Elevate weekend is built around three video dramas -- downloadable to the left.  A maintenance man discovers four teenagers living in the basement of the old building he takes care of.  He learns that they've been there for many years and see no reason to venture up to the surface.  In their eyes, they have everything they need plus the security of never having to deal with the
unknown.

Throughout the weekend the maintenance man tries to convince them to climb into the elevator and see what's on the next level as they all share their reasons for wanting to stay.
        The point you ask?
        Central Truth:  Many believers today are trapped in the basement of the Christian life. Forgive me / help me / thank you / forgive me help me thank you and on and on - never discovering a growing and ever changing relationship with Jesus.
 

The weekend consisted of four separate worship sessions with lessons and we are providing the audio from two of them.
- The first lesson was a evangelistic night and we had Tony Nolan come speak. There is not a better speaker we can suggest. He is the speaker on tour with Casting Crowns for the Spring leg of their tour. We strongly urge you to invite him to come speak at your own event, or purchase the sermon he preached. It is called Lifelift, and it preached with a passion and simplicity, that it will amaze you.
-The last session was a "White Funeral" and we will add the notes we made for how to conduct it. It basically is a way for students to come put the "trash" of their lives and place it into a real casket.

We also provided the three video clips that we used for the last three lessons. They can be downloaded along with the notebook that we used for the weekend. As always feel free to use these as they are, or to help give you ideas.

Each video is in MP4 format that is playable with Quicktime or Quicktime Pro. These videos can easily be converted to a DVD using any current DVD writer and software combination. Here is a great resource site that compares and reviews some of the latest DVD Authoring Software. The audio will be in a WMA file for Windows Media Playback or could be an MP3. Each file will play in almost any popular audio software included in most computers. The most common will be Windows Media Player or iTunes.

This lesson is provided by Mark Hall and Regan Farris, from Eagles Landing First Baptist Church.