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[QOTW] A Message of Breathtaking Freedom

July 7, 2011 in QOTW with 0 Comments

“The gospel of grace is a message of breathtaking freedom. It must be embraced with faith and thanksgiving. You are thoroughly accepted just as you are.

Jesus Christ is your righteousness and he is never going to change. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you wake tomorrow, he will still be your righteousness, before you have done anything to enjoy God’s favour. You have to earn nothing.

Your spirit needs to bask in the brilliant sunlight of this reality. You need to know it inwardly and celebrate it on a daily basis.”

— Terry Virgo, God’s Lavish Grace, (Oxford, UK: Monarch Books, 2003), 40

Can We Be Anything and Everything We Want to Be? Part 1

May 17, 2011 in Ponderings with 1 Comment

I’ve recently started reading the book StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath.  It’s a book that I’ve seen recommended by others, especially a worship minister friend of mine named Jim (Twitter|Blog). I figured that since I’m currently engaged in the search for our next ministry postion, it would be a good time to use that resource. Why?

  • To provide greater clarity of who God has made me to be
  • To be better prepared to answer the inevitable “what are your strengths” and “what are your weaknesses” questions.

I’ve just begun reading, but already resonate with the author. His premise, based on years of interviews, research, and study is that it’s a much better idea to invest and spend time in our strengths than to constantly focus on our weaknesses.

One of the things he addresses is the classic phrase that is hammered into us as children and that shapes our approach to life.

You can be anything you want to be, if you just try hard enough. Continue Reading…

Worshiping Together: 3/14/2010

March 17, 2010 in Sunday Setlist with 0 Comments

We continued our Easter series this past week. Do you believe that Jesus is everything we need? That’s a hard question for many to answer and for many to accept. But it’s something that is clearly laid out in John 13-16 as Jesus reveals many things about Himself in those chapters. In considering that He is the source of joy, the source of peace, the only way to the Father, and many other things, there is much to be reckoned with. Because, if we believe these things are true, it must change how we live and view life.

This was the first Sunday for our senior pastor to be back after his trip, and actually the first message he preached in the series. It was a good day. Not just in what happened, but in how people responded and heard. Click for more… Continue Reading…

[QOTW] Leaders in the Church

January 7, 2010 in QOTW with 0 Comments

I’m starting a new (and hopefully regularly occurring) series of post that I’m calling “Quote of the Week” or “QOTW”. (Yes, I know it’s extremely original.) As I read different things, I often come across quotes that I think are worth sharing, but not necessarily something I want to write about or expand upon. So, I’m going to just post them and where I read/heard them. I hope that they are encouraging at times and challenging at times. Feel free to comment on whether you agree or disagree or if you have any thoughts. Enjoy!

This week’s quote comes from a sub-article that appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Worship Leader Magazine entitled “Pray” by Kenn Gullicksen. In his article, he quotes something said by Alan Redpath 56 years ago:

“There seems to be a tendency for many Christians to imagine that a church can be conducted and led in the same way as a business concern…but the Church of Jesus Christ can only be led in blessing and power by men who have been humbled and broken at the cross, and who, through many experiences of their own failure and nothingness, have learned an utter dependence upon God and have been taught by the Holy Spirit to lay hold of Him at the Throne of Grace.”