Two Weekends Away-Beginning Sun. Aug.10

Sex sells. Sex tempts. Sex lies. Sex glorifies. How can one thing do all this? In this 4 Part Message series, "Sex In The City", Pas. William J. Lindsey will tackle this oh-so-difficult but oh-so-important topic that's often ignored in most churches and most homes. Get the G-Rated (God's version on sex!)

Sun. Aug. 10 Single, Sexy & Struggling (The battle with premarital sex)

Wed. Aug. 13 @ 7pm Porn, Lust, Homosexuality, & Etc.

Sun. Aug. 17 Your Body's Here With Me but Your Mind Is On the Other Side Of Town (How To Affair Proof Your Marriage from Adultery)

Wed. Aug 27 @ 7pm Sex Ed. (Teaching Children Above Sex)

Vacation Bible School-July 28-Aug.1st

Get ready for an awesome week of VBS at ABF. For more info please visit above.org

Stuck On Stupid-This Sunday's Message

Don't miss this power message entitled, "Stuck On Stupid" a message that will show you how not to lose yourself when you fall in love. Falling in love is a beautiful thing but it should never take the place of loving Jesus. Jesus should always be our first love.

What We're Reading As Leaders

All Key Leaders are reading Andy Stanley's soon to be a classic, "Making Vision Stick".

Here's my favorite quote from the book, "Living out the vision establishes credibility and makes you a leader worth following. When people are convinced that the vision has stuck with you, it is easier for them to make the effort to stick with vision."


Our Marketing Team is reading, "Church Marketing 101" by Richard L Reising.




Here's my favorite quote from the book, "Branding is not just design. It is not a logo. It is not a letterhead. It is the sum perception you create in the mind of those with whom you are trying to connect. "

Our Pastoral Team is reading "Fusion" by Nelson Searcy.

Here' s my favorite quote from the book, "It doesn't matter how well you preach or how passionate your worship team is-if your newcomers do not find relationships (Community Life Group) and take on responsibility (Ministry) within the church, they will not stay long."

Our Lead Pastor(that's me yall) is always reading the Bible and "The Purpose Driven Church".

Here' my favorite quote from the book, "Saddleback Church held its first public service the following Sunday, Easter, April 6, 1980. Two hundred five people showed up to attend. We had caught a wave. I will never forget the feeling of watching all those people I'd never seen before walking up the sidewalk to the Laguna Hills High School Theater. With a mixture of excitement, fear, and awe I said to Kay, This is really going to work!" Pas. Rick Warren.

ABF Brown T-shirts

ABF 2008 Brown T-shirt has been selling off the charts. We are preparing for our third order in just six months of releasing it. It's another testimony of God's faithfulness to our ministry. Many ABFers take pride in wearing their Brown T's. Trutees and Pastor Steve Taylor did the design and I highly recommend his company. Check out more of their work at http://www.trutess.com/

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Women's Conference 2008 T-Shirt

Here's the Women's Conference T-shirt for the 2008 Conference. The Conference was very impactful and life changing. The T-shirt design was First Lady Shawn's idea and Pastor Steve Taylor put the art work together. You can visit his sight at http://www.trutees.com/

Live On I-45

A live shot of the Above & Beyond Billboard in Spring, Texas. My boy Justin did a great job and you can see more of his awesome work at his sight at http://www.justintrapp.com/

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New I-45 Billboard

Here's the new I-45 billboard just South of the Hardy Toll Road. The red is poping and has become the new ABF branding color.

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