November 2010
3 posts
Victim vs. Leader
Why as the church/followers of Christ do we always represent ourselves as being the victims?
Things aren’t the way we want them to be in our life.
We’re struggling with things we don’t to struggle with.
We feel like people don’t see correctly who we are (so then we make life about showing ourselves to be something special).
We’re unsatisfied and it’s mostly...
“My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working.” [Jesus]
Jesus was in the midst of criticism in this moment and this is His response.
He was not worried or stressed because he knew God was at work.
He knew that He (Jesus) was joining in with that work and so there was no need for stress (ultimately God the Father was the one responsible for the work)/
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October 2010
6 posts
Sometimes I’m afraid that I can be so engrossed in my own little world of church and such that I’ve completely lost contact with real people and real issues.
My problems and issues will always seem bigger the more I look at them. I can always find more things to talk about in meetings and more work on my desk the more that I sit there. The more I stay in my own little world the more...
I need to just come out and say it…
This may cause you to loose some respect for me…
I may no longer be able to speak into some of your lives.
I’m officially stepping out of the closet and making the statement…I am really liking the new Third Day album “Move”.
I know…it’s a shock, but I honestly like it. I really wanted to be able to place it in...
today would be a really great day for Jesus to come back. I think I’ll spend the day preparing for Him rather than pretending that it’s going to come on my own time.
sometimes I wonder if we as followers of Christ are more driven to follow each other than we are Jesus.
Are we trying to follow Jesus in our vision for our churches, how we operate, what we spend our time on, how we handle people and resources?
Are we trying to follow Jesus in what success looks like?
Because I know what Christian culture tells me is success. I know what Christian culture says...
September 2010
3 posts
Collegeage Movement Tonight (Sept 28)
Hello…just wanted you to know tonight we’re going to be talking about passages in the Bible like this… “When you go to war against your enemies and the LORD your God delivers them into your hands and you take captives, if you notice among the captives a beautiful woman and are attracted to her, you may take her as your wife. Bring her into your home and have her shave her...
6:60 Update...
Welcome to our brand new experiment “God On…”
We’ve been asking for what you would like to hear about over the last few weeks and we’ve seen a great response so far. One of the biggest questions asked so far has been, “How Do I Hear From God”.
Great question.
We’re going to talk about the answer tonight.
Can’t wait to see you and any...
Miracles don’t just happen. They come from our obedience.
August 2010
5 posts
A Game Changing Theology
If It’s True…It’s God’s.
It doesn’t matter the context or the location. If it’s true it’s God’s.
When will we stop this silly game we play thinking that it’s our job to define what’s God’s and what’s not. We think it’s our job to define what’s good and what’s bad.
God already defined what’s...
Does this make anyone else smile and shake their... →
Don't Forget to Get Yours/Most Ridiculous Thing... →
Peace Time vs. War Time
I listened to a teaching on prayer recently and it rattled my cage on how I’m viewing every area of my life.
When there’s a time of peace in a country or a home the prayers of that place reflect it. There’s no sense of urgency or real strong needs felt. In a time of war that country or home looks completely different. The mother who’s son is over seas is praying...
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My Wife’s Birthday is tomorrow. In honor of...
July 2010
1 post
1 tag
It Starts Today
Please don’t wait to make the changes you know you need to make.
It’s too easy and far to common to just wait for things to “be different” until you make the changes you need. You can wait for things to slow down, change direction, or get fixed. You can wait for someone else to change, start something, or lead the way, but at the end of it all you still have the power to...