Some times the greatest lessons are learned from those who do things wrong. I am a firm believer in the power of truthfulness and honesty. I also believe wholeheartedly that you can learn from both successes and failures. In this week’s message we take a few minutes to learn some pretty powerful messages from life’s failing moments.
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There are so many worries in the world today. We worry about our jobs and the small business down the street. We worry about things in life that we really have no control over to begin with. We worry about health and loved ones who make poor choices that put them in harms way. We worry about lots of things.
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The story in the Bible of Jesus walking on water is definitely one of those fun stories. I mean what kid doesn’t want to have some sort of super power like flying or even walking on water? This week we took time to dissect this account and show there several lessons embedded in this familiar narrative.
Continue readingWe talk about making sacrifices for other people. We give up a little something in an effort to make someone else’s life a little better but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that’s not a sacrifice at all. We are willing to inconvenience ourselves but rarely are we willing or able to sacrifice something of great value.
Continue readingSome days you turn on your streaming music device and a song just kind of hits you. Maybe it’s the beat. Maybe it’s the lyrics. Maybe it’s the artist. This morning I turned on my Apple Music and this song came on. My bluetooth speaker was loud because I was moving around church putting things away and making my coffee. It made me stop in my tracks.
Thank you Lord. How often do we stop to just thank him? How often too we see the small things as blessings? It’s way too easy to take these things for granted and just ignore them as if we deserve them or have somehow earned them.
This morning’s Music Monday will be shorter because I want you to have time to hit pause on the busyness of life and just be thankful.
What are you thankful for today?
Last night was the first time our new worship service met. It was a service allowing an additional group of people to attend worship who feel more comfortable in a more intimate setting. The goal is to podcast the messages but we had some technology issues so here’s a quick synopsis.
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Seems like we’ve gotten things a bit out of whack here lately. So much is happening so fast that we have a tendency to fire before we aim! I obviously don’t mean really shoot anything, but we pull the trigger on an activity or a plan before we really give it much thought.
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This week at church we looked at one of the most adult rated stories in the entire bible. If this were made into a movie it would not be on television and it would likely not make it past your parental control settings. It was the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Perhaps you know the story? Maybe not? Let me give you the PG-13 version.
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There’s a lot of talk in the world right now. Everyone has something to say. Bloggers blog. Writers write. Speakers speak. We update our Facebook with all of our thoughts and feelings. We have no problem telling peopel what we’re for and what we’re against. But there’s something we might have forgotten and that’s the theme of this week’s MusicMonday.
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The past few weeks I’ve been considering leadership especially as it fits our current world stage. For those who’ve been in leadership positions where their job dictates they make decisions and lead people, these last couple of months have been undoubtedly trying. Let me start by saying thank you for your work. No matter your field, leading through crisis is not easy. But I believe crisis sorts leaders from managers.
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