Everyone has their favorite verse, book, Apostle, story, or chapter in the Bible. For me, mine is a chapter its Romans 12. I love this chapter because it covers the basics for everything us Christians do in our day to day living.
I have a whole "sermon" on this chapter that I wrote when I was 16. Looking back at it now 3 years later I still find that my 16 year old mind still connects with me as an older young adult today. *man I was smart for my age*
Anyway I was reading the chapter and I thought about if we as a church could just follow this chapter in our day to day living both "in the world" and at our local churchs we would see a huge difference in attendance (for those who care about new members) a better walk with God, or just have a great understanding of how the body of the church works.
I went through all that to get to this.........
If we would start treating our local church house as seriously as we do our mon-fri jobs and use what God has given each of us. We would see God work in bigger ways than he already does. If we would all just get off of our "holy art us asses" and get to work then well.. I guess we wouldn't have to be worrying about how the church is gonna pay this months bills, or why we can't have that new projector we so desperatly need for the worship service or why we don't have alot of youth in the church. Or any number of things. This is just not about tithes and new members. It's about souls and where they will go. I hate that we treat church like a place to be seen or a routine place to hang out on Sunday.It's alot more than that.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Peeps who have changed my life.
In my life I have had alot of people I have looked up too and had a impact on my life, but only 2 have changed the way I look at life. I wish to honor them here.
The first one would have to be my DAD.
My dad was an awesome guy, He was what I wanted to be when I grew up. Unfortunatly he died when I was 11. I wish he was still here now, but I guess if he was then I wouldn't be where I am today or who I am today. He showed me by the way he lived that God is an awesome and fun God. He was the first to show me that a preacher could be one of the guys. I miss him. Love you Dad.
The Second would be a man by the name of Dave.
I will keep his last name to myself. He is a pastor of mine, well use to be. I respect this man with the highest repsect. He has shown me the side of God I thought only I ever thought about. He has given me hope that there is another Christian out there that does have a problem with the way we christians do church and the way we are a church. I could go on and on about how this guy has changed my way I look at things not only in the church, but about life. To him I owe a thanks that cannot ever be repaid. Thanks Dave, You have been a blessing and continue to be.
These are my two people who have changed my life. I hope I can change someone's life like they have changed mine.
The first one would have to be my DAD.
My dad was an awesome guy, He was what I wanted to be when I grew up. Unfortunatly he died when I was 11. I wish he was still here now, but I guess if he was then I wouldn't be where I am today or who I am today. He showed me by the way he lived that God is an awesome and fun God. He was the first to show me that a preacher could be one of the guys. I miss him. Love you Dad.
The Second would be a man by the name of Dave.
I will keep his last name to myself. He is a pastor of mine, well use to be. I respect this man with the highest repsect. He has shown me the side of God I thought only I ever thought about. He has given me hope that there is another Christian out there that does have a problem with the way we christians do church and the way we are a church. I could go on and on about how this guy has changed my way I look at things not only in the church, but about life. To him I owe a thanks that cannot ever be repaid. Thanks Dave, You have been a blessing and continue to be.
These are my two people who have changed my life. I hope I can change someone's life like they have changed mine.
Running from "IT"
IT for each person is different. The IT could be any number of things. Well IT finally caught up with me last Monday. I was at my old pastor's house and we were discussing stuff and I got all emotional (as sometimes I tend to do) and then he dropped IT. The one thing I had been trying to avoid for years. IT was to acknowledge a calling on my life to preach. The very thing I have a love/ hate relationship with PREACHERS. I understand why and what they do, just I can't stand most of them because of well, the way they sermonize and throw around OLD RELIGION ideals.
Yea, well I guess maybe God is being funny or maybe my prayers have been answered. I have always prayed that I could be a difference in the church (not just a denomination, but the whole protestant lot of us) I want to change the way we do "church" I want to show people that Jesus is awesome and that he isn't some old, uncool, 500 dollar suit wearing, on the edge of his throne ready to punish you God that we all have come to know him by. Mostly due to the fact that Preachers have rammed this in our minds for years. I want to get people to understand that Jesus was a human being, that he lived just like us.
IT (preaching) is what I've been running from, but now I guess I got to start running to. If ive been chosen by God to do his work to equip Christians for His service then I best do it to my best ability.
*chuckles* God and his humor. Gotta love him
Yea, well I guess maybe God is being funny or maybe my prayers have been answered. I have always prayed that I could be a difference in the church (not just a denomination, but the whole protestant lot of us) I want to change the way we do "church" I want to show people that Jesus is awesome and that he isn't some old, uncool, 500 dollar suit wearing, on the edge of his throne ready to punish you God that we all have come to know him by. Mostly due to the fact that Preachers have rammed this in our minds for years. I want to get people to understand that Jesus was a human being, that he lived just like us.
IT (preaching) is what I've been running from, but now I guess I got to start running to. If ive been chosen by God to do his work to equip Christians for His service then I best do it to my best ability.
*chuckles* God and his humor. Gotta love him
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