughout the week directly to your 
email. What a great tool to use.

I think you can tell by week one that this is a 
really good series to invite friends to. Be thinking 
this week of who you can invite to join us this 
weekend.

Men of Seacoast, we will be joining together this 
Wednesday night at the church at 7pm to continue 
or doctrinal and Bible studies. Hope to see you 
there!

Also, please continue to send your email questions 
to Pastor Greg at pastorgreg@seacoast.org Come on 
Greensboro, lets represent with some of our 
questions being answered in an upcoming week!

One more, dont forget that we will have our 
Financial Peace preview immediately following 
service this coming Sunday!

Hope you have a great week. Drive safe on the 
slick roads and try to stay warm. Keep up the good 
work on the 21-Day fast too, and remember we have 
a message board for the fast going on our 
Facebook page! http://tinyurl.com/94kx9u

Brett Thompson | Seacoast Church
Greensboro Campus Pastor
p. 336.852.5630
c. 336.708.1022
w. www.seacoast.org
b. http://brettthompson.blogspot.com
t. twitter.com/seacoastgso

Here at Seacoast, we have entered a 21-day fast this week.
I've noticed and heard a lot of talk (grumbling) about fasting and how difficult it is. Believe me, I understand what a stretch some of this may be for some of you. Especially those of you doing the Daniel Fast. Let me take a pastoral moment to point you to Matthew 6:16-18

16 “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

This verse clearly says that we are to go about our lives normally when we fast...in other words, put your big boy pants on and dont complain about it to others. It is to be done with humility and honor. Its a 'get to' not a 'have to'. As Christ followers we 'get to' fast and hear from our God. Its an awesome thing for us, and a very personal one.

I would love to hear what God is doing in your life through the fast, but lets not get into 'looking gloomy' or grumbling about how hard it is. Lets celebrate that we get to enter into this time with God! OK? OK...carry on!

January 12, 2009

Hey Seacoasters!
Great to worship and grow together yesterday. 
What a powerful message from Pastor Greg. I have 
heard such great things from people about the 
message as well as excitement about our 21 day 
fast that started last night. I hope you'll 
give me a minute or two of your time today to 
talk about both of these, especially if you 
weren't there yesterday. I know many of you 
were out of town, sick, or serving in Kidscoast 
yesterday and I want to make sure we are all 
together on this one.

First, yesterday Pastor Greg laid out his vision 
for us yesterday. It was that we all would 
discover God's will for our lives by evaluating 
and moving forward in our spiritual growth and 
discipline. A tool that is available to you is 
mynextsteps.org. Go to www.mynextsteps.org and 
take the spiritual health assesment. When you 
finish it you will be given a wheel graph just 
like the one from Pastor Greg sermon yesterday. 
Click on an area in which you would like to 
grow, and it will bring up a ton of resources 
to help you. IMPORTANT!!!: In addition to that, 
we will be having a class THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT on 
how to develop a written spiritual growth plan. 
Come out at 7pm. Childcare will be provided. 
You will walk away with a plan that you can use 
this year to grow in connecting, serving, growing, 
sharing and connecting. This class is HIGHLY 
recommended no matter where you are in your faith.

Second, yesterday we began a 21-day fast. This is 
exciting, and I am really proud of so many of you 
really taking it seriously. For more info on the 
fast you can go to www.gregsurratt.org or 
www.awake21.org Also, we have a discussion board 
going on our Facebook page here: 
http://tinyurl.com/94kx9u , unless of course you 
are fasting from Facebook! If not, then go there 
and get in on the discussion. You can post what 
God is speaking to you through the fast, prayer 
requests, or just hold each other accountable. 
Let us know what you are fasting!

Let me close with a quote from the message 
yesterday. "If nothing were impossible, and God’s 
will was being accomplished in your life, what 
would that look like?" Can't wait to see the 
answers to that come to life in 2009!

Love you guys! Email me back with your thoughts, 
Id love to partner with you through this fast...
and dont forget about the class on Wednesday 
night!


Brett Thompson | Seacoast Church
Greensboro Campus Pastor
p. 336.852.5630
c. 336.708.1022
w. www.seacoast.org
b. http://brettthompson.blogspot.com
t. twitter.com/seacoastgso