“Wide Awake” = A Hopeful “Thriller”

Last night at Mosaic at the Mayan club, the music, the message, and the entire experience was remarkable! I felt like I was catching a glimpse of the future!

One of the most amazing moments came during the dance. We had planned to have this dance during this particular Sunday of “The Unexplainable” series since the topic was “Jesus’ Power Over Death” from John 11. It just so happened some of our best dancers who have been traveling the world were all back in town. Throughout the dance, you could not help but think of Michael Jackson. It felt like an homage to “Thriller” but with a goal of bringing hope rather than fear. 🙂

Interesting side note: Erwin McManus spoke last night. He was born August 28, 1958 – one day before Michael Jackson who was born August 29, 1958.

Erwin @ Catalyst: “Become the Hero God Created You to Be”

Erwin’s talk at Catalyst West Coast continues to resonate.

Here were some of the insights:

“Dream = imagine a future worth pursuing, discover a dream that would make the world a better place”

“Wake up! Stop just doing the same things you have always done and change how you think and how you live!”

“When faced with a challenge, we can either adopt (quit), abdicate (become bitter), or adapt (overcome).”

“We cannot choose the context of our lives, but we can choose the content.”

“Adapting requires taking personal responsibility and having the humility to ask for help.”

“To change the current trajectory of our lives, we need to be be willing to do things we had previously seen as beneath us or beyond us.”

“What if we started a movement where everyone lived a heroic life?”

Carlos Awakens the Hero From Within (from the Mosaic Film Team)

Exponential’s Interview with Erwin

Erwin McManus was interviewed by Dave Ferguson and Todd Wilson from the Exponential Church Network concerning topics such as:

LISTEN HERE

Teleseminar with Erwin McManus on October 15

teleseminarOur next teleseminar will take place on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 9:00am Pacific Time (12:00pm Eastern Time). Erwin McManus will join me on the call. We’ll talk about what’s new at Mosaic, what Erwin is working on with Wide Awake, the future, and we’ll take a few questions from callers.

You can register here.

The call is free and feel free to encourage those you know to participate as well.