What is the Church? The Church is not a Where but a Who. "And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." Matthew 16:18 (ESV) "Wherever you go, there you are." I tried to google it to no avail in finding out who we can credit this profound Hello Captain Obvious statement of reality. I'll take GOD for [...]
"As a result of this many of His disciples withdrew and were not walking with Him anymore." John 6:66 I met an African Pastor about 15 years ago who said to me, "If someone says they want to be a Pastor then God is probably not calling them or they are out of their mind. If you can do anything else then do that." What a gift of encouragement. Fifteen years later I can say [...]
My highlight from toady's message - I got to show a clip from the movie Transformers. I mentioned in an earlier post that me and Jesus were on a journey. One of the things I've been pondering is found in a quote from this movie. "50 years from now, don't you want to say you had the guts to get in the car." - Sam This is a defining moment for Sam and Makala, will [...]
This is the kind of stuff that makes it worth it. Today I performed a wedding ceremony for a couple who came to me and said they finally realized that they could not walk in God's full blessing unless they quit living together and got married. They realized God could not bless disobedience. But that was not the best thing. They both wanted to commit their lives to Christ and be baptized. So we had [...]
Presence If you could ask for one life changing thing, what would it be? This could be just another year of Christmas as usual - visiting relatives, eating too much and spending the rest of the year paying off the credit cards, or it could be a year God's presence transforms your life, your relationships, and your community. Join us over the next three weeks as we experience the Presence. Invite a friend or co-worker [...]