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Hope

20 Jan

Seth Godin has another great post today on hope. Read it.

Today with the inauguration we witnessed millions of people who were willing to by hope, from a politician no less.  I believe Barak Obama has what it takes to lead our country out of the many messes that we are in right now.  I believe John McCain could have done it as well (just being honest).  But both of these guys are still just dudes.  There is nothing about them that is more or less special than any of us.  We are all sinful and broken and left to ourselves we are completely hopeless.

The sad thing is that the church, should be able to market hope better than Barak Obama’s campaign did.  We have the message of Jesus Christ, which is the hope for all of us, to be saved from our own sins and our own destruction.  We have hope to spare.  The Gospel is hope and we are known for doing a very poor job of communicating that hope.

The perception of the church to the world is that we are a rigid bunch of people who follow rules.  The Gospel of Hope is not adequately presented in that perception.  So what can we do to change the perceptions?  It has to be more that words, it has to be more than good sermons.  We have to show our hope.  We have to live out our hope every day.  We have to talk about the hope that we have.  We have to connect our hope to our everyday lives.

I’m praying that President Obama will be a great president, but I can’t put my hope in him.  Because he will let me down. Jesus will never let us down.  My prayer is that we would look beyond President Obama and look to Jesus, and that we would put our hope in him.

Psalm 25 is a great reminder of where our hope should be directed.

Is Obama Going to Take Away Your Freedoms?

13 Nov

In all likelyhood I doubt it.  But judging by this picture he may try to take your freedom to own a PC, in which case he is actually helping you. So you see, some freedoms may feel like freedom but they are really prison.  Kind of like sin.  It feels like freedom, but it’s not, it’s exactly the same as using a Windows PC.

Good Words Mark

4 Nov

In God We Do Not Trust – This was a thought provoking article from Mark Driscoll

“The bottom line is obvious to those with gospel eyes. People are longing for Jesus, and tragically left voting for mere presidential candidates. For those whose candidate wins today there will be some months of groundless euphoric faith in that candidate and the atoning salvation that their kingdom will bring. But, in time, their supporters will see that no matter who wins the presidency, they are mere mortals prone to sin, folly, and self-interest just like all the other sons of Adam and daughters of Eve.”

Father’s Day 2008

16 Jun

I spoke yesterday at Creekside.  My first Sunday morning was on Mother’s Day.  Which is way more pressure than father’s day.  I had a really great time.  I really enjoy preaching when I can feel a connection with the congregation.  And yesterday I really felt that.  It was cool.  I was really humbled by the impact that some folks shared with me afterwards.  It’s just such a great reminder that God is in control.  The things that I think are really great, are shadowed by the little things that people catch.  That’s so God.  He surprises me all the time like that. 

I’ll post the video as soon as we get it all encoded.  Watching myself preach is not that fun an experience.  I’m really glad I went to the gym today though.  I gotta get back in that habit.  Hard Core!  You can get the audio here if you would like it.

I love father’s day because I had a great dad, and I am a dad to an amazing son.  Being a dad has just been such a great joy that I don’t think I could really express.  But it’s awesome.  And our little girl that will be here soon.  Man that’s gonna mess me up.  I just know already that I’m going to have a little princess.  And while I’m really excited, I’m also really nervous.  I’m sure it’s all going to be awesome though.

I also wanted to post this video.  Now I’m not endorsing anyone politically, I’m not agreeing with any one candidate. But Barak Obama spoke in a church on Father’s Day, and It really was a great speech.  He showed a lot of courage to talk to Fathers, and specifically call to task African-American Fathers.  He also may be the first presidential candidate to quote Chris Rock.  It’s really a great speech.  Not really a sermon because there was no scripture and only a quick reference to Jesus.  But still a great message for father’s day and for Dads everywhere to remember how crucial we are.

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