These last couple of months have been very intense. A great deal has happened. Our church opened a PreSchool on Aug.3rd and God has been giving the increase. To only Him can we give praise. Thank you Lord!
Our church, Journey Church has undergone a transition from a place to a community. I mean a place of community where we are all learning to maximize our effectiveness to spread His Love, His Word so that people far far away from Christ can actually, I mean actually know Him. My pastor while on a sabbatical was given a revelation that we as a church body need to be healthy so we can do what God wants us to do. As related in last weeks message our soil is tainted. Tainted with so many things that it is no wonder our mustard seeds of faith can’t grow. We seem to continue to place ourselves in the mix. The mix doesn’t need us. We need Him period.
My own leadership continues to be tested as I have to step up or get out of the way. Things really are bigger than we think and we all have a part to play. Our level of maturity has to grow so that as examples we lead others to the desire for Him. Is it hard to “bump”? Yes, but it’s needed for all of us to be shaken out of our slumber or for some a drunken stupor to what He wants. I have always used John 3:30 but do I really mean it when I say I have to decrease so He can increase?
Do we really want to see His Kingdom come?
Do we really want Jesus to have His way?
Do we really want people to know Him?
I know this is hard but the fruit we bear doesn’t say that. I love the fact that the greatest sermon I will ever preach is the one I preach to myself as I pick up His Cross and walk the same road He walked. It really is about sacrifice. Can we step up our level of sacrifice just as Jesus our ultimate example did?
I know it was a ramble. I said that in the header. So just think and pray on these things.
Caio
1 Comment
October 1, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Great stuff! Thank you for sharing! And I have enjoyed reading…
Tia