“Unexpressed gratitude communicates ingratitude”
- Andy Stanley
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
---Proverbs 17:22 (NLT)
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
How To Be Rich! week 2
The Deceitfulness of Riches 1 Tim 6:17
17Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
*God has blessed me with more than I need. I am rich. But I will not trust in riches, but in Him who richly provides.
Riches are Deceitful!
*Satan wants you to serve money! or worship money, be a slave to money...deceitful!
Matt 6:24 and 1 Tim 6:10
People who love and trust money
1) never have enough Eccl 5:10 and Proverbs 18:11
wealth promises things it cannot deliver...deceitful!
riches distract us from important things...deceitful!
money, the #1 competition for your heart...deceitful!
People who love and trust money
2) have money in the bank but no peace in their hearts Prov 15:16
turmoil...miserable...not satisfied...stressed...deceived!
People who love and trust money
3) find it increasingly difficult to give BIG! 2 Cor 8:2-3
God has blessed us with more than we need. We're rich! But we will not trust in riches but in Him who richly provides.
Lord! help me to seek meaning in Jesus who gives life! That is rich!
17Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
*God has blessed me with more than I need. I am rich. But I will not trust in riches, but in Him who richly provides.
Riches are Deceitful!
*Satan wants you to serve money! or worship money, be a slave to money...deceitful!
Matt 6:24 and 1 Tim 6:10
People who love and trust money
1) never have enough Eccl 5:10 and Proverbs 18:11
wealth promises things it cannot deliver...deceitful!
riches distract us from important things...deceitful!
money, the #1 competition for your heart...deceitful!
People who love and trust money
2) have money in the bank but no peace in their hearts Prov 15:16
turmoil...miserable...not satisfied...stressed...deceived!
People who love and trust money
3) find it increasingly difficult to give BIG! 2 Cor 8:2-3
God has blessed us with more than we need. We're rich! But we will not trust in riches but in Him who richly provides.
Lord! help me to seek meaning in Jesus who gives life! That is rich!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Just received....
Sangl...Joe is on staff at NewSpring church in Anderson, SC teaching
and sharing financial stuff....looking forward to using some of the
tools he shares in our own lives to be better stewards of what the
Lord has given us....so grateful for the wise individuals that we come
in contact with....
Friday, January 25, 2008
I would rather.......
Jesus! I would rather know you than have the answers to all of my questions. Jesus, who are you? Please continue to show me even though it is unexplainable but absolutely not undeniable!
I enjoyed listening to Andy Stanley yesterday as I drove and he got me to thinking.....again, good stuff!
I enjoyed listening to Andy Stanley yesterday as I drove and he got me to thinking.....again, good stuff!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
oh no......then, yes, thank you Lord!
received one of those phone calls this weekend that we as parents do not like to get regarding a decision that one of our children makes.....oh how we hurt for those (our child) the Lord has entrusted to us for some of the decisions they make and the situations they put themselves in....I post this to say that I have gone from tears at church Sunday morning to a heart of joy and thankfulness today for having a couple of days of renewed fellowship and a strengthened relationship with one of our children.....God is good all the time!...only He knows his timing and the why's...we are grateful for His protection, thankful for His love, and will continue to seek Him and His goodness in our own lives and for the lives of our (His) children....
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
How to be Rich
Blessed this week with the 1st message in the series
'How To Be Rich', Good News, Bad News 1 Timothy 6:17-19
1) the good news is your rich
Eccl. 5:19
*If your going to be good at being rich, you have to first admit you are rich.
*God has blessed me with more than I need, I'm rich!
2) the bad news is your rich
Luke 18:24-25
The problems with being rich...
*it is harder for you to depend on God!
*it distracts you from true priorities!
*you have a greater responsibility!
1 Timothy 6:17-19 again....
Craig mentioned how blessed and how rich we are in comparison to the rest of the world...most of us have homes, a car (or cars), and even homes for our cars (garages)...we also have all the food we need to eat and much, much more than we need...not much to worry about...bottom line because of this great country in which we live we are spoiled beyond belief, most of us really cannot even glimpse how blessed we are...I pray that the Lord will burn that upon my heart in the days ahead!....I often find myself comparing what I have or want to what someone else has or is...this is not who I want to be and is certainly not what the Lord has called me to do...I am to be more Christlike in all I do!...I am excited to see how the Lord will use the next couple of messages in this series to impress upon my heart what He wants me to hear...good stuff! how blessed we are to be a part of what the Lord is doing at and through Lifechurch .....I am in awe of what I see...I have a great sense of expectancy about tomorrow and how this ministry will be used all over the world....
'How To Be Rich', Good News, Bad News 1 Timothy 6:17-19
1) the good news is your rich
Eccl. 5:19
*If your going to be good at being rich, you have to first admit you are rich.
*God has blessed me with more than I need, I'm rich!
2) the bad news is your rich
Luke 18:24-25
The problems with being rich...
*it is harder for you to depend on God!
*it distracts you from true priorities!
*you have a greater responsibility!
1 Timothy 6:17-19 again....
Craig mentioned how blessed and how rich we are in comparison to the rest of the world...most of us have homes, a car (or cars), and even homes for our cars (garages)...we also have all the food we need to eat and much, much more than we need...not much to worry about...bottom line because of this great country in which we live we are spoiled beyond belief, most of us really cannot even glimpse how blessed we are...I pray that the Lord will burn that upon my heart in the days ahead!....I often find myself comparing what I have or want to what someone else has or is...this is not who I want to be and is certainly not what the Lord has called me to do...I am to be more Christlike in all I do!...I am excited to see how the Lord will use the next couple of messages in this series to impress upon my heart what He wants me to hear...good stuff! how blessed we are to be a part of what the Lord is doing at and through Lifechurch .....I am in awe of what I see...I have a great sense of expectancy about tomorrow and how this ministry will be used all over the world....
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Unstoppable Idiots!
this message that I listened to today (twice) really stretched me...wow!...Craig (message 3) shared some thoughts that hit me good, great stuff......lifechurch.tv blesses me.....
**......Ephesians 4:11-12.....It was God who gave some to be.......pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of ministry....
**idiotes (id-ee-o'-tace); an ignoramus, an ignorant or unlearned peson, an idiot
**God specializes in using everyday, ordinary people...everyday, ordinary idiots who believe Him at His word!
**Jesus used ordinary, unlearned people, idiots to do His work. Acts 4:13
**if you are a big enough idiot to believe God can use you, He will!
**I want to be surrounded by idiots
**be a church full of idiots for Jesus growing together
**idiots that don't know what can't be done
**idiots who are simply foolish enough to believe that Jesus is who He said he was and that we can do what He says we can do
**idiots that believe all things are possible with God
**Man is looking for people who fit into the world's system but Jesus is looking for idiots
**idiots go all in, radical, complete, total surrender
IDIOTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH JESUS
1) give their whole lives to Him, go all in Luke 5:8-11
2) become Unstoppable Acts 5:38-39
**......Ephesians 4:11-12.....It was God who gave some to be.......pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of ministry....
**idiotes (id-ee-o'-tace); an ignoramus, an ignorant or unlearned peson, an idiot
**God specializes in using everyday, ordinary people...everyday, ordinary idiots who believe Him at His word!
**Jesus used ordinary, unlearned people, idiots to do His work. Acts 4:13
**if you are a big enough idiot to believe God can use you, He will!
**I want to be surrounded by idiots
**be a church full of idiots for Jesus growing together
**idiots that don't know what can't be done
**idiots who are simply foolish enough to believe that Jesus is who He said he was and that we can do what He says we can do
**idiots that believe all things are possible with God
**Man is looking for people who fit into the world's system but Jesus is looking for idiots
**idiots go all in, radical, complete, total surrender
IDIOTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITH JESUS
1) give their whole lives to Him, go all in Luke 5:8-11
2) become Unstoppable Acts 5:38-39
are you doing anyone any favors?
"If we come to plant a church in a particular area, we're not perceived as doing anyone any favors."
love the quote above that I read this morning from Jay Hardwick ...great thought...so important that wherever the Lord has called us we are to serve, love, give, fellowship...be a part of the community to the point that if we were to leave we would truly be missed...are you doing what the Lord has called you to do?...would you be missed?...would your church be missed?...love what these folks are doing at Cross and Crown Mission in downtown Oklahoma City!...awesome!...they bless me just by sharing!...would they be missed?...absolutely!...check out Use Me Here
love the quote above that I read this morning from Jay Hardwick ...great thought...so important that wherever the Lord has called us we are to serve, love, give, fellowship...be a part of the community to the point that if we were to leave we would truly be missed...are you doing what the Lord has called you to do?...would you be missed?...would your church be missed?...love what these folks are doing at Cross and Crown Mission in downtown Oklahoma City!...awesome!...they bless me just by sharing!...would they be missed?...absolutely!...check out Use Me Here
Oops! you can tell ....
this morning as we got back into the running routine after being out of town and not feeling real well…head out with my LC friends to go 5 or so…about 3 miles in I stub the left toe and proceed to fall to the ground…thankfully I fell towards the grass and not on the concrete as has happened in the past that tends to draw blood on the knees and the palms…yep, maybe I am a klutz…where am I going here?…you can tell who your friends are by the way they respond…there were 5 of us, 4 males (myself included) and 1 four-legged female, the only one who appeared real concerned was Lucy, my female yellow lab who was busy licking me as I was there on the ground…yes, the LC fellas were asking but Lucy was using that big ol tongue making sure all was okay…I knew there was a reason she came with me today to make it all better…what a pain to feel a twinge in the same muscle for about the fourth time in the last 6 weeks or so…the facts of getting older….however, I am grateful for these men who I get to run with, discuss life with, and have fellowship...thanks! you guys are awesome!...I appreciate you!
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