Archive for April, 2009
Pet Peeves: Communicators
<–begin rant now–> I’m probably a rare breed. When someone is speaking to me, I want them to start out going 60mph. I wish people would throw the gear into 5 and drive. Instead, the first 5 min are usually filled with meaningless bull snot. So that leads me to this list. The list of [...]
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the importance of life change
Two things you need to know about. 1. Justification 2. Sanctification (transformation, life change) Justification (the act of being saved) is made possible by Christ’s death and resurrection. Our only hope is in Jesus. Most people (Christians) believe this, and frankly, they love it. They don’t need to do anything for their salvation. Sweet! And then comes Sanctifcation. [...]
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Cardboard Testimonies
We so ripped this off You Tube. But no one cared. It was powerful. Thank you to everyone who was brave enough to tell the world about their story. Vimeo link.
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Spiritual Songs
We’re going to sing a “secular” song in church this Sunday. Actually, it won’t be a part of the worship set, but an after thought to drive the message home with people. I’m so dumb, I actually believed no one would have a problem with it. Wrong. So for those who think I’m a heretic, here [...]
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Read Romans 14. This is proof that there will always be, and always has been, differences of opinion in the church concerning what’s right and wrong. Make no mistake, there are many things the Bible says is wrong. I’m not talking about those issues. I’m not talking about things like murder, theft, adultery, or homosexuality. I’m talking [...]
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chokmah: I want it.
This is from my study this morning. Proverbs 9:10 (New Living Translation) Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. My questions were: 1) What does fear mean in this context, and 2) what is wisdom? The Hebrew word for fear is “yirah“. This version of our [...]
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Sunday Thoughts
Random thoughts from today’s service: – seeing Don tear up in the baptism tank was wicked awesome. I love seeing real men talking about change only Jesus could make. That may have been my favorite part of the day. – seeing LeeAnn get baptized was equally as cool. She looks like shes in her twenties, and hard [...]
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last min video
working on a last min video, that I came up with. I always hate when I make more work for myself with one day left to go.
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