Captivated

WOW! This Sunday was incredible!
God, You are so amazing. I love how You love us. To think, that after 2000 years of people rejecting Jesus, You still pour Yourself out so that we may come to know You more. In spite of ourselves You reach down into the inner most part of who we are and You let us see who's we are. I pray that we, the Church, will always walk in Your Resurrected Life as You have called us to.

Just Thinking

Well, it's been a while since my last post so let me get you up to speed.
Let me start by saying, God is AWESOME! Every week we see lives being challenged and changed. The Spirit of God is so great you can't help but to fall deeper in love with Him. Prayer, the driving force behind this fire, has sure lit things up. We have taken the opportunity during some of our morning services to break out into groups for prayer and the outcome has been incredible.

Our Worship Team has moved to another level of leading us in pure response to who our Father is and to the things He is doing. If you like intense Worship and do not have a home church, come visit us!

A couple of weeks ago we held a dinner for new families and was able to share our vision and ministry opportunities with them and it was great! This past Sunday we held our first Seder meal and it was awesome. Good people, good food (except the horseradish), and a wonderful historical experience. This week we will have our Communion & Foot washing service, Good Friday service, and our Easter Sunday service. I'm looking forward to see what God is going to do!
That's it for now.

Have a Grace filled Day!

"the things I speak"

Well, it was another great day at Trinity! And a special thanks to Jacob & Erin for doing a great job with worship! I loved "You Won't Relent", that song is awesome.
You know, Jesus was a master wordsmith. The things He spoke of always pointed to His Father. In John 12:50 we read, "the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me." The amazing thing here is that Jesus was saying that He came to show us the way to salvation and eternal life because this was the Fathers will. His message could only consist of what the Father gave Him to speak. Now here's a thought, what if we would only speak the things the Father gives us through His Holy Spirit? Which leads me to this question. Are we really leading others to the Father or are we just going through the motions? We are quick to respond to the commandment "love God with all your heart..." but what about "love your neighbor as yourself"? In verse 45 Jesus says "He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me." Now if we hold this as truth then we must also realize that as christians, when others see us they should see Jesus. For if His Spirit lives in us, then our lives should reflect that for others to see. There is a catch phrase going around the christian faith that says "it's not about us" which is true but is that really what others see? Is God really more important than ourselves? The point is, we become what we behold. Are we listening to the things He speaks?
Blessings!

A Bugs Life

Well, it appears as if the week 1 message (still a seed) was only a spring board for week 2 (just one ant) in the Bug's Life series. I know that God is working in great ways but that was incredible. The best thing about it was all I had to do was be a willing vessel and stay out of His way. The text (judges 6:12-16) was a great way to share the reality about who we can be. Gideon, just one man! Yet God called him a valiant warrior! How awesome is it that we have a God who sees us different than we see ourselves. And best of all, even though we still have battles Jesus has won the war. We are not fighting a losing battle. It may even look at times like God is asking a lot from us when we are facing the enemy but that's the point. He still wants us & the enemy to know that victory is by His hand alone. The story of William Swinderby and John Wycliffe had a big impact on me personally. John claimed the Bible taught what the church did not, and the church taught what the Bible did not. Sound familiar? Swinderby was found wrong on matters of baptism, church policy, governance, salvation, and the sacraments. What lesson's we can learn from others that are willing to be vessels for God. So remember the theme of the series, how do YOU see GOD; BIG or small?

God is awesome! Why in the world would the creator of all things want to meet with me? Because He loves me! I was thinking about how cool it is that God wants us to be like the dove Noah sent out of the ark. While we are waiting we should serve Him with every moment we have. We should worship Him with all of our heart and we will not faint when we rest upon Him. Often we spend too much time living like the raven just flying here and there feeding on the carcases and never finding rest. I want to be like the dove that is focused on the task at hand and willing to fly with endurance. Let's spread our wings and see the splendor of God! Thanks to John Waller for the song behind the sermon.

Wow! How great was Sunday. I hope that everyone had as much fun as I did. Wait, did I just say fun? That's right! Our Father is awesome! And I know that some of you took some pictures to blackmail me later but that's OK, it was worth it. Let's recap: Old hymns to get started, an awesome time of response, a post service wedding, all the food you can eat, adults vs. students in volleyball, hog callin' contest, seed spittin' contest, all the food you can eat, fun talent show, all the food you can eat (get the point?). What a blast!
You see God not only loves us deeply, but He desires us to ENJOY life with Him and each other. Thank you Father!

Just Be It

think about this... God has called each of us to be the church and not just any church but His church. It's not a building, a place, or a thing, it's YOU! I think it's ironic that we use more energy trying to avoid who we are instead of running the race with endurance while becoming who we are meant to be...the church. Anything worthwhile requires preparation, discipline, and commitment. Are you ready?... just be it!