One of my favorite movies is “Field of Dreams.” We all have heard the memorable line from this classic, “Build it and they will come.”  Looking back over the last three years here in Frisco, I actually think the opposite has happened. They are coming and we must build it.

I am humbled and grateful for all the people and families who are finding a home at Northstar. We are doing everything we can to accommodate the continuing influx of believers and seekers. We now have two services that are both close to being full. We are providing opportunities to connect and serve. And together, we are building a permanent home that will serve as a launching pad for our continued reach into North Dallas.

As I have said from the beginning, we are not building a monument. We are facilitating a movement. As this striking new facility has come out of the ground and begins to take shape, I think it is good to remember why each of us are making significant sacrifices to make it possible.

Why? People. Hurting people. People that Christ gave His life for. There are going to be people that are lost, poor, marginalized, confused, hopeless, suicidal, guilty and sinful who walk through the doors of this building and walk out completely different! They will walk out saved, forgiven, healed, hopeful and transformed by the power of Jesus.

This past Sunday, as I walked through the hall between services, I had a conversation with a lady who attends Northstar faithfully.  She has an amazing story. She was a meth addict who had destroyed her marriage and family. After she surrendered her life completely to Christ, she was set free from drug addiction and God restored her marriage. Anyways… she told me the story of a friend of hers that had gone to a church in another city. Her friend had a baby out of wedlock and when she dropped her child off at the church nursery, she was asked why the child’s name did not share her last name. When she explained that her daughter had the father’s last name and not hers, the church worker refused to take the child. Her explanation? “This church is for saints, not for sinners.”

That was all the inspiration I needed to keep up our work, our serving, our giving, and our sacrifice to make Northstar’s new facility a reality!! We are not building a museum for the unmarred, but rather a hospital for the hurting. We are raising up a cross in our community that welcomes both saints and sinners alike. In fact, we believe that the saints will show up each weekend with sinners they have loved and invited.

Will you lock arms and join us as we march towards a brand new day at Northstar Church? God had greater things in store for all of us… things we can’t possibly imagine right now.  Each weekend we will have the potential of reaching 2000 adults and children with the Gospel! Wednesday nights, we be able to share Jesus with 500 students. I believe we are on the verge of a genuine revival of saving grace that will be poured out in lives all over our city.

If you are not connected yet, I want you to become a part through our one of our “Groups” starting next month. If you are not serving yet, I need you to give of your time in ministry. If you are not giving yet, I need you to jump in and pray about what the Lord would have you to do to help make this dream possible. We must raise $260,000 between now and when we occupy our new home later this coming fall in order to pay for all the finishes inside. With God’s good people and by His amazing grace, we will do it!

Go to northstarchurch.cc. Get more information on our Groups and ministry opportunities. You can also give an offering there securely online.  Thank you for living a life of significance and making a difference in the lives of people.

They are coming. Let’s build it. Together we can.

Blaine

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