I just got home from a benefit concert featuring this guy and this guy and it was raising money for this ministry…It was a fun night!
Two thoughts are sticking with me right now from tonight.
1. There is no one like our God and greater things have yet to come.
2. I’m not walking away (this is ringing so true to me right now)
-Today is our last day of vacation-God is refreshing me and is moving in ways that are scaring me right now
-This has actually been the best beach trip we have had as a family over the last few years….My boys have loved the pool and beach and this has been a “fun age” to be here…Me and Amanda have enjoyed just spending time together as a family
-We have eaten a ton of food (on a budget though)…I don’t know what it is about vacation but we just eat a ton
-We played putt putt two nights ago and Brenden (my youngest) got a hole in one on the first hole so they gave us a free game coupon! sweet!!! we are going to play tonight again…
-Braiden played putt putt pretty good too…he got a hole in one later in the game
-I’ve missed my students and I’m kinda looking forward to getting back in the swing of things this Sunday
It’s Passion…I was reminded of a lesson on how to be a christian while reading the book Good to Great…I’ve been in this book for a while and read some for a few days then I have to put it down for a while then I’m able to pick it back up….I think I’ve been “reading it” for about 2 months now…anyway, there is a piece in the book that talks about understanding your passion…the book makes a statement..”Philip Morris people clearly loved their company and had a passion for what they were doing.” For us as Christians, we should have a passion for our Jesus (company/boss) and have a passion for what we are doing (or supposed to do-Great Commision)….we should be passionate about Jesus and others…the problem is, we often aren’t. We don’t have that same passionate desire for Jesus as we do for sports, travel, or money….We let HIM take a backseat sometimes….to move from Good to Great in our walk with Jesus, We have to be passionate about Jesus and our walk with HIM.
I’ll leave you with this good quote from the book
“You can’t manufacture passion or motivate people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passion of those around you.”
So I’m blogging from my balcony for this….This is awesome!
A verse that was used at church yesterday was this….WOW! I’ll probably blog my thoughts about that verse later but that’s a good question. What’s your answer?!?
1 Corinthians 11:1-Holy Crap right out of the gate this morning. That should be my battle cry as a pastor.
1 Corinthians 11:18-Is there any truth to this today?
1 Corinthians 11:24-26-you know this passage…what a privilege we have to participate in this
1 Corinthians 11:27-I don’t want to be “that guy”
1 Corinthians 11:28-I think we sometimes skip this part because we are in such a routine of “doing it”
1 Corinthians 12:12-Many parts…there are many churches doing things differently to reach different people
1 Corinthians 12:18-This speaks to me on how God calls people to plant HIS church in an area to reach people…sometimes they are being planted in a city that doesn’t need another church (or so we thaught)…here’s an example where a city didn’t need another church but this guy did what God called him to do and is now getting in done!
Ever had one of these 10 feet from you in the ocean? Well I can tell you that one close encounter is one to many for me.
So yeah, I’ve been listening to the David Cook Single, Time of my life, since he won Idol a couple of weeks ago. Does that make me a girl?!? Maybe, but I have enjoyed listening to it…Anyway, I was thinking about the phrase, TIme of my Life…and now really is the time of my life…I’m going to “taste every moment and live it out loud.” I mean crap, I have an amazing wife, 2 boys, and my “job” is that I get to pour myself into people and tell them about Jesus…How awesome is that?!? Another thing I’ve been thinking about since getting here to the beach 2 days ago….That now is the time…now is the time to step up my game, to maybe take some risks, to be willing to get messy, to recklessly abandon myself for HIM! What’s God calling you to do? Is it that he wants you to pour into those at your office and begin SHOWING them Jesus rather than just telling? is it that he wants you to build your ministry around HIM and watch HIM sweep through your community? Is it that HE wants to send you to a city where people are far from HIM and have you plant HIS church there? I’m not sure what HE wants for you. Crap, I’m not real sure what HE’s got ahead for me…but I know this, when HE calls me to take a step, I’m going to take that step. I know that it might make me look crazy, some people may not understand, and it might get a little messy….But when he calls me to move, I’m flat out going to move…Why? Because This is the time of my life and I’m enjoying every minute of the ride…no regrets!
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