I am taking a little break from sermon prep for my next Sunday Morning opportunity. Part of the sermon is talking about Jesus’ response to the Pharisees’ question about paying taxes to Caesar. I love the fact that Jesus doesn’t play their games. He doesn’t allow himself to come down to the the level ofContinue reading “Thoughts on Critics”
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Sunday Morning Creps
That’s not a typo. I just read this post from Earl Creps and I thought I would share it. Leadership, Followership, and Mission Enjoy!
Everyday Heroes
So tonight we are talking about everyday heroes – serving the least of these. And the point is that Jesus commanded us to serve people and how do we do that. This is huge for the church because people want to see us change the world. They have seen how the church votes politically, howContinue reading “Everyday Heroes”
Live the life
“There is nothing more powerful than the Christian life lived out in obedience; there is nothing worse than a flat, self-righteous form of faith that parades around in Christian clothes.” David Kinnaman – unChristian pg 83
Thoughts on Self-Preservation from Rev. Furtick
Hey I just read this post from Steven Furtick. Interesting thoughts and I think it’s a good reminder that Jesus actually called us to die to ourselves. hmm. The limitation of self-preservation A focus on self-preservation is the greatest limitation on the momentum of a movement. Holly and I were watching an episode of 24Continue reading “Thoughts on Self-Preservation from Rev. Furtick”
The Way I See It #267
A lot of the starbucks cups have been lame lately but when there is one that I like I feel compelled to share it. Today i received one such cup “Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears – it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. ButContinue reading “The Way I See It #267”
New Series and stuff
Hey Everybody, last thursday we started a new series called Everyday Heroes. We looked at 1 Timothy 4.12 (one of my life verses) and we talked about setting the example as the first step to being an everyday hero. You can download it here. It was good times. Hey while you are downloading stuff checkContinue reading “New Series and stuff”
I Miss Yac
Mike Yaconelli was an incredible man. His book Messy Spirituality rocked my world. enjoy this video montage
Why, why, why?
yesterday was halloween. And the christian music station in our region Spirit 105.3 decided to boycott Halloween by playing Christmas Music. Who’s dumb idea was that? Why not just let the day go instead of doing the lamest protest ever? I just had to get it off my chest. So annoying!